(Fmatch_data): Doc fix. Explicitly state that

match-data is undefined if last search failed.

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index f5933c00a8e589e8b569ea5b09a0aa2c660d5386..d849ecb49e3ff98d48ba637892c0385eddb52f1c 100644 (file)
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2003-02-13  Kim F. Storm  <storm@cua.dk>
 
+       * search.c (Fmatch_data): Doc fix.  Explicitly state that
+       match-data is undefined if last search failed.
+
        * keymap.c (Fcommand_remapping): Renamed from Fremap_command.
        All uses changed.
 

diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index a9544a2db39901fbdf61f872551fde291a58dfed..0170838b5991dc4f334feeaeec7eb3416775f166 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -2651,7 +2651,9 @@ Use `store-match-data' to reinstate the data in this list.
 If INTEGERS (the optional first argument) is non-nil, always use integers
 \(rather than markers) to represent buffer positions.
 If REUSE is a list, reuse it as part of the value.  If REUSE is long enough
-to hold all the values, and if INTEGERS is non-nil, no consing is done.  */)
+to hold all the values, and if INTEGERS is non-nil, no consing is done.
+
+Return value is undefined if the last search failed.  */)
      (integers, reuse)
      Lisp_Object integers, reuse;
 {