(c-indent-new-comment-line): When splitting an empty one-line C-style

comment, post-position point properly.

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/cc-cmds.el b/lisp/progmodes/cc-cmds.el
index f8375d7fe36..4f9e1947738 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/cc-cmds.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/cc-cmds.el
@@ -4238,6 +4238,7 @@ If a fill prefix is specified, it overrides all the above."
                                     (c-collect-line-comments c-lit-limits))
                               c-lit-type)))
                      (pos (point))
+                     (start-col (current-column))
                      (comment-text-end
                       (or (and (eq c-lit-type 'c)
                                (save-excursion
@@ -4254,6 +4255,11 @@ If a fill prefix is specified, it overrides all the above."
                  ;;
                  ;; If point is on the 'B' then the line will be
                  ;; broken after "Bla b".
+                 ;;
+                 ;; If we have an empty comment, /*   */, the next
+                 ;; lot of code pushes point to the */.  We fix
+                 ;; this by never allowing point to end up to the
+                 ;; right of where it started.
                  (while (and (< (current-column) (cdr fill))
                              (not (eolp)))
                    (forward-char 1))
@@ -4276,7 +4282,10 @@ If a fill prefix is specified, it overrides all the above."
                          ((< (point) (+ (car c-lit-limits) 2))
                           (goto-char (+ (car c-lit-limits) 2))))
                    (funcall do-line-break)
-                   (insert-and-inherit (car fill))))
+                   (insert-and-inherit (car fill))
+                   (if (> (current-column) start-col)
+                       (move-to-column start-col)))) ; can this hit the
+                                                     ; middle of a TAB?
              ;; Inside a comment that should be broken.
              (let ((comment-start comment-start)
                    (comment-end comment-end)