From 684364c646543c4d017207219aba73f683683c5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 02:28:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Tweak note about using os.open to lock files if O_SHLOCK and
 O_EXLOCK are present.

---
 Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex b/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex
index e1350ecb230..dc76da3cc95 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libfcntl.tex
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ system dependent --- therefore using the \function{flock()} call may be
 better.
 
 \begin{seealso}
-  \seemodule{os}{The \function{os.open()} function supports locking flags
-                 and is available on a wider variety of platforms than
-                 the \function{lockf()} and \function{flock()}
-                 functions, providing a more platform-independent file
-                 locking facility.}
+  \seemodule{os}{If the locking flags \constant{O_SHLOCK} and
+		 \constant{O_EXLOCK} are present in the \module{os} module,
+  		 the \function{os.open()} function provides a more
+  		 platform-independent alternative to the \function{lockf()}
+  		 and \function{flock()} functions.}
 \end{seealso}