(If we do change the option, we should also change the name of the
variable and the cpp symbol.)

> +(defconst emacs-build-system
> +  (if deterministic-dump "unknown" (system-name))
>    "Name of the system on which Emacs was built.")

Can we find a better string, like "elided" or "undisclosed"?
"Unknown" sounds too self-derogatory.

Sure, 'elided' is fine.

 

> +  DEFVAR_BOOL ("deterministic-dump", Vdeterministic_dump,
> +    doc: /* If t, attempt to make dumping deterministic by avoiding

I think the usual style is "If non-nil".

ok

 

> +sources of nondeterminism such as absolute paths, the hostname, or

GNU coding standards frown on using "path" for anything that isn't
PATH-style list of directories.  Please use "file name" instead.

ok