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authorPierre-Marie Pédrot2017-08-26 00:52:39 +0200
committerPierre-Marie Pédrot2017-08-26 01:31:07 +0200
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Allowing to insert calls to Ltac1 references in Ltac2.
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Note that abbreviations are not typechecked at all, and may result in typing
errors after expansion.
+# Compatibility layer with Ltac1
+
+## Ltac1 from Ltac2
+
+One can call Ltac1 code from Ltac2 by using the `ltac1` quotation. It parses
+a Ltac1 expression, and semantics of this quotation is the evaluation of the
+corresponding code for its side effects.
+
+Beware, Ltac1 **cannot** access variables from the Ltac2 scope. One is limited
+to the use of standalone function calls.
+
# Transition from Ltac1
Owing to the use of a bunch of notations, the transition shouldn't be