Re: [PATCH] elisp manual patch: add to file notification documentation

[Stefan Kangas]

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

> It's not that simple. Emacs might be compiled with file notification,
> but it isn't possible for remote files. Emacs might be compiled without
> file notification, but it is still possible for remote files.
>
> And even if it is possible for local or remote files, it might not work
> on NFS mounted file systems.
>
> The value of file-notify--library is a vague approximation for being
> able to use file notifications. That's the reason for being an internal
> constant only.
>
> Calling file-notify-add-watch gives you more precise results.

Would it make sense to add something like the above to the docstring of
`file-notify--library'?