; Revert "Use eldoc-documentation-functions"

[gnu-emacs] / lisp / simple.el

diff --git a/lisp/simple.el b/lisp/simple.el
index 4d35d7c27e67142258d89f44ec3338530909881e..a757876328b5f61871c670d025752fe6438ed12a 100644 (file)
--- a/lisp/simple.el
+++ b/lisp/simple.el
@@ -3239,7 +3239,7 @@ If OUTPUT-BUFFER is a buffer or buffer name, erase that buffer
 and insert the output there.
 If OUTPUT-BUFFER is not a buffer and not nil, insert the output
 in current buffer after point leaving mark after it.
-(This cannot be done asynchronously).
+This cannot be done asynchronously.
 
 If the command terminates without error, but generates output,
 and you did not specify \"insert it in the current buffer\",
@@ -3328,6 +3328,8 @@ the use of a shell (with its need to quote arguments)."
                                     (current-buffer)))))
        ;; Output goes in a separate buffer.
        ;; Preserve the match data in case called from a program.
+        ;; FIXME: It'd be ridiculous for an Elisp function to call
+        ;; shell-command and assume that it won't mess the match-data!
        (save-match-data
          (if (string-match "[ \t]*&[ \t]*\\'" command)
              ;; Command ending with ampersand means asynchronous.