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* doc/lispref/processes.texi (Accepting Output): Simplify.

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Paul Eggert 2019-01-16 10:31:21 -08:00
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@ -1870,13 +1870,13 @@ process has exited. Therefore, although the following loop:
@end example
@noindent
will often work, it has a race condition and can miss some output if
@code{process-live-p} returns @code{nil} while the connection still
contains data. Better is to write the loop like this:
will often read all output from @var{process}, it has a race condition
and can miss some output if @code{process-live-p} returns @code{nil}
while the connection still contains data. Better is to write the loop
like this:
@example
(while (or (accept-process-output process)
(process-live-p process)))
(while (accept-process-output process))
@end example
@node Processes and Threads