* lisp/vc/ediff-mult.el (ediff-before-session-group-setup-hooks):
Mark this apparently unused variable as obsolete (bug#36618).
on `ediff-quit', `ediff-suspend', or `ediff-quit-session-group-hook'."
:type 'hook
:group 'ediff-hook)
+;; Because this variable is apparently never used, it's marked as
+;; obsolete without replacement.
+(make-obsolete-variable 'ediff-before-session-group-setup-hooks nil "27.1")
+
(defcustom ediff-after-session-group-setup-hook nil
"Hooks run just after a meta-buffer controlling a session group, such as
ediff-directories, is run."