the old name is obsolete and therefore that it may be removed at some
stage in the future.
-@defmac make-obsolete-variable variable new &optional when
-This macro makes the byte-compiler warn that the variable
+@defun make-obsolete-variable variable new &optional when
+This function makes the byte-compiler warn that the variable
@var{variable} is obsolete. If @var{new} is a symbol, it is the
variable's new name; then the warning message says to use @var{new}
instead of @var{variable}. If @var{new} is a string, this is the
If provided, @var{when} should be a string indicating when the
variable was first made obsolete---for example, a date or a release
number.
-@end defmac
+@end defun
You can make two variables synonyms and declare one obsolete at the
same time using the macro @code{define-obsolete-variable-alias}.