diff src/minibuf.c @ 39966:1c2d486200f3

Put doc strings in comments.
author Pavel Janík <Pavel@Janik.cz>
date Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:04:22 +0000
parents 1001a9ecd4fc
children 579177964efa
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--- a/src/minibuf.c	Mon Oct 15 14:55:28 2001 +0000
+++ b/src/minibuf.c	Mon Oct 15 15:04:22 2001 +0000
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <config.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#define DOC_STRINGS_IN_COMMENTS
 #include "lisp.h"
 #include "commands.h"
 #include "buffer.h"
@@ -192,10 +193,10 @@
 
 DEFUN ("set-minibuffer-window", Fset_minibuffer_window,
        Sset_minibuffer_window, 1, 1, 0,
-  "Specify which minibuffer window to use for the minibuffer.\n\
-This effects where the minibuffer is displayed if you put text in it\n\
-without invoking the usual minibuffer commands.")
-  (window)
+       /* Specify which minibuffer window to use for the minibuffer.
+This effects where the minibuffer is displayed if you put text in it
+without invoking the usual minibuffer commands.  */
+       (window))
      Lisp_Object window;
 {
   CHECK_WINDOW (window, 1);
@@ -325,9 +326,9 @@
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-prompt-end", Fminibuffer_prompt_end,
        Sminibuffer_prompt_end, 0, 0, 0,
-  "Return the buffer position of the end of the minibuffer prompt.\n\
-Return (point-min) if current buffer is not a mini-buffer.")
-     ()
+       /* Return the buffer position of the end of the minibuffer prompt.
+Return (point-min) if current buffer is not a mini-buffer.  */
+       ())
 {
   /* This function is written to be most efficient when there's a prompt.  */
   Lisp_Object beg = make_number (BEGV);
@@ -341,9 +342,9 @@
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-contents", Fminibuffer_contents,
        Sminibuffer_contents, 0, 0, 0,
-  "Return the user input in a minbuffer as a string.\n\
-The current buffer must be a minibuffer.")
-     ()
+       /* Return the user input in a minbuffer as a string.
+The current buffer must be a minibuffer.  */
+       ())
 {
   int prompt_end = XINT (Fminibuffer_prompt_end ());
   return make_buffer_string (prompt_end, ZV, 1);
@@ -351,9 +352,9 @@
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-contents-no-properties", Fminibuffer_contents_no_properties,
        Sminibuffer_contents_no_properties, 0, 0, 0,
-  "Return the user input in a minbuffer as a string, without text-properties.\n\
-The current buffer must be a minibuffer.")
-     ()
+       /* Return the user input in a minbuffer as a string, without text-properties.
+The current buffer must be a minibuffer.  */
+       ())
 {
   int prompt_end = XINT (Fminibuffer_prompt_end ());
   return make_buffer_string (prompt_end, ZV, 0);
@@ -361,9 +362,9 @@
 
 DEFUN ("delete-minibuffer-contents", Fdelete_minibuffer_contents,
        Sdelete_minibuffer_contents, 0, 0, 0,
-  "Delete all user input in a minibuffer.\n\
-The current buffer must be a minibuffer.")
-     ()
+       /* Delete all user input in a minibuffer.
+The current buffer must be a minibuffer.  */
+       ())
 {
   int prompt_end = XINT (Fminibuffer_prompt_end ());
   if (prompt_end < ZV)
@@ -845,8 +846,33 @@
   */
 
 DEFUN ("read-from-minibuffer", Fread_from_minibuffer, Sread_from_minibuffer, 1, 7, 0,
-  0 /* See immediately above */)
-  (prompt, initial_contents, keymap, read, hist, default_value, inherit_input_method)
+       /* Read a string from the minibuffer, prompting with string PROMPT.
+If optional second arg INITIAL-CONTENTS is non-nil, it is a string
+  to be inserted into the minibuffer before reading input.
+  If INITIAL-CONTENTS is (STRING . POSITION), the initial input
+  is STRING, but point is placed at position POSITION in the minibuffer.
+Third arg KEYMAP is a keymap to use whilst reading;
+  if omitted or nil, the default is `minibuffer-local-map'.
+If fourth arg READ is non-nil, then interpret the result as a lisp object
+  and return that object:
+  in other words, do `(car (read-from-string INPUT-STRING))'
+Fifth arg HIST, if non-nil, specifies a history list
+  and optionally the initial position in the list.
+  It can be a symbol, which is the history list variable to use,
+  or it can be a cons cell (HISTVAR . HISTPOS).
+  In that case, HISTVAR is the history list variable to use,
+  and HISTPOS is the initial position (the position in the list
+  which INITIAL-CONTENTS corresponds to).
+  Positions are counted starting from 1 at the beginning of the list.
+Sixth arg DEFAULT-VALUE is the default value.  If non-nil, it is available
+ for history commands; but `read-from-minibuffer' does NOT return DEFAULT-VALUE
+ if the user enters empty input!  It returns the empty string.
+Seventh arg INHERIT-INPUT-METHOD, if non-nil, means the minibuffer inherits
+ the current input method and the setting of enable-multibyte-characters.
+If the variable `minibuffer-allow-text-properties' is non-nil,
+ then the string which is returned includes whatever text properties
+ were present in the minibuffer.  Otherwise the value has no text properties.  */
+       (prompt, initial_contents, keymap, read, hist, default_value, inherit_input_method))
      Lisp_Object prompt, initial_contents, keymap, read, hist, default_value;
      Lisp_Object inherit_input_method;
 {
@@ -908,10 +934,10 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("read-minibuffer", Fread_minibuffer, Sread_minibuffer, 1, 2, 0,
-  "Return a Lisp object read using the minibuffer.\n\
-Prompt with PROMPT.  If non-nil, optional second arg INITIAL-CONTENTS\n\
-is a string to insert in the minibuffer before reading.")
-  (prompt, initial_contents)
+       /* Return a Lisp object read using the minibuffer.
+Prompt with PROMPT.  If non-nil, optional second arg INITIAL-CONTENTS
+is a string to insert in the minibuffer before reading.  */
+       (prompt, initial_contents))
      Lisp_Object prompt, initial_contents;
 {
   CHECK_STRING (prompt, 0);
@@ -923,10 +949,10 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("eval-minibuffer", Feval_minibuffer, Seval_minibuffer, 1, 2, 0,
-  "Return value of Lisp expression read using the minibuffer.\n\
-Prompt with PROMPT.  If non-nil, optional second arg INITIAL-CONTENTS\n\
-is a string to insert in the minibuffer before reading.")
-  (prompt, initial_contents)
+       /* Return value of Lisp expression read using the minibuffer.
+Prompt with PROMPT.  If non-nil, optional second arg INITIAL-CONTENTS
+is a string to insert in the minibuffer before reading.  */
+       (prompt, initial_contents))
      Lisp_Object prompt, initial_contents;
 {
   return Feval (Fread_minibuffer (prompt, initial_contents));
@@ -935,17 +961,17 @@
 /* Functions that use the minibuffer to read various things. */
 
 DEFUN ("read-string", Fread_string, Sread_string, 1, 5, 0,
-  "Read a string from the minibuffer, prompting with string PROMPT.\n\
-If non-nil, second arg INITIAL-INPUT is a string to insert before reading.\n\
-The third arg HISTORY, if non-nil, specifies a history list\n\
-  and optionally the initial position in the list.\n\
-See `read-from-minibuffer' for details of HISTORY argument.\n\
-Fourth arg DEFAULT-VALUE is the default value.  If non-nil, it is used\n\
- for history commands, and as the value to return if the user enters\n\
- the empty string.\n\
-Fifth arg INHERIT-INPUT-METHOD, if non-nil, means the minibuffer inherits\n\
- the current input method and the setting of enable-multibyte-characters.")
-  (prompt, initial_input, history, default_value, inherit_input_method)
+       /* Read a string from the minibuffer, prompting with string PROMPT.
+If non-nil, second arg INITIAL-INPUT is a string to insert before reading.
+The third arg HISTORY, if non-nil, specifies a history list
+  and optionally the initial position in the list.
+See `read-from-minibuffer' for details of HISTORY argument.
+Fourth arg DEFAULT-VALUE is the default value.  If non-nil, it is used
+ for history commands, and as the value to return if the user enters
+ the empty string.
+Fifth arg INHERIT-INPUT-METHOD, if non-nil, means the minibuffer inherits
+ the current input method and the setting of enable-multibyte-characters.  */
+       (prompt, initial_input, history, default_value, inherit_input_method))
      Lisp_Object prompt, initial_input, history, default_value;
      Lisp_Object inherit_input_method;
 {
@@ -959,11 +985,11 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("read-no-blanks-input", Fread_no_blanks_input, Sread_no_blanks_input, 1, 3, 0,
-  "Read a string from the terminal, not allowing blanks.\n\
-Prompt with PROMPT, and provide INITIAL as an initial value of the input string.\n\
-Third arg INHERIT-INPUT-METHOD, if non-nil, means the minibuffer inherits\n\
-the current input method and the setting of enable-multibyte-characters.")
-  (prompt, initial, inherit_input_method)
+       /* Read a string from the terminal, not allowing blanks.
+Prompt with PROMPT, and provide INITIAL as an initial value of the input string.
+Third arg INHERIT-INPUT-METHOD, if non-nil, means the minibuffer inherits
+the current input method and the setting of enable-multibyte-characters.  */
+       (prompt, initial, inherit_input_method))
      Lisp_Object prompt, initial, inherit_input_method;
 {
   CHECK_STRING (prompt, 0);
@@ -976,9 +1002,9 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("read-command", Fread_command, Sread_command, 1, 2, 0,
-  "Read the name of a command and return as a symbol.\n\
-Prompts with PROMPT.  By default, return DEFAULT-VALUE.")
-  (prompt, default_value)
+       /* Read the name of a command and return as a symbol.
+Prompts with PROMPT.  By default, return DEFAULT-VALUE.  */
+       (prompt, default_value))
      Lisp_Object prompt, default_value;
 {
   Lisp_Object name, default_string;
@@ -999,9 +1025,9 @@
 
 #ifdef NOTDEF
 DEFUN ("read-function", Fread_function, Sread_function, 1, 1, 0,
-  "One arg PROMPT, a string.  Read the name of a function and return as a symbol.\n\
-Prompts with PROMPT.")
-  (prompt)
+       /* One arg PROMPT, a string.  Read the name of a function and return as a symbol.
+Prompts with PROMPT.  */
+       (prompt))
      Lisp_Object prompt;
 {
   return Fintern (Fcompleting_read (prompt, Vobarray, Qfboundp, Qt, Qnil, Qnil, Qnil, Qnil),
@@ -1010,10 +1036,10 @@
 #endif /* NOTDEF */
 
 DEFUN ("read-variable", Fread_variable, Sread_variable, 1, 2, 0,
-  "Read the name of a user variable and return it as a symbol.\n\
-Prompts with PROMPT.  By default, return DEFAULT-VALUE.\n\
-A user variable is one whose documentation starts with a `*' character.")
-  (prompt, default_value)
+       /* Read the name of a user variable and return it as a symbol.
+Prompts with PROMPT.  By default, return DEFAULT-VALUE.
+A user variable is one whose documentation starts with a `*' character.  */
+       (prompt, default_value))
      Lisp_Object prompt, default_value;
 {
   Lisp_Object name, default_string;
@@ -1034,11 +1060,11 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("read-buffer", Fread_buffer, Sread_buffer, 1, 3, 0,
-  "One arg PROMPT, a string.  Read the name of a buffer and return as a string.\n\
-Prompts with PROMPT.\n\
-Optional second arg DEF is value to return if user enters an empty line.\n\
-If optional third arg REQUIRE-MATCH is non-nil, only existing buffer names are allowed.")
-  (prompt, def, require_match)
+       /* One arg PROMPT, a string.  Read the name of a buffer and return as a string.
+Prompts with PROMPT.
+Optional second arg DEF is value to return if user enters an empty line.
+If optional third arg REQUIRE-MATCH is non-nil, only existing buffer names are allowed.  */
+       (prompt, def, require_match))
      Lisp_Object prompt, def, require_match;
 {
   Lisp_Object args[4];
@@ -1084,28 +1110,28 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("try-completion", Ftry_completion, Stry_completion, 2, 3, 0,
-  "Return common substring of all completions of STRING in ALIST.\n\
-Each car of each element of ALIST is tested to see if it begins with STRING.\n\
-All that match are compared together; the longest initial sequence\n\
-common to all matches is returned as a string.\n\
-If there is no match at all, nil is returned.\n\
-For a unique match which is exact, t is returned.\n\
-\n\
-ALIST can be an obarray instead of an alist.\n\
-Then the print names of all symbols in the obarray are the possible matches.\n\
-\n\
-ALIST can also be a function to do the completion itself.\n\
-It receives three arguments: the values STRING, PREDICATE and nil.\n\
-Whatever it returns becomes the value of `try-completion'.\n\
-\n\
-If optional third argument PREDICATE is non-nil,\n\
-it is used to test each possible match.\n\
-The match is a candidate only if PREDICATE returns non-nil.\n\
-The argument given to PREDICATE is the alist element\n\
-or the symbol from the obarray.\n\
-Additionally to this predicate, `completion-regexp-list'\n\
-is used to further constrain the set of candidates.")
-  (string, alist, predicate)
+       /* Return common substring of all completions of STRING in ALIST.
+Each car of each element of ALIST is tested to see if it begins with STRING.
+All that match are compared together; the longest initial sequence
+common to all matches is returned as a string.
+If there is no match at all, nil is returned.
+For a unique match which is exact, t is returned.
+
+ALIST can be an obarray instead of an alist.
+Then the print names of all symbols in the obarray are the possible matches.
+
+ALIST can also be a function to do the completion itself.
+It receives three arguments: the values STRING, PREDICATE and nil.
+Whatever it returns becomes the value of `try-completion'.
+
+If optional third argument PREDICATE is non-nil,
+it is used to test each possible match.
+The match is a candidate only if PREDICATE returns non-nil.
+The argument given to PREDICATE is the alist element
+or the symbol from the obarray.
+Additionally to this predicate, `completion-regexp-list'
+is used to further constrain the set of candidates.  */
+       (string, alist, predicate))
      Lisp_Object string, alist, predicate;
 {
   Lisp_Object bestmatch, tail, elt, eltstring;
@@ -1335,29 +1361,29 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("all-completions", Fall_completions, Sall_completions, 2, 4, 0,
-  "Search for partial matches to STRING in ALIST.\n\
-Each car of each element of ALIST is tested to see if it begins with STRING.\n\
-The value is a list of all the strings from ALIST that match.\n\
-\n\
-ALIST can be an obarray instead of an alist.\n\
-Then the print names of all symbols in the obarray are the possible matches.\n\
-\n\
-ALIST can also be a function to do the completion itself.\n\
-It receives three arguments: the values STRING, PREDICATE and t.\n\
-Whatever it returns becomes the value of `all-completions'.\n\
-\n\
-If optional third argument PREDICATE is non-nil,\n\
-it is used to test each possible match.\n\
-The match is a candidate only if PREDICATE returns non-nil.\n\
-The argument given to PREDICATE is the alist element\n\
-or the symbol from the obarray.\n\
-Additionally to this predicate, `completion-regexp-list'\n\
-is used to further constrain the set of candidates.\n\
-\n\
-If the optional fourth argument HIDE-SPACES is non-nil,\n\
-strings in ALIST that start with a space\n\
-are ignored unless STRING itself starts with a space.")
-  (string, alist, predicate, hide_spaces)
+       /* Search for partial matches to STRING in ALIST.
+Each car of each element of ALIST is tested to see if it begins with STRING.
+The value is a list of all the strings from ALIST that match.
+
+ALIST can be an obarray instead of an alist.
+Then the print names of all symbols in the obarray are the possible matches.
+
+ALIST can also be a function to do the completion itself.
+It receives three arguments: the values STRING, PREDICATE and t.
+Whatever it returns becomes the value of `all-completions'.
+
+If optional third argument PREDICATE is non-nil,
+it is used to test each possible match.
+The match is a candidate only if PREDICATE returns non-nil.
+The argument given to PREDICATE is the alist element
+or the symbol from the obarray.
+Additionally to this predicate, `completion-regexp-list'
+is used to further constrain the set of candidates.
+
+If the optional fourth argument HIDE-SPACES is non-nil,
+strings in ALIST that start with a space
+are ignored unless STRING itself starts with a space.  */
+       (string, alist, predicate, hide_spaces))
      Lisp_Object string, alist, predicate, hide_spaces;
 {
   Lisp_Object tail, elt, eltstring;
@@ -1479,48 +1505,41 @@
 Lisp_Object Vminibuffer_completion_confirm, Qminibuffer_completion_confirm;
 Lisp_Object Vminibuffer_completing_file_name;
 
-/* This comment supplies the doc string for completing-read,
-   for make-docfile to see.  We cannot put this in the real DEFUN
-   due to limits in the Unix cpp.
+DEFUN ("completing-read", Fcompleting_read, Scompleting_read, 2, 8, 0,
+       /* Read a string in the minibuffer, with completion.
+PROMPT is a string to prompt with; normally it ends in a colon and a space.
+TABLE is an alist whose elements' cars are strings, or an obarray.
+TABLE can also be a function to do the completion itself.
+PREDICATE limits completion to a subset of TABLE.
+See `try-completion' and `all-completions' for more details
+ on completion, TABLE, and PREDICATE.
+
+If REQUIRE-MATCH is non-nil, the user is not allowed to exit unless
+ the input is (or completes to) an element of TABLE or is null.
+ If it is also not t, Return does not exit if it does non-null completion.
+If the input is null, `completing-read' returns an empty string,
+ regardless of the value of REQUIRE-MATCH.
 
-DEFUN ("completing-read", Fcompleting_read, Scompleting_read, 2, 8, 0,
-  "Read a string in the minibuffer, with completion.\n\
-PROMPT is a string to prompt with; normally it ends in a colon and a space.\n\
-TABLE is an alist whose elements' cars are strings, or an obarray.\n\
-TABLE can also be a function to do the completion itself.\n\
-PREDICATE limits completion to a subset of TABLE.\n\
-See `try-completion' and `all-completions' for more details\n\
- on completion, TABLE, and PREDICATE.\n\
-\n\
-If REQUIRE-MATCH is non-nil, the user is not allowed to exit unless\n\
- the input is (or completes to) an element of TABLE or is null.\n\
- If it is also not t, Return does not exit if it does non-null completion.\n\
-If the input is null, `completing-read' returns an empty string,\n\
- regardless of the value of REQUIRE-MATCH.\n\
-\n\
-If INITIAL-INPUT is non-nil, insert it in the minibuffer initially.\n\
-  If it is (STRING . POSITION), the initial input\n\
-  is STRING, but point is placed POSITION characters into the string.\n\
-  This feature is deprecated--it is best to pass nil for INITIAL.\n\
-HIST, if non-nil, specifies a history list\n\
-  and optionally the initial position in the list.\n\
-  It can be a symbol, which is the history list variable to use,\n\
-  or it can be a cons cell (HISTVAR . HISTPOS).\n\
-  In that case, HISTVAR is the history list variable to use,\n\
-  and HISTPOS is the initial position (the position in the list\n\
-  which INITIAL-INPUT corresponds to).\n\
-  Positions are counted starting from 1 at the beginning of the list.\n\
-DEF, if non-nil, is the default value.\n\
-\n\
-If INHERIT-INPUT-METHOD is non-nil, the minibuffer inherits\n\
-  the current input method and the setting of enable-multibyte-characters.\n\
-\n\
-Completion ignores case if the ambient value of\n\
-  `completion-ignore-case' is non-nil."
-*/
-DEFUN ("completing-read", Fcompleting_read, Scompleting_read, 2, 8, 0,
-  0 /* See immediately above */)
-  (prompt, table, predicate, require_match, initial_input, hist, def, inherit_input_method)
+If INITIAL-INPUT is non-nil, insert it in the minibuffer initially.
+  If it is (STRING . POSITION), the initial input
+  is STRING, but point is placed POSITION characters into the string.
+  This feature is deprecated--it is best to pass nil for INITIAL.
+HIST, if non-nil, specifies a history list
+  and optionally the initial position in the list.
+  It can be a symbol, which is the history list variable to use,
+  or it can be a cons cell (HISTVAR . HISTPOS).
+  In that case, HISTVAR is the history list variable to use,
+  and HISTPOS is the initial position (the position in the list
+  which INITIAL-INPUT corresponds to).
+  Positions are counted starting from 1 at the beginning of the list.
+DEF, if non-nil, is the default value.
+
+If INHERIT-INPUT-METHOD is non-nil, the minibuffer inherits
+  the current input method and the setting of enable-multibyte-characters.
+
+Completion ignores case if the ambient value of
+  `completion-ignore-case' is non-nil.  */
+       (prompt, table, predicate, require_match, initial_input, hist, def, inherit_input_method))
      Lisp_Object prompt, table, predicate, require_match, initial_input;
      Lisp_Object hist, def, inherit_input_method;
 {
@@ -1755,12 +1774,12 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-complete", Fminibuffer_complete, Sminibuffer_complete, 0, 0, "",
-  "Complete the minibuffer contents as far as possible.\n\
-Return nil if there is no valid completion, else t.\n\
-If no characters can be completed, display a list of possible completions.\n\
-If you repeat this command after it displayed such a list,\n\
-scroll the window of possible completions.")
-  ()
+       /* Complete the minibuffer contents as far as possible.
+Return nil if there is no valid completion, else t.
+If no characters can be completed, display a list of possible completions.
+If you repeat this command after it displayed such a list,
+scroll the window of possible completions.  */
+       ())
 {
   register int i;
   Lisp_Object window, tem;
@@ -1835,10 +1854,10 @@
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-complete-and-exit", Fminibuffer_complete_and_exit,
         Sminibuffer_complete_and_exit, 0, 0, "",
-  "If the minibuffer contents is a valid completion then exit.\n\
-Otherwise try to complete it.  If completion leads to a valid completion,\n\
-a repetition of this command will exit.")
-  ()
+       /* If the minibuffer contents is a valid completion then exit.
+Otherwise try to complete it.  If completion leads to a valid completion,
+a repetition of this command will exit.  */
+       ())
 {
   register int i;
   Lisp_Object val;
@@ -1880,11 +1899,11 @@
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-complete-word", Fminibuffer_complete_word, Sminibuffer_complete_word,
   0, 0, "",
-  "Complete the minibuffer contents at most a single word.\n\
-After one word is completed as much as possible, a space or hyphen\n\
-is added, provided that matches some possible completion.\n\
-Return nil if there is no valid completion, else t.")
-  ()
+       /* Complete the minibuffer contents at most a single word.
+After one word is completed as much as possible, a space or hyphen
+is added, provided that matches some possible completion.
+Return nil if there is no valid completion, else t.  */
+       ())
 {
   Lisp_Object completion, tem, tem1;
   register int i, i_byte;
@@ -2053,15 +2072,15 @@
 
 DEFUN ("display-completion-list", Fdisplay_completion_list, Sdisplay_completion_list,
        1, 1, 0,
-  "Display the list of completions, COMPLETIONS, using `standard-output'.\n\
-Each element may be just a symbol or string\n\
-or may be a list of two strings to be printed as if concatenated.\n\
-`standard-output' must be a buffer.\n\
-The actual completion alternatives, as inserted, are given `mouse-face'\n\
-properties of `highlight'.\n\
-At the end, this runs the normal hook `completion-setup-hook'.\n\
-It can find the completion buffer in `standard-output'.")
-  (completions)
+       /* Display the list of completions, COMPLETIONS, using `standard-output'.
+Each element may be just a symbol or string
+or may be a list of two strings to be printed as if concatenated.
+`standard-output' must be a buffer.
+The actual completion alternatives, as inserted, are given `mouse-face'
+properties of `highlight'.
+At the end, this runs the normal hook `completion-setup-hook'.
+It can find the completion buffer in `standard-output'.  */
+       (completions))
      Lisp_Object completions;
 {
   Lisp_Object tail, elt;
@@ -2236,8 +2255,8 @@
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-completion-help", Fminibuffer_completion_help, Sminibuffer_completion_help,
   0, 0, "",
-  "Display a list of possible completions of the current minibuffer contents.")
-  ()
+       /* Display a list of possible completions of the current minibuffer contents.  */
+       ())
 {
   Lisp_Object completions;
 
@@ -2261,8 +2280,8 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("self-insert-and-exit", Fself_insert_and_exit, Sself_insert_and_exit, 0, 0, "",
-  "Terminate minibuffer input.")
-  ()
+       /* Terminate minibuffer input.  */
+       ())
 {
   if (INTEGERP (last_command_char))
     internal_self_insert (XINT (last_command_char), 0);
@@ -2273,23 +2292,23 @@
 }
 
 DEFUN ("exit-minibuffer", Fexit_minibuffer, Sexit_minibuffer, 0, 0, "",
-  "Terminate this minibuffer argument.")
-  ()
+       /* Terminate this minibuffer argument.  */
+       ())
 {
   return Fthrow (Qexit, Qnil);
 }
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-depth", Fminibuffer_depth, Sminibuffer_depth, 0, 0, 0,
-  "Return current depth of activations of minibuffer, a nonnegative integer.")
-  ()
+       /* Return current depth of activations of minibuffer, a nonnegative integer.  */
+       ())
 {
   return make_number (minibuf_level);
 }
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-prompt", Fminibuffer_prompt, Sminibuffer_prompt, 0, 0, 0,
-  "Return the prompt string of the currently-active minibuffer.\n\
-If no minibuffer is active, return nil.")
-  ()
+       /* Return the prompt string of the currently-active minibuffer.
+If no minibuffer is active, return nil.  */
+       ())
 {
   return Fcopy_sequence (minibuf_prompt);
 }
@@ -2332,10 +2351,10 @@
 
 DEFUN ("minibuffer-message", Fminibuffer_message, Sminibuffer_message,
   1, 1, 0,
-  "Temporarily display STRING at the end of the minibuffer.\n\
-The text is displayed for two seconds,\n\
-or until the next input event arrives, whichever comes first.")
-  (string)
+       /* Temporarily display STRING at the end of the minibuffer.
+The text is displayed for two seconds,
+or until the next input event arrives, whichever comes first.  */
+       (string))
      Lisp_Object string;
 {
   temp_echo_area_glyphs (XSTRING (string)->data);
@@ -2406,102 +2425,102 @@
   Qactivate_input_method = intern ("activate-input-method");
   staticpro (&Qactivate_input_method);
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("read-buffer-function", &Vread_buffer_function, 
-    "If this is non-nil, `read-buffer' does its work by calling this function.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("read-buffer-function", &Vread_buffer_function
+	       /* If this is non-nil, `read-buffer' does its work by calling this function.  */);
   Vread_buffer_function = Qnil;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-setup-hook", &Vminibuffer_setup_hook, 
-    "Normal hook run just after entry to minibuffer.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-setup-hook", &Vminibuffer_setup_hook
+	       /* Normal hook run just after entry to minibuffer.  */);
   Vminibuffer_setup_hook = Qnil;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-exit-hook", &Vminibuffer_exit_hook,
-    "Normal hook run just after exit from minibuffer.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-exit-hook", &Vminibuffer_exit_hook
+	       /* Normal hook run just after exit from minibuffer.  */);
   Vminibuffer_exit_hook = Qnil;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("history-length", &Vhistory_length,
-    "*Maximum length for history lists before truncation takes place.\n\
-A number means that length; t means infinite.  Truncation takes place\n\
-just after a new element is inserted.  Setting the history-length\n\
-property of a history variable overrides this default.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("history-length", &Vhistory_length
+	       /* *Maximum length for history lists before truncation takes place.
+A number means that length; t means infinite.  Truncation takes place
+just after a new element is inserted.  Setting the history-length
+property of a history variable overrides this default.  */);
   XSETFASTINT (Vhistory_length, 30);
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("completion-auto-help", &Vcompletion_auto_help,
-    "*Non-nil means automatically provide help for invalid completion input.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("completion-auto-help", &Vcompletion_auto_help
+	       /* *Non-nil means automatically provide help for invalid completion input.  */);
   Vcompletion_auto_help = Qt;
 
-  DEFVAR_BOOL ("completion-ignore-case", &completion_ignore_case,
-    "Non-nil means don't consider case significant in completion.");
+  DEFVAR_BOOL ("completion-ignore-case", &completion_ignore_case
+	       /* Non-nil means don't consider case significant in completion.  */);
   completion_ignore_case = 0;
 
-  DEFVAR_BOOL ("enable-recursive-minibuffers", &enable_recursive_minibuffers,
-    "*Non-nil means to allow minibuffer commands while in the minibuffer.\n\
-This variable makes a difference whenever the minibuffer window is active.");
+  DEFVAR_BOOL ("enable-recursive-minibuffers", &enable_recursive_minibuffers
+	       /* *Non-nil means to allow minibuffer commands while in the minibuffer.
+This variable makes a difference whenever the minibuffer window is active. */);
   enable_recursive_minibuffers = 0;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-completion-table", &Vminibuffer_completion_table,
-    "Alist or obarray used for completion in the minibuffer.\n\
-This becomes the ALIST argument to `try-completion' and `all-completion'.\n\
-\n\
-The value may alternatively be a function, which is given three arguments:\n\
-  STRING, the current buffer contents;\n\
-  PREDICATE, the predicate for filtering possible matches;\n\
-  CODE, which says what kind of things to do.\n\
-CODE can be nil, t or `lambda'.\n\
-nil means to return the best completion of STRING, or nil if there is none.\n\
-t means to return a list of all possible completions of STRING.\n\
-`lambda' means to return t if STRING is a valid completion as it stands.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-completion-table", &Vminibuffer_completion_table
+	       /* Alist or obarray used for completion in the minibuffer.
+This becomes the ALIST argument to `try-completion' and `all-completion'.
+
+The value may alternatively be a function, which is given three arguments:
+  STRING, the current buffer contents;
+  PREDICATE, the predicate for filtering possible matches;
+  CODE, which says what kind of things to do.
+CODE can be nil, t or `lambda'.
+nil means to return the best completion of STRING, or nil if there is none.
+t means to return a list of all possible completions of STRING.
+`lambda' means to return t if STRING is a valid completion as it stands.  */);
   Vminibuffer_completion_table = Qnil;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-completion-predicate", &Vminibuffer_completion_predicate,
-    "Within call to `completing-read', this holds the PREDICATE argument.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-completion-predicate", &Vminibuffer_completion_predicate
+	       /* Within call to `completing-read', this holds the PREDICATE argument.  */);
   Vminibuffer_completion_predicate = Qnil;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-completion-confirm", &Vminibuffer_completion_confirm,
-    "Non-nil => demand confirmation of completion before exiting minibuffer.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-completion-confirm", &Vminibuffer_completion_confirm
+	       /* Non-nil => demand confirmation of completion before exiting minibuffer.  */);
   Vminibuffer_completion_confirm = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-completing-file-name",
-	       &Vminibuffer_completing_file_name,
-    "Non-nil means completing file names.");
+	       &Vminibuffer_completing_file_name
+	       /* Non-nil means completing file names.  */);
   Vminibuffer_completing_file_name = Qnil;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-help-form", &Vminibuffer_help_form,
-    "Value that `help-form' takes on inside the minibuffer.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-help-form", &Vminibuffer_help_form
+	       /* Value that `help-form' takes on inside the minibuffer.  */);
   Vminibuffer_help_form = Qnil;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-history-variable", &Vminibuffer_history_variable,
-    "History list symbol to add minibuffer values to.\n\
-Each string of minibuffer input, as it appears on exit from the minibuffer,\n\
-is added with\n\
-  (set minibuffer-history-variable\n\
-       (cons STRING (symbol-value minibuffer-history-variable)))");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-history-variable", &Vminibuffer_history_variable
+	       /* History list symbol to add minibuffer values to.
+Each string of minibuffer input, as it appears on exit from the minibuffer,
+is added with
+  (set minibuffer-history-variable
+  (cons STRING (symbol-value minibuffer-history-variable)))  */);
   XSETFASTINT (Vminibuffer_history_variable, 0);
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-history-position", &Vminibuffer_history_position,
-    "Current position of redoing in the history list.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-history-position", &Vminibuffer_history_position
+	       /* Current position of redoing in the history list.  */);
   Vminibuffer_history_position = Qnil;
 
-  DEFVAR_BOOL ("minibuffer-auto-raise", &minibuffer_auto_raise,
-    "*Non-nil means entering the minibuffer raises the minibuffer's frame.\n\
-Some uses of the echo area also raise that frame (since they use it too).");
+  DEFVAR_BOOL ("minibuffer-auto-raise", &minibuffer_auto_raise
+	       /* *Non-nil means entering the minibuffer raises the minibuffer's frame.
+Some uses of the echo area also raise that frame (since they use it too).  */);
   minibuffer_auto_raise = 0;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("completion-regexp-list", &Vcompletion_regexp_list,
-    "List of regexps that should restrict possible completions.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("completion-regexp-list", &Vcompletion_regexp_list
+	       /* List of regexps that should restrict possible completions.  */);
   Vcompletion_regexp_list = Qnil;
 
   DEFVAR_BOOL ("minibuffer-allow-text-properties",
-	       &minibuffer_allow_text_properties,
-    "Non-nil means `read-from-minibuffer' should not discard text properties.\n\
-This also affects `read-string', but it does not affect `read-minibuffer',\n\
-`read-no-blanks-input', or any of the functions that do minibuffer input\n\
-with completion; they always discard text properties.");
+	       &minibuffer_allow_text_properties
+	       /* Non-nil means `read-from-minibuffer' should not discard text properties.
+This also affects `read-string', but it does not affect `read-minibuffer',
+`read-no-blanks-input', or any of the functions that do minibuffer input
+with completion; they always discard text properties.  */);
   minibuffer_allow_text_properties = 0;
 
-  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-prompt-properties", &Vminibuffer_prompt_properties,
-    "Text properties that are added to minibuffer prompts.\n\
-These are in addition to the basic `field' property, and stickiness\n\
-properties.");
+  DEFVAR_LISP ("minibuffer-prompt-properties", &Vminibuffer_prompt_properties
+	       /* Text properties that are added to minibuffer prompts.
+These are in addition to the basic `field' property, and stickiness
+properties.  */);
   /* We use `intern' here instead of Qread_only to avoid
      initialization-order problems.  */
   Vminibuffer_prompt_properties