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* Installation Changes in Emacs 26.2
---
*** Mailutils movemail will now be used if found at runtime.
-The default value of mail-source-movemail-program is now "movemail".
+The default value of 'mail-source-movemail-program' is now "movemail".
This ensures that the movemail program from GNU Mailutils will be used
if found in 'exec-path', even if it was not found at build time. To
-use a different program, customize mail-source-movemail-program to the
+use a different program, customize 'mail-source-movemail-program' to the
absolute file name of the desired executable.
+** Shadowfile
+
+---
+*** shadowfile.el has been rewritten to support Tramp file names.
+
** Shell mode
---
or of the repository working copy.
---
-**** Display of Mercurial revisions in the mode-line has changed.
+**** Display of Mercurial revisions in the mode line has changed.
Previously, the mode line displayed the local number (1, 2, 3, ...) of
the revision. Starting with Emacs 26.1, the default has changed, and
it now shows the global revision number, in the form of its changeset
hash value. To get back the previous behavior, customize the new
option 'vc-hg-symbolic-revision-styles' to the value '("{rev}")'.
----
-** shadowfile.el has been rewritten to support Tramp file names.
-
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* New Modes and Packages in Emacs 26.2
** The new option 'configure --with-mailutils' causes Emacs to rely on
GNU Mailutils to retrieve email. It is recommended, and is the
-default if GNU Mailutils is installed. When --with-mailutils is not
+default if GNU Mailutils is installed. When '--with-mailutils' is not
in effect, the Emacs build procedure by default continues to build and
install a limited 'movemail' substitute that retrieves POP3 email only
via insecure channels. To avoid this problem, use either
---with-mailutils or --without-pop when configuring; --without-pop
+'--with-mailutils' or '--without-pop' when configuring; '--without-pop'
is the default on platforms other than native MS-Windows.
** The new option 'configure --enable-gcc-warnings=warn-only' causes