Re: (emacs-version) in the Elisp reference

[Richard Stallman]

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  > @defvar emacs-major-version
  > The major version number of Emacs, as an integer.  For Emacs version
  > 23.1, the value is 23.
  > @end defvar

  > @defvar emacs-minor-version
  > The minor version number of Emacs, as an integer.  For Emacs version
  > 23.1, the value is 1.
  > @end defvar

  > (why hardcode values that do not correspond to the current manual?)

It is just an example.  It is meant to illustrate how these variables
relate to the version number.  It might be better to choose an
obviously fictitious example, since that way we will never have to change
it.

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