* lread.c (syms_of_lread): Mention single symbols defined by

`defvar' or `defconst' (bug#7154).

2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index d3c7b898dba..cb5d3bacba5 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2011-07-02  Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen  <larsi@gnus.org>
 
+        * lread.c (syms_of_lread): Mention single symbols defined by
+        `defvar' or `defconst' (bug#7154).
+
         * fns.c (Frequire): Mention .el.gz files (bug#7314).
         (Frequire): Mention get-load-suffixes.
 
diff --git a/src/lread.c b/src/lread.c
index f937fa39f0f..a9b69a1977b 100644
--- a/src/lread.c
+++ b/src/lread.c
@@ -4420,9 +4420,11 @@ The remaining ENTRIES in the alist element describe the functions and
 variables defined in that file, the features provided, and the
 features required.  Each entry has the form `(provide . FEATURE)',
 `(require . FEATURE)', `(defun . FUNCTION)', `(autoload . SYMBOL)',
-`(defface . SYMBOL)', or `(t . SYMBOL)'.  In addition, an entry `(t
-. SYMBOL)' may precede an entry `(defun . FUNCTION)', and means that
-SYMBOL was an autoload before this file redefined it as a function.
+`(defface . SYMBOL)', or `(t . SYMBOL)'.  Entries like `(t . SYMBOL)'
+may precede a `(defun . FUNCTION)' entry, and means that SYMBOL was an
+autoload before this file redefined it as a function.  In addition,
+entries may also be single symbols, which means that SYMBOL was
+defined by `defvar' or `defconst'.
 
 During preloading, the file name recorded is relative to the main Lisp
 directory.  These file names are converted to absolute at startup.  */);