[Buildbot-commits] buildbot/docs buildbot.texinfo,1.131,1.132

[Brian Warner]

Update of /cvsroot/buildbot/buildbot/docs
In directory sc8-pr-cvs3.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv4939/docs

Modified Files:
	buildbot.texinfo 
Log Message:
[project @ document the unavailability of SIGHUP (and 'buildbot reconfig') on windows. Closes #105.]

Original author: warner at lothar.com
Date: 2008-03-18 20:34:41+00:00

Index: buildbot.texinfo
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RCS file: /cvsroot/buildbot/buildbot/docs/buildbot.texinfo,v
retrieving revision 1.131
retrieving revision 1.132
diff -u -d -r1.131 -r1.132
--- buildbot.texinfo	23 Dec 2007 08:35:32 -0000	1.131
+++ buildbot.texinfo	18 Mar 2008 20:36:14 -0000	1.132
@@ -1097,7 +1097,9 @@
 normally.
 
 The buildmaster will respond to a @code{SIGHUP} by re-reading its
-config file. The following shortcut is available:
+config file. Of course, this only works on unix-like systems with
+signal support, and won't work on Windows. The following shortcut is
+available:
 
 @example
 buildbot reconfig @var{BASEDIR}
@@ -1113,6 +1115,10 @@
 buildbot restart @var{BASEDIR}
 @end example
 
+There are certain configuration changes that are not handled cleanly
+by @code{buildbot reconfig}. If this occurs, @code{buildbot restart}
+is a more robust tool to fully switch over to the new configuration.
+
 
 @node Maintenance, Troubleshooting, Shutdown, Installation
 @section Maintenance