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Diffstat (limited to 'src/or/ntmain.c')
-rw-r--r-- | src/or/ntmain.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/or/ntmain.c b/src/or/ntmain.c index a1b886bb5a..4c65805b32 100644 --- a/src/or/ntmain.c +++ b/src/or/ntmain.c @@ -6,7 +6,15 @@ /** * \file ntmain.c * - * \brief Entry points for running/configuring Tor as Windows Service. + * \brief Entry points for running/configuring Tor as a Windows Service. + * + * Windows Services expect to be registered with the operating system, and to + * have entry points for starting, stopping, and monitoring them. This module + * implements those entry points so that a tor relay or client or hidden + * service can run as a Windows service. Therefore, this module + * is only compiled when building for Windows. + * + * Warning: this module is not very well tested or very well maintained. */ #ifdef _WIN32 |