From 6ac3dbed4b71022bd6bb0cc25e8fc3df81198498 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norbert Preining Date: Wed, 1 May 2024 03:00:54 +0000 Subject: CTAN sync 202405010300 --- macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/l3news06.tex | 141 ----------------------------- 1 file changed, 141 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/l3news06.tex (limited to 'macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/l3news06.tex') diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/l3news06.tex b/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/l3news06.tex deleted file mode 100644 index 63ee6c7c75..0000000000 --- a/macros/latex/contrib/l3kernel/l3news06.tex +++ /dev/null @@ -1,141 +0,0 @@ -% Copyright 2011 The LaTeX Project -\documentclass{ltnews} -\PassOptionsToPackage{colorlinks}{hyperref} - -\usepackage{metalogo,ragged2e} - -\AtBeginDocument{ - \renewcommand{\LaTeXNews}{\LaTeX3~News} - \RaggedRight -} - -\usepackage{hologo} - -\publicationmonth{June} -\publicationyear{2011} -\publicationissue{6} - -\begin{document} -\maketitle - -\noindent -A key aim of releasing `stable' \LaTeX3 material to CTAN is to allow users to -benefit from new ideas \emph{now}, and also to raise the profile of usable -\LaTeX3 ideas. This is clearly being successful, with \pkg{xparse} being of -particular utility to end users. This increase in interest has been -particularly notable on the new -\href{http://tex.stackexchange.com/}{TeX.SX Q\&A site}. - -\section{The \LaTeX3 Team expands} - -Raising interest in \LaTeX3 developments has inevitably led to feedback on -cases where the code base has required attention. It has also attracted new -programmers to using \LaTeX3 ideas, some more than others! Bruno Le Floch has -over the past few months made many useful contributions to \LaTeX3, and we are -very pleased that he has recently joined The \LaTeX{} Project. - -Bruno has taken a particular interest in improving the performance and -reliability of the \pkg{expl3} language. This has already resulted in new -implementations for the \texttt{prop} and \texttt{seq} data types. At the same -time, he has identified and fixed several edge-case issues in core \pkg{expl3} -macros. - -\section{The `Big Bang'} - -In parallel to Bruno's improvements, Joseph Wright initiated a series of `Big -Bang' improvements to \LaTeX3. The aim of the Big Bang was to address a number -of long-standing issues with the \LaTeX3 code base. Development has taken place -over many years, with the status of some of the resulting code being less -than clear, even to members of The \LaTeX{} Project! At the same time, different -conventions had been applied to different parts of the code, which made reading -some of the code rather `interesting'. A key part of the Big Bang has been to -address these issues, cleaning up the existing code and ensuring that the -status of each part is clear. - -The arrangement of \LaTeX3 code is now the same in the development -repository and on CTAN, and splits the code into three parts. -\begin{description} - \item[\pkg{l3kernel}] The core of \LaTeX3, code which - is expected to be used in a \LaTeX3 kernel in more or less the - current form. Currently, this part is made up of the \LaTeX3 - programming layer, \pkg{expl3}. - \item[\pkg{l3packages}] \LaTeXe{} packages making use of \LaTeX3 - concepts and with stable interfaces. The \pkg{xparse} and - \pkg{xtemplate} packages are the core of this area. While many of - the \emph{ideas} explored here may eventually appear in a \LaTeX3 - kernel, the interfaces here are tied to \LaTeXe{}. - \item[\pkg{l3experimental}] \LaTeXe{} packages which explore more - experimental \LaTeX3 ideas, and which may see interface changes as - development continues. Over time, we expect code to move from this area - to either \pkg{l3kernel} or \pkg{l3packages}, as appropriate. -\end{description} - -In addition to these release areas, the development code also features a -\pkg{l3trial} section for exploring code ideas. Code in \pkg{l3trial} may be -used to improve or replace other parts of \LaTeX3, or may simply be dropped! - -As well as these improvements to the \emph{code} used in \LaTeX3, much of the -documentation for \pkg{expl3} has been made more precise as part of the Big -Bang. This means that \texttt{source3.pdf} is now rather longer than it was -previously, but also should mean that many of the inaccuracies in earlier -versions have been removed. Of course, we are very pleased to receive -suggestions for further improvement. - -\section{\LaTeX3 on GitHub} - -The core development repository for \LaTeX3 is held in an SVN repository, which -is \href{http://www.latex-project.org/code.html}{publicly viewable \emph{via} -the Project website}. However, this interface misses out on some of the `bells -and whistles' of newer code-hosting sites such as -\href{http://gitbug.com/}{GitHub} and \href{http://bitbucket.org/}{BitBucket}. -We have therefore established a mirror of the master repository on GitHub% -\footnote{\url{http://github.com/latex3/svn-mirror}}. This is kept in -synchronisation with the main SVN repository by Will Robertson (or at least -by his laptop!). - -The GitHub mirror offers several useful features for people who wish to -follow the \LaTeX3 code changes. GitHub offers facilities such as highlighted -differences and notification of changes. It also makes it possible for -non-Team members to submit patches for \LaTeX3 as `pull requests' on -GitHub. - -As well as offering a convenient interface to the \LaTeX3 code, the GitHub -site also includes an issue database\footnote{% -\url{http://github.com/latex3/svn-mirror/issues}}. Given the very -active nature of \LaTeX3 development, and the transitory nature of many -of the issues, this provides a better approach to tracking issues than -the main \LaTeX{} bug database\footnote{\url{http://www.latex-project.org/bugs.html}}. -Developers and users are -therefore asked to report any issues with \LaTeX3 code \emph{via} the GitHub -database, rather than on the main Project homepage. -Discussion on the \href{http://www.latex-project.org/code.html}{\mbox{LaTeX-L} mailing list} -is also encouraged. - -\section{Next steps} - -The `Big Bang' involves making a number of changes to \pkg{expl3} function -names, and is likely to break at least some third-party code. As a result, -the updates will not appear on the \TeX{} Live 2011 DVD release, but will -instead be added to \TeX{} Live once regular updates restart (probably -August). - -Bruno is working on a significant overhaul of the \pkg{l3fp} floating-point -unit for \LaTeX3. He has developed an approach which allows expandable -parsing of floating-point expressions, which will eventually allow syntax -such as -\begin{verbatim} - \fp_parse:n { 3 * 4 ( ln(5) + 1 ) } -\end{verbatim} -This will result in some changes in the interface for floating-point numbers, but -we feel that the long-term benefit is worth a small amount of recoding in other -areas. - -Joseph has completed documentation of the \pkg{xgalley} module, and this is -currently being discussed. Joseph is hoping to move on to implement other -more visible ideas based on the \pkg{xtemplate} concept over the next few -months. - -\end{document} - - - -- cgit v1.2.3