Introduce LT_FORKSAFE

[perl/modules/Lexical-Types.git] / lib / Lexical / Types.pm

diff --git a/lib/Lexical/Types.pm b/lib/Lexical/Types.pm
index 026596f7ca9c59dcbf27a158e68f8d70d5424f48..ab54c250121ed2beb7570ade4b5580de5a4f3af7 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Lexical/Types.pm
+++ b/lib/Lexical/Types.pm
@@ -250,6 +250,11 @@ If you prefer to use constants rather than creating empty packages, you can repl
 
 True iff the module could have been built with thread-safety features enabled.
 
+=head2 C<LT_FORKSAFE>
+
+True iff this module could have been built with fork-safety features enabled.
+This will always be true except on Windows where it's false for perl 5.10.0 and below .
+
 =head1 CAVEATS
 
 The restrictions on the type (being either a defined package name or a constant) apply even if you use the C<'as'> option to redirect to another package, and are unlikely to find a workaround as this happens deep inside the lexer - far from the reach of an extension.