Make HELP_VIWER_INFO an atomic record in HPC-GAP.

This permits packages to add entries after initialization, while still allowing access from multiple threads.
gap-system · Apr 21, 2020 · 29236ab · 29236ab
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diff --git a/lib/helpview.gd b/lib/helpview.gd
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@
 ##  </Description>
 ##  </ManSection>
 ##  <#/GAPDoc>
-BindGlobal("HELP_VIEWER_INFO", rec());
+if IsHPCGAP then
+    BindGlobal("HELP_VIEWER_INFO", AtomicRecord());
+else
+    BindGlobal("HELP_VIEWER_INFO", rec());
+fi;
 
 DeclareGlobalFunction("FindWindowId");
 DeclareGlobalFunction("SetHelpViewer");

diff --git a/lib/helpview.gi b/lib/helpview.gi
@@ -432,10 +432,6 @@ show := function(file)
 end
 );
 
-if IsHPCGAP then
-    MakeReadOnlyObj(HELP_VIEWER_INFO);
-fi;
-
 #############################################################################
 ##
 #F  SetHelpViewer(<viewer>):  Set the viewer used for help