Merge remote-tracking branch 'savannah/master' into HEAD

1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 84631f4f942..09e12bd3752 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -553,7 +553,10 @@ usage: (quote ARG)  */)
 DEFUN ("function", Ffunction, Sfunction, 1, UNEVALLED, 0,
        doc: /* Like `quote', but preferred for objects which are functions.
 In byte compilation, `function' causes its argument to be handled by
-the byte compiler.  `quote' cannot do that.
+the byte compiler.  Similarly, when expanding macros and expressions,
+ARG can be examined and possibly expanded.  If `quote' is used
+instead, this doesn't happen.
+
 usage: (function ARG)  */)
   (Lisp_Object args)
 {