From 2d8cc618db60a1e06e834655d856c3e917e39a54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Georg Brandl <georg@python.org>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 08:16:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [ 755617 ] os module: Need a better description of
 &quot;mode&quot;

---
 Doc/lib/libos.tex | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Doc/lib/libos.tex b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
index e5b5962d99b..3d9056dad22 100644
--- a/Doc/lib/libos.tex
+++ b/Doc/lib/libos.tex
@@ -764,6 +764,11 @@ Change the mode of \var{path} to the numeric \var{mode}.
   \item \code{S_IXOTH}
 \end{itemize}
 Availability: Macintosh, \UNIX, Windows.
+
+\note{Although Windows supports \function{chmod()}, you can only 
+set the file's read-only flag with it (via the \code{S_IWRITE} 
+and \code{S_IREAD} constants or a corresponding integer value). 
+All other bits are ignored.}
 \end{funcdesc}
 
 \begin{funcdesc}{chown}{path, uid, gid}