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Diffstat (limited to 'src/regex.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | src/regex.h | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/regex.h b/src/regex.h index 817167a07ca..51f4424ce94 100644 --- a/src/regex.h +++ b/src/regex.h @@ -168,8 +168,12 @@ extern reg_syntax_t re_syntax_options; #ifdef emacs # include "lisp.h" -/* In Emacs, this is the string or buffer in which we - are matching. It is used for looking up syntax properties. */ +/* In Emacs, this is the string or buffer in which we are matching. + It is used for looking up syntax properties. + + If the value is a Lisp string object, we are matching text in that + string; if it's nil, we are matching text in the current buffer; if + it's t, we are matching text in a C string. */ extern Lisp_Object re_match_object; #endif |