2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 01ba19dee2b..96ad3597cb9 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ For older news, see the file ONEWS
 
 * Changes in Emacs 21.2
 
+** When the *scratch* buffer is recreated, its mode is set from
+initial-major-mode, which normally is lisp-interaction-mode,
+instead of using default-major-mode. 
+
 ** Byte compiler warning and error messages have been brought more
 in line with the output of other GNU tools.
 
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 6667b6054fe..624167312f0 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2001-10-16  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
+
+        * buffer.c (Fset_buffer_major_mode): Use initial-major-mode for
+        *scratch*.
+
 2001-10-16  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@gnu.org>
 
         Avoid the assumption that car and cdr slots of cons cells are