commit 2d8cc618db60a1e06e834655d856c3e917e39a54
author Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> Mon Jul 18 08:16:33 2005 +0000
committer Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> Mon Jul 18 08:16:33 2005 +0000
tree 8469cfe94ea424fdc169d4308d9884f01f3fe12e
parent 298225245242f00989032acc5e015a7dbabe83d8

[ 755617 ] os module: Need a better description of "mode"

Doc/lib/libos.tex

diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
index e5b5962..3d9056d 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
@@ -764,6 +764,11 @@
   \item \code{S_IXOTH}
 \end{itemize}
 Availability: Macintosh, \UNIX, Windows.
+
+\note{Although Windows supports \function{chmod()}, you can only 
+set the file's read-only flag with it (via the \code{S_IWRITE} 
+and \code{S_IREAD} constants or a corresponding integer value). 
+All other bits are ignored.}
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{chown}{path, uid, gid}