[figmert]

For #2, it will also use docker compose v2 if available. Docker compose v2 is still a standalone binary even in the case of installing Docker (it's a plugin). As long as you download the v2 binary, put it in the correct location, the podman compose subcommand will invoke it.

[wyoung2]

My expanded version clarifies that, among other things:

https://tangentsoft.com/podman/wiki?name=Not%20a%20Drop-In%2...

Thanks!