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The variable operating-system-release

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
Cc: rgm <at> gnu.org, larsi <at> gnus.org, 39940 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#39940: The variable operating-system-release
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:07:48 +0200

> From: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>,  rgm <at> gnu.org,  39940 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:06:22 +0000
> 
> > I have no strong opinion on the matter, but since there are no in-tree
> > usages (any more), and the variable seems rather awkward, I've now
> > marked it as obsolete.  If somebody out-of-tree actually uses it, then
> > reverting the obsoletion would also be fine by me, but I guess we'll see
> > whether anybody pipes up.
> 
> Would its value be of any use in report-emacs-bug?

We already have a similar facility for report-emacs-bug, don't we?
AFAIR, it doesn't rely on this variable.

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