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--- a/lisp/help-fns.el
+++ b/lisp/help-fns.el
@@ -721,6 +721,10 @@ Returns a list of the form (REAL-FUNCTION DEF ALIASED REAL-DEF)."
((invalid-function void-function) doc-raw))))
(run-hook-with-args 'help-fns-describe-function-functions function)
(insert "\n" (or doc "Not documented.")))
+ (when (or (function-get function 'pure)
+ (function-get function 'side-effect-free))
+ (insert "\nThis function does not change global state, "
+ "including the match data."))
;; Avoid asking the user annoying questions if she decides
;; to save the help buffer, when her locale's codeset
;; isn't UTF-8.