To use the old backend by default, do on the command line:
% defaults write org.gnu.Emacs FontBackend ns
+** If your Emacs was built from a repository checkout, the new variable
+`emacs-repository-version' contains information about the bzr revision used.
+In 24.3 this variable was `emacs-bzr-version`.
+
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* Startup Changes in Emacs 24.4
and sorted above the other "available" packages by default.
** If your Emacs was built from a repository checkout, the new variable
-`emacs-repository-version' contains information about the bzr revision used.
+`emacs-bzr-version' contains information about the bzr revision used.
** New option `create-lockfiles' specifies usage of lockfiles.
It defaults to t. Changing it to nil inhibits the creation of lock