Remove * characters from the front of variable docstrings.
Replace independent implementations of string-prefix-p

* vc/vc.el (vc-string-prefix-p):
* vc/pcvs-util.el (cvs-string-prefix-p):
* textmodes/tex-mode.el (latex-string-prefix-p, tex-string-prefix-p):
* mpc.el (mpc-string-prefix-p):
Make all of these into obsolete aliases for string-prefix-p.
Update callers.
* vc/pcvs.el, vc/vc-dispatcher.el, vc/vc-dir.el: Update callers.
Miscellaneous minor cleanups and simplifications.
* lisp/help-fns.el (describe-variable): Don't croak when doc is not found.
* lisp/vc/pcvs.el (cvs-retrieve-revision): Avoid toggle-read-only.
* lisp/menu-bar.el (menu-bar-line-wrapping-menu): Purecopy a tiny bit more.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/syntax.el (syntax-ppss): Simplify with new `if' place.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/smie.el (smie-next-sexp): CSE.
* lisp/emacs-lisp/macroexp.el (macroexp-let2): Fix edebug spec and avoid
((lambda ..) ..).
* lisp/emacs-lisp/eieio.el (eieio-oref, slot-value): Use simpler defsetf.
Reduce use of (require 'cl).
* admin/bzrmerge.el: Use cl-lib.
* leim/quail/hangul.el: Don't require CL.
* leim/quail/ipa.el: Use cl-lib.
* vc/smerge-mode.el, vc/pcvs.el, vc/pcvs-util.el, vc/pcvs-info.el:
* vc/diff-mode.el, vc/cvs-status.el, uniquify.el, scroll-bar.el:
* register.el, progmodes/sh-script.el, net/gnutls.el, net/dbus.el:
* msb.el, mpc.el, minibuffer.el, international/ucs-normalize.el:
* international/quail.el, info-xref.el, imenu.el, image-mode.el:
* font-lock.el, filesets.el, edmacro.el, doc-view.el, bookmark.el:
* battery.el, avoid.el, abbrev.el: Use cl-lib.
* vc/pcvs-parse.el, vc/pcvs-defs.el, vc/log-view.el, vc/log-edit.el:
* vc/diff.el, simple.el, pcomplete.el, lpr.el, comint.el, loadhist.el:
* jit-lock.el, international/iso-ascii.el, info.el, frame.el, bs.el:
* emulation/crisp.el, electric.el, dired.el, cus-dep.el, composite.el:
* calculator.el, autorevert.el, apropos.el: Don't require CL.
* emacs-bytecomp.el (byte-recompile-directory, display-call-tree)
(byte-compile-unfold-bcf, byte-compile-check-variable):
* emacs-byte-opt.el (byte-compile-trueconstp)
(byte-compile-nilconstp):
* emacs-autoload.el (make-autoload): Use pcase.
* face-remap.el (text-scale-adjust): Simplify pcase patterns.
Replace version 24.2 with 24.3 where appropriate (hopefully)
Update docstrings and comments to use "init file" terminology.

* bookmark.el (bookmark-bmenu-toggle-filenames): Doc fixes.
* comint.el (comint-prompt-read-only):
* custom.el (defcustom):
* hi-lock.el (hi-lock-mode):
* ibuffer.el (ibuffer-formats):
* ielm.el (ielm-prompt-read-only):
* novice.el (disable-command):
* saveplace.el (toggle-save-place):
* speedbar.el (speedbar-supported-extension-expressions):
* startup.el (auto-save-list-file-prefix, init-file-user)
(after-init-hook, inhibit-startup-echo-area-message):
* strokes.el (strokes-help):
* time-stamp.el (time-stamp):
* calendar/calendar.el (calendar, diary-file):
* calendar/diary-lib.el (diary-mail-entries, diary)
(diary-list-entries-hook):
* calendar/holidays.el (holidays, calendar-holidays):
* calendar/lunar.el (lunar-phases):
* calendar/solar.el (sunrise-sunset):
* emulation/edt.el (edt-load-keys):
* emulation/viper.el (viper-mode):
* eshell/em-alias.el (eshell-command-aliases-list):
* eshell/esh-util.el (eshell-convert-numeric-arguments):
* international/ogonek.el (ogonek-information):
* net/tramp-cmds.el (tramp-bug):
* net/quickurl.el (quickurl-reread-hook-postfix):
* play/decipher.el (decipher-font-lock-keywords):
* progmodes/cc-styles.el (c-set-style):
* progmodes/idlw-shell.el (idlwave-shell-prompt-pattern):
* progmodes/inf-lisp.el (inferior-lisp-prompt):
* progmodes/octave-mod.el (octave-mode):
* progmodes/sql.el (sql-mode, sql-interactive-mode, sql-password):
* progmodes/verilog-mode.el (verilog-read-defines):
* textmodes/two-column.el (2C-mode): Likewise.
Remove several obsolete vars and functions unlikely to be still in use.

* lisp/vc/log-edit.el (cvs-changelog-full-paragraphs)
(cvs-commit-buffer-require-final-newline): Obsolete variables
removed.

* lisp/font-lock.el (font-lock-reference-face): Use
define-obsolete-variable-alias.

* lisp/international/mule.el (set-char-table-default): Remove.
(set-coding-priority, make-coding-system, generic-char-p)
(charset-list, charset-bytes, charset-id): Use declare to mark
obsolete.

* lisp/mail/supercite.el (sc-version): Remove obsolete function.
(sc-describe): Don't mark as obsolete, since it is bound.
(sc-submit-bug-report): Remove.

* lisp/progmodes/compile.el (compile-internal): Remove obsolete
function.
(compilation-parse-errors-function): Fix typo.

* lisp/vc/emerge.el (emerge-mode): Make it an obsolete alias.
(emerge-version): Remove.

* lisp/vc/pcvs-defs.el (cvs-buffer-name-alist)
(cvs-invert-ignore-marks): Remove references to obsolete vars.
* lisp/vc/vc-hooks.el (vc-default-registered): Don't use
vc-master-templates.

* lisp/vc/pcvs-defs.el (cvs-diff-buffer-name, cvs-diff-ignore-marks)
* lisp/vc/vc-hooks.el (vc-ignore-vc-files, vc-master-templates)
* lisp/vc/vc.el (vc-checkout-carefully): Likewise.

* src/chartab.c (Fset_char_table_default): Obsolete function removed.
* lisp/vc/pcvs.el (cvs-cleanup-collection): Keep entries that are currently
visited in a buffer.
(cvs-insert-visited-file): New function.
(find-file-hook): Use it.
* lisp/vc/pcvs-info.el (cvs-fileinfo-pp): Don't use non-existent faces.
Update copyright notices for 2013.