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clarification on #:timeout-lock-there' arg of get-preference'

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Matthew Flatt 2011-01-18 19:52:04 -07:00
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@ -906,9 +906,9 @@ preferences file cannot be read because the lock is unavailable,
@racket[lock-there] is called on the path of the lock file; if
@racket[lock-there] is @racket[#f], an exception is raised. The
default @racket[lock-there] handler retries about 5 times (with
increasing delays between each attempt) before raising an exception.
The @racket[timeout-lock-there] argument is used only be the default
@racket[lock-there] value.
increasing delays between each attempt) before trying
@racket[timeout-lock-there], and the default @racket[timeout-lock-there]
triggers an exception.
See also @racket[put-preferences]. For a more elaborate preference
system, see @racket[preferences:get].