branch: externals/org
commit b428839f1b5b772d391c1e6bdd80e3f5e23b4441
Author: Bastien <b...@gnu.org>
Commit: Bastien <b...@gnu.org>
doc/org-manual.org: Add note about Emacs compatibility
* doc/org-manual.org (Installation): Add note about Org compatibility
with Emacs versions.
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1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/org-manual.org b/doc/org-manual.org
index 466718e6e3..1effed6c40 100644
--- a/doc/org-manual.org
+++ b/doc/org-manual.org
@@ -83,15 +83,18 @@ book from Network Theory Ltd.]].
:END:
#+cindex: installation
-Org is included in all recent distributions of GNU Emacs, so you
-probably do not need to install it. Most users will simply activate
-Org and begin exploring its many features.
+Org is included in distributions of GNU Emacs, you probably do not
+need to install it. Most users will simply activate Org and begin
+exploring its features.
If, for one reason or another, you want to install Org on top of this
pre-packaged version, you can use the Emacs package system or clone
-Org's git repository.
+Org's git repository. We *strongly recommend* sticking to a single
+installation method.
-We *strongly recommend* sticking to a single installation method.
+When installing Org on top of the pre-packaged version, please note
+that Org stable versions are meant to be fully compatible with the
+last three stable versions of Emacs but not with older Emacsen.
*** Using Emacs packaging system
:PROPERTIES:
