# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1066073235 0
# Node ID 1cc25f9733cfacebc58fd964b2a51a8cf843b3a6
# Parent  9a39d5c2148ac6557e4a48aa3a5ac28d05272fe1
(System Environment): Clean up text for load-average errors.

diff -r 9a39d5c2148a -r 1cc25f9733cf lispref/os.texi
--- a/lispref/os.texi	Mon Oct 13 19:25:50 2003 +0000
+++ b/lispref/os.texi	Mon Oct 13 19:27:15 2003 +0000
@@ -796,10 +796,10 @@
 If @var{use-float} is non-@code{nil}, then they are returned
 as floating point numbers and without multiplying by 100.
 
-An error is thrown if the load average can't be obtained.  In some
-cases making it work would require Emacs being installed setuid or
-setgid so that it can read kernel information, and that usually isn't
-advisable.
+If it is impossible to obtain the load average, this function signals
+an error.  On some platforms, access to load averages requires
+installing Emacs as setuid or setgid so that it can read kernel
+information, and that usually isn't advisable.
 
 @example
 @group