# HG changeset patch
# User Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
# Date 942759320 0
# Node ID fe1632dc5fb3e457220cec1aa759c04507dfad00
# Parent  b325726661743dde613f5612026b8b4fe1c3f486
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diff -r b32572666174 -r fe1632dc5fb3 etc/NEWS
--- a/etc/NEWS	Tue Nov 16 13:29:51 1999 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Tue Nov 16 13:35:20 1999 +0000
@@ -575,6 +575,17 @@
 When you add a new item, please add it without either +++ or ---
 so I will know I still need to look at it -- rms.
 
+** The new macro `with-syntax-table' can be used to evaluate forms
+with the syntax table of the current buffer temporarily set to a
+specified table.
+
+  (with-syntax-table TABLE &rest BODY)
+
+Evaluate BODY with syntax table of current buffer set to a copy of
+TABLE.  Point, mark, current buffer, and syntax table are saved, BODY
+is evaluated, and the saved values are restored, even in case of an
+abnormal exit.  Value is what BODY returns.
+
 ** The optional argument BUFFER of function file-local-copy has been
 removed since it wasn't used by anything.
 
diff -r b32572666174 -r fe1632dc5fb3 lisp/ChangeLog
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog	Tue Nov 16 13:29:51 1999 +0000
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog	Tue Nov 16 13:35:20 1999 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+1999-11-16  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+	* mail/supercite.el: New maintainer.
+
+1999-11-16  Reto Zimmermann  <reto@synopsys.com>
+
+	* progmodes/vhdl-mode.el: Use new backquote syntax.
+
+1999-11-16  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+	* simple.el (with-syntax-table): New.
+
 1999-11-15  Sam Steingold  <sds@ksp.com>
 
 	* dabbrev.el (dabbrev-filter-elements): Use the new backquote syntax.