diff src/buffer.c @ 83207:4df500c93e1d

Merged in changes from CVS trunk. Patches applied: * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-552 Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-553 Update from CVS * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-554 Update from CVS * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-555 Update from CVS * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-556 Update from CVS * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/emacs--cvs-trunk--0--patch-557 Update from CVS * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-27 Use the same directory explicit id-tags as Emacs where possible * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-28 Update from CVS * [e-mail]--gnu-2004/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-29 Update from CVS git-archimport-id: [e-mail]--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-247

--- a/src/buffer.c	Thu Sep 16 13:09:53 2004 +0000
+++ b/src/buffer.c	Mon Sep 20 09:41:18 2004 +0000
@@ -5430,7 +5430,14 @@
 
   DEFVAR_LISP_NOPRO ("default-major-mode", &buffer_defaults.major_mode,
 		     doc: /* *Major mode for new buffers.  Defaults to `fundamental-mode'.
-nil here means use current buffer's major mode.  */);
+nil here means use current buffer's major mode, provided it is not
+marked as "special".
+
+When a mode is used by default, `find-file' switches to it
+before it reads the contents into the buffer and before
+it finishes setting up the buffer.  Thus, the mode and
+its hooks should not expect certain variables such as
+`buffer-read-only' and `buffer-file-coding-system' to be set up.  */);
 
   DEFVAR_PER_BUFFER ("major-mode", &current_buffer->major_mode,
 		     make_number (Lisp_Symbol),