branch: externals/compat
commit 3f2eed3c6407d366d76f895ae664cb10d2cc14ad
Author: Daniel Mendler <m...@daniel-mendler.de>
Commit: Daniel Mendler <m...@daniel-mendler.de>
Update manual
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compat.texi | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/compat.texi b/compat.texi
index 0c3fa512d8..1ddcbfc4d2 100644
--- a/compat.texi
+++ b/compat.texi
@@ -183,10 +183,16 @@ The library intends to provide support back until Emacs
24.4. The
intended audience are package developers that are interested in using
newer developments, without having to break compatibility.
-Complete backwards compatibility cannot be provided for technical
-reasons. These might include:
+Complete backwards compatibility cannot be provided due to the scope
+of Compat and for technical reasons. These might include:
@itemize
+@item
+The additional functionality is a user-facing mode or command. Compat
+is limited to functionality on the ``library level''. Generally
+functions provided by Compat are non-interactive, such that the user
+interface (M-x) is unaffected by the presence of Compat.
+
@item
An existing function or macro was extended by some new functionality.
To support these cases, the function or macro would have to be
