branch: externals/compat
commit f3c4dbd7da3f14d104e94fdb7dd0291fc6456536
Author: Daniel Mendler <m...@daniel-mendler.de>
Commit: Daniel Mendler <m...@daniel-mendler.de>
Update readme
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compat.texi | 15 ++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/compat.texi b/compat.texi
index 2e013ccd26..7c18051fbc 100644
--- a/compat.texi
+++ b/compat.texi
@@ -253,11 +253,16 @@ benefits would be small given that Compat does not
override existing
definitions.
@item
-New functionality depends on an entire new, non-trivial library.
-Sometimes these are provided via ELPA (xref, project, seq, map,
-@dots{}), but other times it would be infeasible to duplicate an
-entire library within Compat while also providing the necessary
-backwards compatibility.
+The definition belongs to an Emacs core package, which is also
+distributed via ELPA. Compat does not have to provide backward
+compatibility for core packages since the updated package can be
+installed directly from ELPA. Examples include xref, project, seq, map
+and transient.
+
+@item
+New functionality depends on an entire new, non-trivial core library,
+which is infeasible to duplicate within Compat while also providing
+the necessary backwards compatibility.
@item
New functionality was implemented in the C core, and depends on
