(SYNTAX_ENTRY_VIA_PROPERTY): Set to take `syntax-table' text property into account when doing SYNTAX (c). (ST_COMMENT_STYLE, ST_STRING_STYLE): New codes to denote delimiters for new types of strings and comments. (Vparse_sexp_lookup_properties): New variable. (struct lisp_parse_state): Comment updated. (gl_state): New global variable. (update_syntax_table): New function. (char_quoted): Move earlier, update gl_state when needed. (find_defun_start): Update gl_state when needed. (back_comment): New function. (Scomment_fence, Sstring_fence): New delimeter char classes denoted by `!' and `|'. (Fchar_syntax, Fmatching_paren): Update gl_state to whole-bufferstate. (scan_words): update gl_state when needed. (Fskip_chars_forward): Move from search.c. (Fskip_chars_backward): Move from search.c. (Fskip_syntax_forward): Move from search.c. (Fskip_syntax_backward): Move from search.c. (skip_chars): Move from search.c. (Fforward_comment, scan_lists): Update gl_state when needed. Handle Scomment_fence, Sstring_fence. (Fbackward_prefix_chars) Update gl_state when needed. (scan_sexps_forward): Update gl_state when needed. Handle Scomment_fence, Sstring_fence. If comment_stop==-1, stop at start or end of comment or string. (Fparse-partial-sexp): Doc fix. (syms_of_syntax): Move initialization of skip* from search.c.