GNU bug report logs - #60006
28.2; C-h f reports wrong version

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ikumi Keita <ikumi <at> ikumi.que.jp>

Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 13:43:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: wontfix

Found in version 28.2

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 60006 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Akib Azmain Turja <akib <at> disroot.org>
Cc: ikumi <at> ikumi.que.jp, 60006 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#60006: 28.2; C-h f reports wrong version
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:26:33 +0200

> From: Akib Azmain Turja <akib <at> disroot.org>
> Cc: Ikumi Keita <ikumi <at> ikumi.que.jp>,  60006 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 22:16:59 +0600
> 
> > That's why it says "Probably".  The method of finding out the first
> > release where the symbol appeared is a heuristic, and it can sometimes
> > fail in ridiculous ways.
> 
> Just out of curiosity, what heuristic exactly?

See help-fns--first-release.
This bug report was last modified 2 years and 218 days ago.

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