bug#44624: 28.0.50; C-h f fails with search failed "*\n"

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 10:52:36 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: 44624@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> * Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> [2020-11-14 10:13]:
> > > From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> > > Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2020 00:09:00 +0300
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I cannot in this git version invoke C-h f as it fails each time.
> > > 
> > > C-h f for find-file says: help-fns--first-release: Search failed: "
> > > *"
> > 
> > I cannot reproduce this with today's master.  Suggest to update from
> > Git and perhaps also "make bootstrap".
> 
> Upgraded, git fsck, make bootstrap, still emacs -Q gives me that.

What does "git status" say in the top-level directory of the cloned
Emacs Git repository?  In particular, do you have any local changes in
etc/NEWS* files, or renamed/deleted some of them?