From 7cc80f0aefd4cbdd6fd0e827b67216c68e08b2ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2001 14:30:12 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Comment change. --- src/syntax.c | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/syntax.c b/src/syntax.c index 695b519c5f8..b2799924a5b 100644 --- a/src/syntax.c +++ b/src/syntax.c @@ -341,9 +341,15 @@ dec_bytepos (bytepos) return bytepos; } -/* Find a defun-start that is the last one before POS (or nearly the last). - We record what we find, so that another call in the same area - can return the same value right away. +/* Return a defun-start position before before POS and not too far before. + It should be the last one before POS, or nearly the last. + + When open_paren_in_column_0_is_defun_start is nonzero, + the beginning of every line is treated as a defun-start. + + We record the information about where the scan started + and what its result was, so that another call in the same area + can return the same value very quickly. There is no promise at which position the global syntax data is valid on return from the subroutine, so the caller should explicitly -- 2.39.5