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> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 22:37:12 +0100
> From: phillip.lord@russet.org.uk
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org
> 
> > Also, shouldn't it be in admin/nt?  It's w32-specific, right?  What is
> > the rationale for having it in lisp/ ?
> 
> Because I want to be able to unpack a windows distribution and run the 
> function.

OK, but then, as long as it's w32-specific, it should go into
w32fns.el or something.

OTOH, if we want this as a general-purpose feature (along the lines
proposed by Stefan), then yes, something like lisp/feature.el should
be appropriate.