Issue #5501: Clarify that invoking freeze_support() on non-Windows platforms has no effect

Patch by Davin Potts and Camilla Montonen.

Issue #5501: Clarify that invoking freeze_support() on non-Windows platforms has no effect
Patch by Davin Potts and Camilla Montonen.
94541f46 · Berker Peksag · 0deaf9ac · 94541f46
Commit 94541f46 authored Jan 07, 2016 by Berker Peksag
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--- a/Doc/library/multiprocessing.rst
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@@ -901,8 +901,10 @@ Miscellaneous
   If the ``freeze_support()`` line is omitted then trying to run the frozen
   executable will raise :exc:`RuntimeError`.
-   If the module is being run normally by the Python interpreter then
+   Calling ``freeze_support()`` has no effect when invoked on any operating
-   :func:`freeze_support` has no effect.
+   system other than Windows.  In addition, if the module is being run
+   normally by the Python interpreter on Windows (the program has not been
+   frozen), then ``freeze_support()`` has no effect.
 .. function:: get_all_start_methods()