Fix TODO to convert defvar with leading '*' to defcustom

* etc/TODO: Remove done TODO to remove '*' from defvar.
* doc/misc/gnus.texi: Remove leading '*' from defvar example.
* lisp/kermit.el (kermit-esc-char): Convert to defcustom.
* lisp/desktop.el (desktop-header):
* lisp/obsolete/cc-compat.el (c-indent-level)
(c-brace-imaginary-offset, c-brace-offset, c-argdecl-indent)
(c-label-offset, c-continued-statement-offset)
(c-continued-brace-offset): Remove leading '*' from docstring.
* lisp/progmodes/dcl-mode.el: Remove leading '*' from docstring in
comment.
* test/manual/cedet/tests/test.el: Add comment asking if example of
defvar with leading '*' should be removed.
(Bug#35994)  (The previous commit is also for the same bug.)

7 files changed, 18 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
index 17b1521f488..11ee62d5462 100644
--- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi
+++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi
@@ -30451,7 +30451,7 @@ Below is a slightly shortened version of the @code{nndir} back end.
   nnml-current-directory nnmh-current-directory)
 
 (defvoo nndir-nov-is-evil nil
-  "*Non-nil means that nndir will never retrieve NOV headers."
+  "Non-nil means that nndir will never retrieve NOV headers."
   nnml-nov-is-evil)
 
 (defvoo nndir-current-group ""
diff --git a/etc/TODO b/etc/TODO
index 0f93279fa68..f8c2d285eef 100644
--- a/etc/TODO
+++ b/etc/TODO
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ It can use the same icons as gud.
 ** Check what minor modes don't use define-minor-mode and convert them
 to use it.
 
-** Convert all defvars with leading '*' in the doc-strings into defcustoms
-of appropriate :type and :group.
-
 ** Remove unnecessary autoload cookies from defcustoms.
 This needs a bit of care, since often people have become used to
 expecting such variables to always be defined, eg when they modify
diff --git a/lisp/desktop.el b/lisp/desktop.el
index 33d7643d1b7..59610a128a3 100644
--- a/lisp/desktop.el
+++ b/lisp/desktop.el
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ DIRNAME omitted or nil means use `desktop-dirname'."
 ";; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; Desktop File for Emacs
 ;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-" "*Header to place in Desktop file.")
+" "Header to place in Desktop file.")
 
 (defvar desktop-delay-hook nil
   "Hooks run after all buffers are loaded; intended for internal use.")
diff --git a/lisp/kermit.el b/lisp/kermit.el
index f6ed1fbda1c..ec5d91749c4 100644
--- a/lisp/kermit.el
+++ b/lisp/kermit.el
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@
 
 (require 'shell)
 
-(defvar kermit-esc-char "\C-\\" "*Kermit's escape char.")
+(defgroup kermit nil
+  "Kermit support."
+  :group 'comm)
+
+(defcustom kermit-esc-char "\C-\\"
+  "Kermit's escape char."
+  :type 'string)
 
 (defun kermit-esc ()
   "For sending escape sequences to a kermit running in shell mode."
diff --git a/lisp/obsolete/cc-compat.el b/lisp/obsolete/cc-compat.el
index bbacd121135..8e9d9e72625 100644
--- a/lisp/obsolete/cc-compat.el
+++ b/lisp/obsolete/cc-compat.el
@@ -59,21 +59,21 @@
 
 ;; In case c-mode.el isn't loaded
 (defvar c-indent-level 2
-  "*Indentation of C statements with respect to containing block.")
+  "Indentation of C statements with respect to containing block.")
 ;;;###autoload(put 'c-indent-level 'safe-local-variable 'integerp)
 
 (defvar c-brace-imaginary-offset 0
-  "*Imagined indentation of a C open brace that actually follows a statement.")
+  "Imagined indentation of a C open brace that actually follows a statement.")
 (defvar c-brace-offset 0
-  "*Extra indentation for braces, compared with other text in same context.")
+  "Extra indentation for braces, compared with other text in same context.")
 (defvar c-argdecl-indent 5
-  "*Indentation level of declarations of C function arguments.")
+  "Indentation level of declarations of C function arguments.")
 (defvar c-label-offset -2
-  "*Offset of C label lines and case statements relative to usual indentation.")
+  "Offset of C label lines and case statements relative to usual indentation.")
 (defvar c-continued-statement-offset 2
-  "*Extra indent for lines not starting new statements.")
+  "Extra indent for lines not starting new statements.")
 (defvar c-continued-brace-offset 0
-  "*Extra indent for substatements that start with open-braces.
+  "Extra indent for substatements that start with open-braces.
 This is in addition to c-continued-statement-offset.")
 
 
diff --git a/lisp/progmodes/dcl-mode.el b/lisp/progmodes/dcl-mode.el
index d5803c77bb4..864074fe191 100644
--- a/lisp/progmodes/dcl-mode.el
+++ b/lisp/progmodes/dcl-mode.el
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ Preloaded with all known option names from dcl-option-alist")
 ;    ("GOSUB" (, (concat dcl-cmd-r
 ;			"GOSUB[ \t]+\\([A-Za-z0-9_$]+\\)")) 5)
 ;    ("CALL" (, (concat dcl-cmd-r "CALL[ \t]+\\([A-Za-z0-9_$]+\\)")) 5)))
-;  "*Default imenu generic expression for DCL.
+;  "Default imenu generic expression for DCL.
 
 ;The default includes SUBROUTINE labels in the main listing and
 ;sub-listings for other labels, CALL, GOTO and GOSUB statements.
diff --git a/test/manual/cedet/tests/test.el b/test/manual/cedet/tests/test.el
index 242186c3601..8f551da5fe7 100644
--- a/test/manual/cedet/tests/test.el
+++ b/test/manual/cedet/tests/test.el
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 (defvar a-defvar (cons 1 2)
   "Variable a")
 
+;; FIXME: This practice is not recommended in recent Emacs.  Remove?
 (defvar a-defvar-star (cons 1 2)
   "*User visible var a")