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opts: Warn CURLOPT_TIMEOUT overrides when set after CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS

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Change CURLOPT_TIMEOUT doc to warn that if CURLOPT_TIMEOUT and
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS are both set whichever one is set last is the one
that will be used.

Prior to this change that behavior was only noted in the
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS doc.
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Jay Satiro 2014-12-15 14:42:21 -05:00 committed by Daniel Stenberg
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@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ libcurl to use the SIGALRM signal to timeout system calls.
In unix-like systems, this might cause signals to be used unless In unix-like systems, this might cause signals to be used unless
\fICURLOPT_NOSIGNAL(3)\fP is set. \fICURLOPT_NOSIGNAL(3)\fP is set.
If both \fICURLOPT_TIMEOUT(3)\fP and \fICURLOPT_TIMEOUT_MS(3)\fP are set, the
value set last will be used.
Since this puts a hard limit for how long time a request is allowed to take, Since this puts a hard limit for how long time a request is allowed to take,
it has limited use in dynamic use cases with varying transfer times. You are it has limited use in dynamic use cases with varying transfer times. You are
then advised to explore \fICURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT(3)\fP, then advised to explore \fICURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT(3)\fP,