GNU bug report logs - #39940
The variable operating-system-release

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2020 01:20:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 28.0.50

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, 39940 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39940: The variable operating-system-release
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2021 07:10:56 +0100

Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org> writes:

> A total of two short mails in the thread mention this variable.
> The variable was used only in mac-win.el, which was removed in 2008.
> Seems like a great candidate for obsolescence to me.

True.  I see that Eli added support for it on Windows too now, so I
guess he disagrees.  :-)

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