diff etc/NEWS @ 63154:ef765645a5cf

*** empty log message ***

--- a/etc/NEWS	Wed Jun 08 23:03:29 2005 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Wed Jun 08 23:04:27 2005 +0000
@@ -3529,6 +3529,14 @@
 accepts such a list for restoring the match state.
 
 +++
+*** Functions `match-data' and `set-match-data' now have an optional
+argument `reseat'.  When non-nil, all markers in the match data list
+passed to these function will be reseated to point to nowhere, and if
+the value of `reseat' is `evaporate', the markers are put onto the
+free list.  Note that no other references to those markers must exist
+if `evaporate' is specified for the `reseat' argument.
+
++++
 *** The default value of `sentence-end' is now defined using the new
 variable `sentence-end-without-space', which contains such characters
 that end a sentence without following spaces.