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compat-el

Forwards-compatibility library for Emacs Lisp

About compat-el

Forwards-compatibility library for Emacs Lisp

This project links 7 native package records across 7 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Alpine Linux 3.21: 1 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 1 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 1 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 1 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.compat-el: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.211 recordsAlpine Linux 3.221 recordsAlpine Linux 3.231 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.01 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed1 records
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Project identity

Project
compat-el
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
7
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
GPL-3.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

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compat.el, the forwards-compatibility library for (GNU) Emacs Lisp, versions 24.4 and newer. The intended audience are package developers that are interested in using newer developments, without having to break compatibility.

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Packages by operating system

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Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. emacs-compat

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source emacs-compat

    30.0.0.0-r0

    Forwards-compatibility library for Emacs Lisp

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. emacs-compat

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source emacs-compat

    30.0.2.0-r0

    Forwards-compatibility library for Emacs Lisp

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. emacs-compat

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source emacs-compat

    30.0.2.0-r0

    Forwards-compatibility library for Emacs Lisp

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. elpa-compat

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / editors / source compat-el

    29.1.3.4+dfsg-1

    COMPATibility Library for Emacs

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. elpa-compat

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / editors / source compat-el

    30.1.0.0+dfsg-1

    COMPATibility Library for Emacs

    alltrixie

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. emacs-compat

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Productivity/Text/Editors / source emacs-compat

    30.0.0.0-bp160.1.12

    COMPATibility Library for Emacs Lisp

    noarchleap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. emacs-compat

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Productivity/Text/Editors / source emacs-compat

    31.0.0.2-1.1

    COMPATibility Library for Emacs Lisp

    noarchtumbleweed

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