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| author | Simon Marlow <marlowsd@gmail.com> | 2010-05-27 21:46:27 +0000 |
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| committer | Simon Marlow <marlowsd@gmail.com> | 2010-05-27 21:46:27 +0000 |
| commit | 187b2ab71446eef91b1b5552f6202f3ee8ed2137 (patch) | |
| tree | b23a683975f2a96f3e8bd97321d0611d1b6d14a3 /docs | |
| parent | cebecc110be6e53c310326940a311cab7fad84ca (diff) | |
| download | haskell-187b2ab71446eef91b1b5552f6202f3ee8ed2137.tar.gz | |
--install-signal-handles=no does not affect the timer signal (#1908)
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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml | 9 |
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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml b/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml index 14732c57c3..d35027b73d 100644 --- a/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml +++ b/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml @@ -130,6 +130,15 @@ things like ctrl-C. This option is primarily useful for when you are using the Haskell code as a DLL, and want to set your own signal handlers.</para> + + <para>Note that even + with <option>--install-signal-handlers=no</option>, the RTS + interval timer signal is still enabled. The timer signal + is either SIGVTALRM or SIGALRM, depending on the RTS + configuration and OS capabilities. To disable the timer + signal, use the <literal>-V0</literal> RTS option (see + above). + </para> </listitem> </varlistentry> |