--- libev/ev.3	2007/11/28 17:32:24	1.32
+++ libev/ev.3	2007/11/28 18:29:29	1.33
@@ -1386,6 +1386,9 @@
 otherwise always forced to be at least one) and all the other fields of
 the stat buffer having unspecified contents.
 .PP
+The path \fIshould\fR be absolute and \fImust not\fR end in a slash. If it is
+relative and your working directory changes, the behaviour is undefined.
+.PP
 Since there is no standard to do this, the portable implementation simply
 calls \f(CW\*(C`stat (2)\*(C'\fR regularly on the path to see if it changed somehow. You
 can specify a recommended polling interval for this case. If you specify