commit 2decd3efeb0103a5caa313b11f6b5feb578714cc
author diamondm <diamondm@google.com> Tue Jul 21 16:54:59 2020 -0700
committer Copybara-Service <copybara-worker@google.com> Tue Jul 21 16:56:11 2020 -0700
tree d147040d649d9a770b6710f1375040af524f03ee
parent 905b01135e9eaeb2568f90f66eda54b9b6dab1ac

Clarify when --max_idle_secs is read.

PiperOrigin-RevId: 322471665

site/docs/user-manual.html

diff --git a/site/docs/user-manual.html b/site/docs/user-manual.html
index 67cb82e..d412963 100644
--- a/site/docs/user-manual.html
+++ b/site/docs/user-manual.html
@@ -2876,7 +2876,8 @@
   This option specifies how long, in seconds, the Bazel server process
   should wait after the last client request, before it exits.  The
   default value is 10800 (3 hours). <code class='flag'>--max_idle_secs=0</code> will cause the
-  Bazel server process to persist indefinitely.
+  Bazel server process to persist indefinitely. <i>NOTE:</i> this flag is only read if Bazel needs
+  to start a new server. Changing this option will not cause the server to restart.
 </p>
 <p>
   This option may be used by scripts that invoke Bazel to ensure that