* emacs-lisp/syntax.el (syntax-ppss): Further improve docstring.

2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index cafd440f650..ef76dc69fdc 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-06-20  Daniel Colascione  <dan.colascione@gmail.com>
+
+        * emacs-lisp/syntax.el (syntax-ppss): Further improve docstring.
+
 2011-06-19  Chong Yidong  <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
 
         * files.el (auto-mode-alist): Entry for m2-mode (Bug#8852).
diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el
index 7ba7b13af44..200b3a6389b 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el
@@ -398,8 +398,9 @@ point (where the PPSS is equivalent to nil).")
 
 (defun syntax-ppss (&optional pos)
   "Parse-Partial-Sexp State at POS, defaulting to point.
-The returned value is the same as `parse-partial-sexp' except that
-values 2 and 6 values of the returned state cannot be relied upon.
+The returned value is the same as that of `parse-partial-sexp'
+run from point-min to POS except that values at positions 2 and 6
+in the returned list (counting from 0) cannot be relied upon.
 Point is at POS when this function returns."
   ;; Default values.
   (unless pos (setq pos (point)))