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Omit edition numbers and dates in manuals

These seem to cause more confusion than they cure; e.g.,
https://shop.fsf.org/books/gnu-emacs-manual-18th-edition-v-261
currently advertises "18th edition" even as it points to
https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/pdf/emacs.pdf
which says "Seventeenth Edition".  It is simpler and less
confusing to stick to one version number like "26.3".  If we
need a separate edition number for each printed manual for
some reason (marketing?) we can put “@ifset printed-edition”
around anything specific to the printed editions.
(as opposed to online PDF copies).
* doc/emacs/emacs.texi (EDITION):
* doc/lispintro/emacs-lisp-intro.texi (edition-number, update-date):
* doc/lispref/elisp.texi (VERSION, DATE):
Remove, and remove uses.
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Paul Eggert 2019-11-01 17:24:02 -07:00
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\global\hbadness=6666 % don't worry about not-too-underfull boxes
@end tex
@c These refer to the printed book sold by the FSF.
@set edition-number 3.10
@set update-date 28 October 2009
@c For next or subsequent edition:
@c create function using with-output-to-temp-buffer
@c create a major mode, with keymaps
@ -106,9 +102,6 @@
This is @cite{An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp}, for
people who are not programmers.
@sp 1
@iftex
Edition @value{edition-number}, @value{update-date}
@end iftex
@ifnottex
Distributed with Emacs version @value{EMACSVER}.
@end ifnottex