Re: high-level NEWS file?

[Bill Allombert <Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux.fr>]

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 03:00:29PM -0500, Sam Steingold wrote:
> > * Karim Belabas <Xnevz.Orynonf@zngu.h-obeqrnhk.se> [2017-11-28 20:42:46 +0100]:
> >
> > See COMPAT in distribution toplevel.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> >> polvar is now gone - what replaced it? gpolvar?
> >
> > There is no direct equivalent for ordvar or polvar; why do you need them ?
> 
> I provide an interface to PARI from CLISP.
> ordvar and polvar were added 20+ years ago, I just kept them.
> 
> Now, I don't see the varentries mentioned in COMPAT.
> What happened to it?

Nothing, it is still present. However probably you do not need it
anymore. 

Cheers,
Bill.