* cmds.c (overwrite_binary_mode): Deleted; this implements the

	wrong feature.
	(Qoverwrite_mode_binary): New variable.
	(internal_self_insert): If current_buffer->overwrite_mode is
	`overwrite-mode-binary', do as overwrite_binary_mode used to.
	(syms_of_cmds): Remove defvar of overwrite_binary_mode; initialize
	Qoverwrite_mode_binary.
	* buffer.c (syms_of_buffer): Doc fix for overwrite_mode.
	* buffer.h (struct buffer): Doc fix.

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/buffer.h b/src/buffer.h
index 99f30d0315f..35a7d62685d 100644
--- a/src/buffer.h
+++ b/src/buffer.h
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ struct buffer
 #endif
     /* Alist of (FUNCTION . STRING) for each minor mode enabled in buffer. */
     Lisp_Object minor_modes;
-    /* t if "self-insertion" should overwrite */
+    /* t if "self-insertion" should overwrite; `binary' if it should also
+       overwrite newlines and tabs - for editing executables and the like.  */
     Lisp_Object overwrite_mode;
     /* non-nil means abbrev mode is on.  Expand abbrevs automatically. */
     Lisp_Object abbrev_mode;