GNU bug report logs - #32893
describe-variable doesn't metion what lisp file created the variable

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Message #34 received at 32893 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: 32893 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: jidanni <at> jidanni.org
Subject: Re: bug#32893: Let him know source code is available
Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 18:56:18 -0400

積丹尼 Dan Jacobson wrote:

> B> most likely caused by missing recommended package emacs-el.
>
> Dear bug-gnu-emacs, I got an idea for 32893 <at> debbugs.gnu.org:
> Show the same thing no matter if the user has the .els installed or not.

Emacs does not support installing without its .el files and makes no
provision for it. It's something downstream distributions added back
when disk space was an issue (I guess?). They get to keep all the pieces
from the resulting breakage. :)
Personally I think it should this separation should just go away.

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