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Stefan Monnier wrote:

> But if both base_var and new_alias are set when you call
> defvaralias, then defvaralias can't know which of the two values to
> use.

I'm probably fixated on define-obsolete-variable-alias.
Always using the value of new_alias would be the right thing there
AFAICS, and I can't see a downside to always doing so.