* processes.texi (Network Processes): Document seqpacket type.

diff --git a/doc/lispref/ChangeLog b/doc/lispref/ChangeLog
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-03-21  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
+
+       * processes.texi (Network Processes): Document seqpacket type.
+
 2010-03-06  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
        * objects.texi (Integer Type): Take note of the read syntax

diff --git a/doc/lispref/processes.texi b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
index 0dc3946..85628bd 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/lispref/processes.texi
+++ b/doc/lispref/processes.texi
@@ -2059,7 +2059,8 @@ necessary to make it unique.
 @item :type @var{type}
 Specify the communication type.  A value of @code{nil} specifies a
 stream connection (the default); @code{datagram} specifies a datagram
-connection.  Both connections and servers can be of either type.
+connection; @code{seqpacket} specifies a ``sequenced packet stream''
+connection.  Both connections and servers can be of these types.
 
 @item :server @var{server-flag}
 If @var{server-flag} is non-@code{nil}, create a server.  Otherwise,

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@@ -373,19 +368,16 @@ the specified regexp.  Interactively `multi-isearch-files' and
 `multi-isearch-files-regexp' read file names to search, one by one,
 ended with RET.  With a prefix argument, they ask for a wildcard, and
 search in file buffers whose file names match the specified wildcard.
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 *** The new built-in commands `su' and `sudo' support Tramp.
 That means, they change `default-directory' to the new users value,
 and let commands run under that user permissions.  It works even when
 `default-directory' is already remote.  Calling the external commands
 is possible by `*su' or `*sudo', repectively.
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-*** When running in a new enough xterm (newer than version 242), emacs
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@@ -505,7 +497,6 @@ any more.
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 *** New function `copy-directory', which copies a directory recursively.
 
@@ -521,15 +512,15 @@ command's symbol.  That property can hold a single binding or a list
 of bindings.
 
 ** Network and process changes
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 *** start-process-shell-command and start-file-process-shell-command
 now only take a single `command' argument.
-
-*** The variable `process-file-side-effects' shall be bound to nil, if
-a `process-file' call does not change a remote file.  By this, file
-name handlers like Tramp can apply optimizations.
-
-*** make-network-socket can now also create `seqpacket' Unix sockets.
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+*** The new variable `process-file-side-effects' should be set to nil
+if a `process-file' call does not change a remote file.  This allows
+file name handlers such as Tramp to optimizations.
++++
+*** make-network-process can now also create `seqpacket' Unix sockets.
 
 ** Loading changes