(byte-compile-output-docform): Output doc string position

as negative number, if doc string starts with *.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
index b11b0fd1f14..230790c8631 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
@@ -1424,7 +1424,13 @@ With argument, insert value in current buffer after the form."
               (insert "\n")
               (setq position
                     (byte-compile-output-as-comment
-                     (nth (nth 1 info) form) nil))))
+                     (nth (nth 1 info) form) nil))
+              ;; If the doc string starts with * (a user variable),
+              ;; negate POSITION.
+              (if (and (stringp (nth (nth 1 info) form))
+                       (> (length (nth (nth 1 info) form)) 0)
+                       (eq (aref (nth (nth 1 info) form) 0) ?*))
+                  (setq position (- position)))))
 
        (if preface
            (progn