Re: CC mode 5.31.4: c-{beginning, end}-of-defun try to modify buffer

[Lennart Borgman (gmail)]

martin rudalics wrote:
> > There is a macro in font-lock.el called save-buffer-state that font 
> > lock uses when it changes the text properties. Unfortunately that 
> > macro is not available for anyone else to use since it is in an 
> > eval-when-compile. Maybe that macro should be made available outside 
> > of font-lock.el -- for changing text properties?
>
> Apparently people don't want it, see:
>
> http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnu-emacs/2007-08/msg00068.html

You mean because no one has responded to your request?

I believe I too have made the same request before, but with no response. 
If used properly I see no disadvantages with the save-buffer-state macro 
-- but otherwise it is of course dangerous.

However I do not know the actual reason that it is not made available. 
Could someone please explain?