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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 1fca6574057daa479f5a1d97358b40c971039bb9..c1f0fc1ba0c839cf2daf980fcf02c4f330aa9e12 100644 (file)
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -2360,9 +2360,6 @@ NOMODIFY.  If it is non-nil, it means don't mark the buffer modified.
 ** The new function syntax-after returns the syntax code
 of the character after a specified buffer position, taking account
 of text properties as well as the character code.
-It returns the value compatibly with char-syntax, except
-that the value can be a list (SYNTAX . MATCHER) which says
-what the matching character is.
 
 +++
 ** The new primitive `get-internal-run-time' returns the processor

diff --git a/lispref/syntax.texi b/lispref/syntax.texi
index 57b0590d2396f21e3a494b8219c0e15eeba94953..1dc1a2587e568020789a2d65432461110904a782 100644 (file)
--- a/lispref/syntax.texi
+++ b/lispref/syntax.texi
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @c -*-texinfo-*-
 @c This is part of the GNU Emacs Lisp Reference Manual.
-@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999
+@c Copyright (C) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004
 @c   Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 @c See the file elisp.texi for copying conditions.
 @setfilename ../info/syntax
@@ -505,12 +505,6 @@ We use @code{string} to make it easier to see the character returned by
 This function returns a description of the syntax of the character in
 the buffer after position @var{pos}, taking account of syntax
 properties as well as the syntax table.
-
-The value is usually a syntax class character; however, if the buffer
-character has parenthesis syntax, the value is a cons cell of the form
-@code{(@var{class} . @var{match})}, where @var{class} is the syntax
-class character and @var{match} is the buffer character's matching
-parenthesis.
 @end defun
 
 @defun set-syntax-table table