[Emacs-diffs] trunk r116329: * syntax.c (Fskip_syntax_backward): Doc clarification.

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

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revno: 116329
revision-id: address@hidden
parent: address@hidden
fixes bug: http://debbugs.gnu.org/15115
committer: Lars Ingebrigtsen <address@hidden>
branch nick: trunk
timestamp: Fri 2014-02-07 21:12:47 -0800
message:
  * syntax.c (Fskip_syntax_backward): Doc clarification.
modified:
  src/ChangeLog                  changelog-20091113204419-o5vbwnq5f7feedwu-1438
  src/syntax.c                   syntax.c-20091113204419-o5vbwnq5f7feedwu-180

=== modified file 'src/ChangeLog'
--- a/src/ChangeLog     2014-02-08 04:23:25 +0000
+++ b/src/ChangeLog     2014-02-08 05:12:47 +0000
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2014-02-08  Lars Ingebrigtsen  <address@hidden>
 
+       * syntax.c (Fskip_syntax_backward): Doc clarification (bug#15115).
+
        * minibuf.c (Fread_string): Doc clarification (bug#15422).
 
        * buffer.c (Fmake_overlay): Doc clarification (bug#15489).

=== modified file 'src/syntax.c'
--- a/src/syntax.c      2014-02-05 10:31:09 +0000
+++ b/src/syntax.c      2014-02-08 05:12:47 +0000
@@ -1532,7 +1532,8 @@
 SYNTAX is a string of syntax code characters.
 Stop on reaching a char whose syntax is not in SYNTAX, or at position LIM.
 If SYNTAX starts with ^, skip characters whose syntax is NOT in SYNTAX.
-This function returns the distance traveled, either zero or negative.  */)
+This function returns either zero or a negative number, and the absolute value
+of this is the distance traveled.  */)
   (Lisp_Object syntax, Lisp_Object lim)
 {
   return skip_syntaxes (0, syntax, lim);