# HG changeset patch
# User Karl Heuer <kwzh@gnu.org>
# Date 763774608 0
# Node ID 881009b034b3d6f540c23e060377f7bbba6213cf
# Parent  f18c8a4f71259fe89995c1a9e6660775fbe20e0e
(defun-prompt-regexp): Doc fix.

diff -r f18c8a4f7125 -r 881009b034b3 lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el	Tue Mar 15 23:01:25 1994 +0000
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/lisp.el	Tue Mar 15 23:36:48 1994 +0000
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+;; Note that this variable is used by non-lisp modes too.
 (defvar defun-prompt-regexp nil
-  "*Non-nil => regexp to ignore, before the `(' that starts a defun.")
+  "*Non-nil => regexp to ignore, before the character that starts a defun.
+This is only necessary if the opening paren or brace is not in column 0.
+See `beginning-of-defun'.")
 
 (defvar parens-require-spaces t
   "Non-nil => `insert-parentheses' should insert whitespace as needed.")