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etc/NEWS

@@ -280,6 +280,9 @@ SQL buffer.
 
 * Lisp Changes in Emacs 21.3
 
+** A hex escape in a string forces the string to be multibyte.
+An octal escape makes it unibyte.
+
 ** The position after an invisible, intangible character
 is considered an unacceptable value for point;
 intangibility processing effectively treats the following character

lisp/ChangeLog

+2001-12-29  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
+
+	* files.el (basic-save-buffer): If a before-write hook displays
+	an echo area message, pause before calling basic-save-buffer-1.
+
 2001-12-29  Markus Rost  <rost@math.ohio-state.edu>
 
 	* textmodes/reftex-global.el (reftex-query-replace-document)

src/ChangeLog

+2001-12-29  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
+
+	* print.c (print_object): In multibyte string, use hex escapes.
+	Use octal only for unibyte strings.
+	(PRINTPREPARE): Don't ever set Qprint_escape_nonascii.
+
+	* lread.c (read_escape): New arg BYTEREP for reporting whether
+	escape forces unibyte or multibyte.
+	(read1): When reading a string, take note of that info.
+
 2001-12-29  Ken Raeburn  <raeburn@gnu.org>
 
 	* abbrev.c (Fexpand_abbrev): Use NILP instead of implicit zero
@@ -5,6 +15,8 @@
 
 2001-12-29  Richard M. Stallman  <rms@gnu.org>
 
+	* lisp.h (max_specpdl_size): Add declaration.
+
 	* fileio.c (Fdo_auto_save): If NO_MESSAGE, don't call push_message.
 
 	* keymap.c (silly_event_symbol_error): New subrtn, from Fdefine_key.