# HG changeset patch
# User Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
# Date 1203200505 0
# Node ID a6f6f87e8b09f3b8e4ae61f62a921450c25c9d04
# Parent  9b6dba5ddbf0c1876de2250f614b6226d6175da6
before-init-time is new name for emacs-startup-time.

diff -r 9b6dba5ddbf0 -r a6f6f87e8b09 etc/NEWS
--- a/etc/NEWS	Sat Feb 16 22:21:18 2008 +0000
+++ b/etc/NEWS	Sat Feb 16 22:21:45 2008 +0000
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@
 ** The new function `format-seconds' converts a number of seconds into a
 readable string of days, hours, etc.
 
-** The new variable `emacs-startup-time' gives the time at which Emacs started.
+** The new variable `before-init-time' records the value of `current-time'
+when Emacs begins initialization.
 
 ** The new function `emacs-uptime' returns the uptime of an Emacs instance.