--- a/NEWS Tue Jun 19 12:14:31 2018 +0100
+++ b/NEWS Tue Jun 19 21:02:32 2018 +0200
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@
* Rewrites clauses (keyword 'rewrites') were moved into the locale
expression syntax, where they are part of locale instances. In
interpretation commands rewrites clauses now need to occur before 'for'
-and 'defines'. Minor INCOMPATIBILITY.
+and 'defines'. Rare INCOMPATIBILITY; definitions immediately subject to
+rewriting may need to be pulled up into the surrounding theory.
* For 'rewrites' clauses, if activating a locale instance fails, fall
back to reading the clause first. This helps avoid qualification of