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diff --git a/Doc/mac/libautogil.tex b/Doc/mac/libautogil.tex new file mode 100644 index 0000000..002e872 --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/mac/libautogil.tex @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +\section{\module{autoGIL} --- + Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops} + +\declaremodule{extension}{autoGIL} + \platform{Mac} +\modulesynopsis{Global Interpreter Lock handling in event loops.} +\moduleauthor{Just van Rossum}{just@letterror.com} + + +The \module{autoGIL} module provides a function \function{installAutoGIL} that +automatically locks and unlocks Python's Global Interpreter Lock +when running an event loop. + +\begin{excdesc}{AutoGILError} +Raised if the observer callback cannot be installed, for example because +the current thread does not have a run loop. +\end{excdesc} + +\begin{funcdesc}{installAutoGIL}{} + Install an observer callback in the event loop (CFRunLoop) for the + current thread, that will lock and unlock the Global Interpreter Lock + (GIL) at appropriate times, allowing other Python threads to run while + the event loop is idle. + + Availability: OSX 10.1 or later. +\end{funcdesc} diff --git a/Doc/mac/mac.tex b/Doc/mac/mac.tex index 41ff2d3..c67545a 100644 --- a/Doc/mac/mac.tex +++ b/Doc/mac/mac.tex @@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ documented here: \input{libmacostools} \input{libmacui} \input{libframework} +\input{libautogil} \input{scripting} |