Re: How to make Emacs use ELPA version of `compat'?

>    1. emacs -Q
>    2. C-h v load-path RET
>       Confirm that ‘load-path’ contains only the Emacs
>       predefined directories.
>    3. M-x package-initialize RET

Side note: you should never need to call `package-initialize` nowadays.
Call `package-activate-all` instead (which should be faster).


=== Stefan