(with-syntax-table): Save buffer explicitly instead of

using save-excursion.

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 279a76ad713b6ed5ad9513607d8654dcf3ff46e3..084bf39e8ccbb426a6bdd778a9baff83d6497561 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -4139,16 +4139,19 @@ after it has been set up properly in other respects."
 
 (defmacro with-syntax-table (table &rest body)
   "Evaluate BODY with syntax table of current buffer set to a copy of TABLE.
-Point, mark, current buffer, and syntax table are saved, BODY is
-evaluated, and the saved values are restored, even in case of an
-abnormal exit.  Value is what BODY returns."
-  (let ((old-table (gensym)))
-    '(let ((,old-table (syntax-table)))
+Current buffer and syntax table are saved, BODY is evaluated, and the
+saved values are restored, even in case of an abnormal exit.
+Value is what BODY returns."
+  (let ((old-table (gensym))
+       (old-buffer (gensym)))
+    '(let ((,old-table (syntax-table))
+          (,old-buffer (current-buffer)))
        (unwind-protect
-          (save-excursion
+          (progn
             (set-syntax-table (copy-syntax-table ,table))
             ,@body)
-          (set-syntax-table ,old-table)))))
+        (set-buffer ,old-buffer)
+        (set-syntax-table ,old-table)))))
 
 (put 'with-syntax-table 'lisp-indent-function 1)
 (put 'with-syntax-table 'edebug-form-spec '(form body))