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@@ -1068,6 +1068,11 @@ Note that +++ before an item means the Lisp manual has been updated.
When you add a new item, please add it without either +++ or ---
so I will know I still need to look at it -- rms.
+** The variable open-paren-in-column-0-is-defun-start controls whether
+an open parenthesis in column 0 is considered to be the start of a
+defun. If set, the default, it is considered a defun start. If not
+set, an open parenthesis in column 0 has no special meaning.
+
** The new function `string-to-syntax' can be used to translate syntax
specificationa in string form as accepted my `modify-syntax-entry' to
the cons-cell form that is used for the values of the `syntax-table'