• CTAN update: l3kernel

    From CTAN Announcements@manfred@ctan.org to ctan-ann on Fri Jun 19 19:31:34 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.text.tex

    The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

    l3kernel

    package.

    Version: 2026-06-18
    License: lppl1.3c

    Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions

    Announcement text: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ## [2026-06-18]

    ### Fixed

    - Loop with invalid input for `\text_bcp_parse:n` (see issue \#1929) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This package is located at
    https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/l3kernel

    More information is at
    https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel


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    For the CTAN Team
    Manfred Lotz


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  • From CTAN Announcements@manfred@ctan.org to ctan-ann on Mon Aug 3 21:20:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.text.tex

    The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

    l3kernel

    package.

    Version: 2026-07-20
    License: lppl1.3c

    Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions

    Announcement text: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ## [2026-07-20]

    ### Fixed

    - Setting of `\current@color` for separations in DVI-based routes (including
    XeTeX) (see \#1938) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This package is located at
    https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/l3kernel

    More information is at
    https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel


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    For the CTAN Team
    Manfred Lotz


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  • From CTAN Announcements@manfred@ctan.org to ctan-ann on Tue Aug 18 15:29:37 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.text.tex

    The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

    l3kernel

    package.

    Version: 2026-08-10
    License: lppl1.3c

    Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions

    Announcement text: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ## [2026-08-10]

    ### Changed

    - Integrate `l3backend` files into `l3kernel` distribution

    ## [2026-08-02]

    ### Added

    - `raw` export format for `\color_export:nn(n)N` (see issue \#1934)
    - Basic HiTeX support: names for new primitives, engine and format detections
    - `\sys_if_engine_hitex:(TF)`
    - `\sys_if_engine_unicode:(TF)`
    - `\sys_if_output_hnt:(TF)`
    - Support for loading `hitex` backend --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    This package is located at
    https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/l3kernel

    More information is at
    https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel


    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Thanks for the upload.

    For the CTAN Team
    Manfred Lotz


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  • From CTAN Announcements@petra@ctan.org to ctan-ann on Tue Sep 22 17:35:06 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.text.tex

    The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

    l3kernel

    package.

    Version: 2026-09-09
    License: lppl1.3c

    Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions

    Announcement text: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ### Changed

    - Apply transparency group to PDF images via an Xform object
    - Documentation improvements

    ### Deprecated

    - `\exp_after:wN` in favor of `\exp_after:w`

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    The packagerCOs Catalogue entry can be viewed at
    https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel

    The packagerCOs files themselves can be inspected at
    https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/required/l3kernel/

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    Thanks for the upload.

    For the CTAN Team
    Petra R|+be-Pugliese

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