* syntax.c (Fchar_syntax): Check the arg is a character.

Fixes: debbugs:6080

2 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 20c6034f06d..2178f219cf8 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-05-05  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
+
+        * syntax.c (Fchar_syntax): Check the arg is a character (bug#6080).
+
 2010-05-05  Lawrence Mitchell  <wence@gmx.li>
 
         * m/sparc.h: Fix typo in earlier change.
diff --git a/src/syntax.c b/src/syntax.c
index a80f047e43c..4741fa260d2 100644
--- a/src/syntax.c
+++ b/src/syntax.c
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ are listed in the documentation of `modify-syntax-entry'.  */)
      Lisp_Object character;
 {
   int char_int;
-  CHECK_NUMBER (character);
+  CHECK_CHARACTER (character);
   char_int = XINT (character);
   SETUP_BUFFER_SYNTAX_TABLE ();
   return make_number (syntax_code_spec[(int) SYNTAX (char_int)]);