nicefilelist (7jan23)

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@65492 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

10 files changed, 403 insertions, 165 deletions

diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/README
index ab4964ab742..7c56b707074 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/README
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/README
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
             README for the `nicefilelist' package
      \listfiles Alignment with Date and Version Columns
          © Uwe Lück 2012/10/30 (deceased June 2020,
-        2022-12-05 v0.8a patched by H.-Martin Münch,
+        2023-01-08 v0.9a patched by H.-Martin Münch,
      original package version 0.7a has been archived at
          https://web.archive.org/web/20221205210517/
           https://mirror.mwt.me/ctan/install/macros/
           latex/contrib/nicefilelist.tds.zip)
 
 While `longnamefilelist.sty' improves LaTeX's \listfiles with
-respect to long base filenames only, the present `nicefilelist.sty'
+respect to long base file-names only, the present `nicefilelist.sty'
 can keep separate columns for
 (i) date (ii) version, and (iii) "caption"
 (don't write caption text in date column),
-their alignment not being disturbed by short filename extensions
+their alignment not being disturbed by short file-name extensions
 such as `.fd'. This is achieved basing on the `monofill' package.
 
 v0.7 offers a package option `[wrap]' for automatic word wrapping
 within the caption column, using the `hardwrap' package,
-so filenames and captions can be quite long without disturbing
+so file-names and captions can be quite long without disturbing
 the alignment.
 
+v0.9a offers a package option `[autolength]' for automatic sizing
+of the columns, using the `xstring' package.
+
 As opposed to the `dateiliste' package, this is about the plain
 text output in the `.log' file or, with `myfilist', as a stand-
 alone plain text file.
@@ -51,6 +54,6 @@ The latest public version of the package is available at
 
     https://mirror.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/nicefilelist/
 
-A TDS version of the package is available as
+A TDS version of the package is available at
 
     https://mirror.ctan.org/install/macros/latex/contrib/nicefilelist.tds.zip
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/SrcFILEs.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/SrcFILEs.txt
index 6209222cfbb..1d0a9bc538e 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/SrcFILEs.txt
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/SrcFILEs.txt
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
      *File List*
------RELEASE.---   --  -- --   --     -- 
-nicefilelist.RLS  2022/12/05  v0.8a  date: dashes OK
------PACKAGE.---   --  -- --   --     -- 
-nicefilelist.sty  2022/12/05  v0.8a  more file list alignment (UL)
-------DOCSRC.---   --  -- --   --     -- 
-nicefilelist.tex  2022/12/05   --    documenting nicefilelist.sty
-    srcfiles.tex  2022/12/05   --    file infos -> SrcFILEs.txt
---------DEMO.---   --  -- --   --     -- 
+-----RELEASE.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.RLS  2023/01/08  v0.9a  ver@@; option autolength
+-----PACKAGE.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.sty  2023/01/08  v0.9a  more file list alignment (UL)
+------DOCSRC.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.tex  2023/01/08   --    documenting nicefilelist.sty
+    srcfiles.tex  2023/01/08   --    file infos -> SrcFILEs.txt
+--------DEMO.---   --  -- --   --     --
     provonly.fd    --  -- --   --    no date, no version, but a lot of info,
                                      look how that is wrapped!
        wrong.prv   * NOT FOUND *
        empty.f     * NOT FOUND *
---------USED.---   --  -- --   --     -- 
+--------USED.---   --  -- --   --     --
     hardwrap.sty  2011/02/12  v0.2   Hard wrap messages
     myfilist.sty  2012/11/22  v0.71  \listfiles -- mine only (UL)
     readprov.sty  2012/11/22  v0.5   file infos without loading (UL)
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ nicefilelist.tex  2022/12/05   --    documenting nicefilelist.sty
     texlinks.sty  2015/07/20  v0.83  TeX-related links (UL)
      makedoc.cfg  2013/03/25   --    documentation settings
     mdoccorr.cfg  2012/11/13   --    `makedoc' local typographical corrections
--not-so-much.---   --  -- --   --     -- 
-   kvsetkeys.sty  2019/12/15  v1.18  Key value parser (HO)
+-not-so-much.---   --  -- --   --     --
+   kvsetkeys.sty  2022-10-05  v1.19  Key value parser (HO)
      ***********
 
- List made at 2022/12/05, 16:05
+ List made at 2023/01/08, 00:00
  from script file srcfiles.tex
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.RLS b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.RLS
index a40c48ea2ba..fee0d9b4cad 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.RLS
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.RLS
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-\ProvidesFile{nicefilelist.RLS}     %% RELEASE INFO
-   [{2022/12/05 v0.8a      date: dashes OK}]
-   [{2012/12/12 v0.7a      [wrap], `mono' typo, vs.}]
-   [{2012/10/30 r0.7 v0.7  [wrap] option}]
-   [{2012/10/11 r0.6 v0.6 \string\MaxBaseEmptyList*}]
-    [2012/10/01 r0.5 v0.5 \string\MaxBaseEmptyList]
-    [{2012/05/20 r0.4 v0.4 Kabelschacht + [r] }]
-    [2012/05/20 v0.3 Kabelschacht reimplementation]
-    [2012/03/29 v0.2 reimpl.: much within \string\typeout]
-    [2012/03/23 v0.1(a) initial]
\ No newline at end of file
+\ProvidesFile{nicefilelist.RLS}%% RELEASE INFO
+   [2023/01/08 v0.9a     ver@@; option autolength]
+   [2022/12/05 v0.8a     date: dashes OK]
+   [2012/12/12 v0.7a     [wrap], `mono' typo, vs.]
+   [2012/10/30 r0.7 v0.7 [wrap] option]
+   [2012/10/11 r0.6 v0.6 \string\MaxBaseEmptyList*]
+   [2012/10/01 r0.5 v0.5 \string\MaxBaseEmptyList]
+   [2012/05/20 r0.4 v0.4 Kabelschacht + [r]]
+   [2012/05/20 v0.3      Kabelschacht reimplementation]
+   [2012/03/29 v0.2      reimpl.: much within \string\typeout]
+   [2012/03/23 v0.1(a)   initial]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.pdf
index ec61c396013..c062cb5c46a 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.pdf
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/SrcFILEs.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/SrcFILEs.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1d0a9bc538e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/SrcFILEs.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+     *File List*
+-----RELEASE.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.RLS  2023/01/08  v0.9a  ver@@; option autolength
+-----PACKAGE.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.sty  2023/01/08  v0.9a  more file list alignment (UL)
+------DOCSRC.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.tex  2023/01/08   --    documenting nicefilelist.sty
+    srcfiles.tex  2023/01/08   --    file infos -> SrcFILEs.txt
+--------DEMO.---   --  -- --   --     --
+    provonly.fd    --  -- --   --    no date, no version, but a lot of info,
+                                     look how that is wrapped!
+       wrong.prv   * NOT FOUND *
+       empty.f     * NOT FOUND *
+--------USED.---   --  -- --   --     --
+    hardwrap.sty  2011/02/12  v0.2   Hard wrap messages
+    myfilist.sty  2012/11/22  v0.71  \listfiles -- mine only (UL)
+    readprov.sty  2012/11/22  v0.5   file infos without loading (UL)
+    fifinddo.sty  2012/11/17  v0.61  filtering TeX(t) files by TeX (UL)
+     makedoc.sty  2012/08/28  v0.52  TeX input from *.sty (UL)
+    niceverb.sty  2015/11/21  v0.62  minimize doc markup (UL)
+    texlinks.sty  2015/07/20  v0.83  TeX-related links (UL)
+     makedoc.cfg  2013/03/25   --    documentation settings
+    mdoccorr.cfg  2012/11/13   --    `makedoc' local typographical corrections
+-not-so-much.---   --  -- --   --     --
+   kvsetkeys.sty  2022-10-05  v1.19  Key value parser (HO)
+     ***********
+
+ List made at 2023/01/08, 00:00
+ from script file srcfiles.tex
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.RLS b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.RLS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fee0d9b4cad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.RLS
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+\ProvidesFile{nicefilelist.RLS}%% RELEASE INFO
+   [2023/01/08 v0.9a     ver@@; option autolength]
+   [2022/12/05 v0.8a     date: dashes OK]
+   [2012/12/12 v0.7a     [wrap], `mono' typo, vs.]
+   [2012/10/30 r0.7 v0.7 [wrap] option]
+   [2012/10/11 r0.6 v0.6 \string\MaxBaseEmptyList*]
+   [2012/10/01 r0.5 v0.5 \string\MaxBaseEmptyList]
+   [2012/05/20 r0.4 v0.4 Kabelschacht + [r]]
+   [2012/05/20 v0.3      Kabelschacht reimplementation]
+   [2012/03/29 v0.2      reimpl.: much within \string\typeout]
+   [2012/03/23 v0.1(a)   initial]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.tex
index 61681852f7e..40cdb2f8aa6 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.tex
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-\ProvidesFile{nicefilelist.tex}[2022/12/05 documenting nicefilelist.sty]
+\ProvidesFile{nicefilelist.tex}[2023/01/08 documenting nicefilelist.sty]
 \title{\pkg{\huge nicefilelist.sty
        }\\---\\\cs{listfiles} Alignment for Connoisseurs\thanks{This
        document describes version
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 While \CtanPkgRef{longnamefilelist}{longnamefilelist.sty}
 improves \LaTeX's \cs{listfiles} with respect to long base filenames only,
 'nicefilelist.sty' can keep separate columns for
-(i)~date, (ii)~version, and (iii)~``caption"    %% 1st , 2012/10/30
+(i)~date, (ii)~version, and (iii)~``caption" %% 1st, 2012/10/30
 (don't write caption text in date column),
 their alignment not being disturbed by short filename extensions such as `.fd'.
 This is achieved basing on the \ctanpkgref{monofill} package.
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ you load 'nicefilelist.sty' (as usually) by
 \[`\usepackage{nicefilelist}'\]
 or by
 \[`\usepackage[<options>]{nicefilelist}'\]
-where <options> may be `r', `wrap', or `r,wrap'~\dots---see
+where <options> may be `r', `wrap', and/or `autolength'---see
 summaries in sections~\ref{sec:set} and \ref{sec:opt}
 on the package options and an example in section~\ref{sec:short}.
 Alternatively---e.g., for use with \ctanpkgref{myfilist} from the
@@ -159,6 +159,10 @@ Probably only adjusting the width for \emph{base} filenames
 is required in real life, see the example in section~\ref{sec:short}.
 (But there exist extensions .info and .mkii and versions
 v4.6.3.1 (fontawesome.sty).)
+%% 2023-01-06
+Option `autolength' measures the respective length of the field and
+writes it into the .aux file for use in the next compilation run.
+This option requires \LaTeX{} format-version at least 2022-11-01.
 
 The spaces between the columns are determined by macros
 |\NFLspaceI|, |\NFLspaceII|, and |\NFLspaceIII|,
@@ -185,22 +189,21 @@ some ``newline sequence" before the first word that is too much,
 and we use this feature here to put the next word into the
 \emph{caption column} rather than at the beginning of the next line.
 (Details and implementation are in section~\ref{sec:opt}.)
-\pagebreak
 
 If you are not happy with the column width that 'hardwrap'
 chooses, but want to assume your own width <max-line-chars>
 (e.g., your width, measured by your doctor, divided by the
  width of one character),
 compute its difference <max-line-chars-minus-one> to 1
-(maybe by your electronic calculator, or an emulation, or
- a Lua script, cf.~\ctanpkgref{lualatex-doc}, or by
- \ctanpkgref{bigintcalc}), and enter
+(maybe by your electronic calculator, or an emulation,
+or a Lua script, cf.~\ctanpkgref{lualatex-doc}, or by
+\ctanpkgref{bigintcalc}), and enter
 the 'hardwrap' instruction
 \[|\setmaxprintline{<max-line-chars-minus-one>}|\]
 when 'hardwrap' or 'nicefilelist' have been loaded
 \emph{and} before the internal macro `\@dofilelist' is run
 (which happens at the end of the document or when
- \ctanpkgref{myfilist}'s `\ListInfos' is issued, for instance).
+\ctanpkgref{myfilist}'s `\ListInfos' is issued, for instance).
 
 \subsection{Usage and Samples with 'myfilist.sty'}
 \label{sec:myfilist}
@@ -253,32 +256,47 @@ The previous code mentions the following files:
 Moreover, my `.tex' files have dates, but not version numbers,
 so you see what happens then:
 \vskip\topsep
-\begin{small}\tt
-\obeyspaces\obeylines
-~    *File List*
-nicefilelist.sty  2012/03/23  v0.1   \rlap{more file list alignment (UL)}
-~   monofill.sty  2012/03/19  v0.1a  monospace alignment (UL)
-~   myfilist.sty  2011/01/30  v0.3a  \rlap{\cs{listfiles} -- mine only (UL)}
-~   readprov.sty  2010/11/27  v0.3   \rlap{file infos without loading (UL)}
-nicefilelist.tex  2012/03/23   --    \rlap{documenting nicefilelist.sty}
-~   provonly.fd    --  -- --   --    such
-~      wrong.prv   * NOT FOUND *
-~      empty.f     * NOT FOUND *
-~   srcfiles.tex  2012/03/23   --    file infos -> SrcFILEs.txt
-~    ***********
-~
-~List made at 2012/03/23, 10:31
-~from script file srcfiles.tex
+\begin{small}
+\begin{verbatim}
+     *File List*
+-----RELEASE.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.RLS  2023/01/08  v0.9a  ver@@; option autolength
+-----PACKAGE.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.sty  2023/01/08  v0.9a  more file list alignment (UL)
+------DOCSRC.---   --  -- --   --     --
+nicefilelist.tex  2023/01/08   --    documenting nicefilelist.sty
+    srcfiles.tex  2023/01/08   --    file infos -> SrcFILEs.txt
+--------DEMO.---   --  -- --   --     --
+    provonly.fd    --  -- --   --    no date, no version, but a lot of info,
+                                     look how that is wrapped!
+       wrong.prv   * NOT FOUND *
+       empty.f     * NOT FOUND *
+--------USED.---   --  -- --   --     --
+    hardwrap.sty  2011/02/12  v0.2   Hard wrap messages
+    myfilist.sty  2012/11/22  v0.71  \listfiles -- mine only (UL)
+    readprov.sty  2012/11/22  v0.5   file infos without loading (UL)
+    fifinddo.sty  2012/11/17  v0.61  filtering TeX(t) files by TeX (UL)
+     makedoc.sty  2012/08/28  v0.52  TeX input from *.sty (UL)
+    niceverb.sty  2015/11/21  v0.62  minimize doc markup (UL)
+    texlinks.sty  2015/07/20  v0.83  TeX-related links (UL)
+     makedoc.cfg  2013/03/25   --    documentation settings
+    mdoccorr.cfg  2012/11/13   --    `makedoc' local typographical corrections
+-not-so-much.---   --  -- --   --     --
+   kvsetkeys.sty  2022-10-05  v1.19  Key value parser (HO)
+     ***********
+
+ List made at 2023/01/08, 00:00
+ from script file srcfiles.tex
+\end{verbatim}
 \end{small}
-%% TODO update example!?
-%%
+
 \subsubsection{More Generally and Shorthand}
 \label{sec:short}
 
 \AddQuotes                          %% 2012/10/11
 
 In the above example, the 'myfilist' command `\EmptyFileList'
-was missing---it was not intended there. Usually however,   %% is -> was 2012/10/29
+was missing---it was not intended there. Usually however, %% is -> was 2012/10/29
 it \emph{is} intended, i.e., the following sequence of
 lines is wanted:
 \begin{quotation}\tt\small
@@ -304,8 +322,6 @@ with 'myfilist'.
 
 \DontAddQuotes
 
-\pagebreak
-
 'nicefilelist' formats file lists nicely
 even when base filenames have eight characters at most,
 what \LaTeX's original `\listfiles' was made for.
@@ -316,7 +332,7 @@ works like `\MaxBaseEmptyList{nicefile}' (eight characters)---still,
 optional `[<read-again-files>]' may follow. This feature is demonstrated
 with \ctanpkgref{inputtrc} v/r0.3.
 
-\subsubsection{Sample with Wrapped Caption Column}  %% 2012/10/30
+\subsubsection{Sample with Wrapped Caption Column} %% 2012/10/30
 
 \AddQuotes
 
@@ -364,9 +380,8 @@ of the \TeX\ script `srcfiles.tex':
 \subsection{Package File Header (Legalese)}
 \input{nicefilelist.doc}
 
-\pagebreak
 \section{Credits}
-\begin{enumerate}   %% 2012/05/20
+\begin{enumerate} %% 2012/05/20
   \item It was \ctanpkgauref{muench-hm}{\textsc{Martin M\"{u}nch}}
         who pointed out the shortcomings
         of 'longnamefilelist' that the present package addresses---thanks!
@@ -408,4 +423,5 @@ VERSION HISTORY
                         usage restructured and extended
 2012/10/30              \listfiles
 2012/12/12  for v0.7a   vs.\ 
-2022/12/05  for v0.8a   accepts also the new date format
\ No newline at end of file
+2022/12/05  for v0.8a   accepts also the new date format with dashes
+2023/01/06  for v0.9a   regards |ver@@| for version; new option [autolength]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/provonly.fd b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/provonly.fd
index 357896e8f8f..278740491ce 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/provonly.fd
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/provonly.fd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%\ProvidesFile{provonly.fd}[2022/12/05 v0.11a such]
+%\ProvidesFile{provonly.fd}[2023/01/08 v0.12a such]
 %\ProvidesFile{provonly.fd}[such]
 \ProvidesFile{provonly.fd}[no date, no version, but a lot of info,
                            look how that is wrapped!]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/srcfiles.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/srcfiles.tex
index 359d5bd3231..f11a4891fbb 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/srcfiles.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/nicefilelist/srcfiles.tex
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 \ProvidesFile{srcfiles.tex}
-             [2022/12/05 file infos -> SrcFILEs.txt]
+             [2023/01/08 file infos -> SrcFILEs.txt]
 \RequirePackage[r,wrap]{nicefilelist}
 \RequirePackage{filedate}
 \MaxBaseEmptyList{nicefilelist}
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.sty
index aa82af7f271..ce80cd16660 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.sty
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/nicefilelist/nicefilelist.sty
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/12/01]
-\ProvidesPackage{nicefilelist}[2022/12/05 v0.8a
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/12/01]% Option autolength needs 2022-11-01!
+\ProvidesPackage{nicefilelist}[2023/01/08 v0.9a
                                more file list alignment (UL)]
 %% Copyright (C) 2012 Uwe Lück (deceased June 2020)
 %%
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 %%    https://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
 %% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of
 %% LaTeX version 2005-12-01 or later.
-%% 
+%%
 %%
 %%
 %%
@@ -22,59 +22,57 @@
 \RequirePackage{monofill}[2012/10/29]
 %% See its documentation for details.
 %% %% <- added 2012/10/29 ->
-%% The `[wrap]' option provided by 'nicefilelist' v0.7 requires 
+%% The `[wrap]' option provided by 'nicefilelist' v0.7 requires
 %% 'monofill' v0.2 as of 2012-10-29.
 %%
-%% We support three alignment ``fields" according to the terminology of \pkg{monofill}. 
-%% Their ids are |f-base| for base filenames, |f-ext| for filename extensions, 
-%% % |f-date| for the revision date, 
-%% and |f-version| for the revision version id of a file %%% , 
-%% % the latter two 
-%% as read from `\ProvidesFile', `\ProvidesPackage', 
+%% We support three alignment ``fields" according to the terminology of \pkg{monofill}.
+%% Their ids are |f-base| for base file-names, |f-ext| for file-name extensions,
+%% % |f-date| for the revision date,
+%% and |f-version| for the revision version id of a file
+%% %, the latter two
+%% as read from `\ProvidesFile', `\ProvidesPackage',
 %% or `\ProvidesClass' command in the file.
 %% Initial settings for them are following.
-%% For modifying them, load 'nicefilelist.sty', 
+%% For modifying them, load 'nicefilelist.sty',
 %% then type your own settings, then issue `\listfiles'
 %% or load 'myfilist.sty'.
 \MFfieldtemplate{f-base}{nicefilelist}
 \MFfieldtemplate{f-ext}{tex}
 \MFfieldtemplate{f-version}{v0.11a}
-%% We are not supporting version numbers greater than 9 at present---sorry! (TODO)
-%% \pagebreak
-%% 
-%% |\NFLspaceI|, |\NFLspaceII|, and |\NFLspaceIII| 
-%% determine the space between the four 
+%%
+%% |\NFLspaceI|, |\NFLspaceII|, and |\NFLspaceIII|
+%% determine the space between the four
 %% columns for names, dates, versions, and ``captions":
 \newcommand*{\NFLspaceI}  { \space}
 \newcommand*{\NFLspaceII} { \space}
 \newcommand*{\NFLspaceIII}{ }
-%% 
+%%
 %% === Failure Displays          ===
 %% \label{sec:fail}                 %% was failure 2012/10/29
-%% |\NFLnodate| is displayed in place of a file date if it seems 
+%% |\NFLnodate| is displayed in place of a file date if it seems
 %% not to be given (configurable):
 \newcommand*{\NFLnodate}{ -- \space-- --}
-%% |\NFLnoversion| likewise---however, for alignment, 
+%% |\NFLnoversion| likewise---however, for alignment,
 %% each wanted space must be specified as `\space'
-%% (not just a code blank space). 
+%% (not just a code blank space).
 %% It may need adjustment (by `\renewcommand') when
 %% `\MFfieldtemplate{f-version}' is modified:
 \newcommand*{\NFLnoversion}{\space--}
-%% |\NFLnotfound| is for files with wrong or no 
+%% |\NFLnotfound| is for files with wrong or no
 %% \cs{Provides.\empty..} command:
 \newcommand*{\NFLnotfound}{ * NOT FOUND *}
-%% 
+%%
 %% === Package Options           ===
 %% \label{sec:opt}
 %% v0.4 offers package option |[r]| that allows strings with `r' %% |...| 2012/10/30
 %% in place of `v', for ``release." `\NFL@v@digit''s definition
-%% therefore depends ... we use |\@listfiles| for a ``message" 
-%% there. For the original restricted functionality, it expands 
-%% to |\NFL@false|. 
+%% therefore depends ... we use |\@listfiles| for a ``message"
+%% there. For the original restricted functionality, it expands
+%% to |\NFL@false|.
 \def\@listfiles{\noexpand\NFL@false}
 %% Package option `[r]' carries out another test instead.
-%% See the accompanying file `SrcFILEs.txt' to see the effect. 
-%% TODO: update example!?
+%% See the accompanying file `SrcFILEs.txt' to see the effect.
+%% TO DO: update example!?
 \DeclareOption{r}{%
   \def\@listfiles{%
     {\noexpand\NFL@ifx@kbl##1r%
@@ -82,19 +80,21 @@
         \noexpand\NFL@false}%
   }%
 }
-%% v0.7 offers package option |[wrap]| for automatical wrapping within %% |...| 2012/10/30
-%% the "captions" column, based on Will Robertson's and Kevin Godby's 
-%% \ctanpkgref{hardwrap} package. The difference between this option 
-%% and the functionality without is controlled by the macro 
-%% `\NFL@filerow'. 
+%% v0.7 offers package option |[wrap]| for automatic wrapping within %% |...| 2012/10/30
+%% the "captions" column, based on Will Robertson's and Kevin Godby's
+%% \ctanpkgref{hardwrap} package. The difference between this option
+%% and the functionality without is controlled by the macro
+%% `\NFL@filerow'.
 %% %% 2012/10/30:
 %% \emph{Without} it expands to `\typeout'
 \newcommand*{\NFL@filerow}{\typeout}
-%% ---`\let' doesn't work with 'myfilist''s redefinition of 
+%% ---`\let' doesn't work with 'myfilist''s redefinition of
 %% `\typeout'.
-%% \emph{With} `[wrap]', `\NFL@filerow' applies 'hardwrap''s 
+%% \emph{With} `[wrap]', `\NFL@filerow' applies 'hardwrap''s
 %% `\HardWrap':
+\newif\ifNFLwrap%
 \DeclareOption{wrap}{%
+  \NFLwraptrue%
   \renewcommand*{\NFL@filerow}[1]{%
     \HardWrap\typeout\hw@maxprintline\relax{^^J%
       \MFrightinfield\space{f-base} %
@@ -102,58 +102,228 @@
       \NFLspaceI\@spaces\space\@spaces\space \NFLspaceII
       \MFrightinfield\space{f-version}\NFLspaceIII}{%
       #1}}%
-%% Alignment of filenames with 'hardwrap' seems to need
+%% Alignment of file-names with 'hardwrap' seems to need
   \renewcommand*{\MFfillelement}{\MFotherspace}
 %% from \ctanpkgref{monofill} v0.2.             %% was `monospace' 2012/12/12
 }
-%% The display width is controlled by 'hardwrap''s counter 
-%% `\hw@maxprintline'. Unless 'hardwrap' finds something special, 
-%% its content is 79, corresponding to a display width of 
-%% 80 characters (I believe---counting the leftmost character 
-%%  as \qtd{0}, as editors like to do). You can choose a different 
+%% The display width is controlled by 'hardwrap''s counter
+%% `|\hw@maxprintline|'. Unless 'hardwrap' finds something special,
+%% its content is 79, corresponding to a display width of
+%% 80~characters (I~believe---counting the leftmost character
+%% as~\qtd{0}, as~editors like to~do). You can choose a different
 %% content value <max-char-col> by 'hardwrap''s
 %% \[|\setmaxprintline{<max-char-col>}|\]
+%%
+%% \noindent v0.9a offers package option |[autolength]| %% |...| 2023-01-08
+%% for automatic setting of lengths of base file-name, extension, and version.
+\newif\ifNFLautolength
+
+\DeclareOption{autolength}{% v0.9a 2023-01-08
+%% We just measure the respective length and write it into the .aux file
+%% for use in the next compilation run.
+%% The \ctanpkgref{xstring} package requires e-\TeX. |\AddToHook{enddocument/afterlastpage}|
+%% ensures that the nicefilelist package still works when |\AtEndDocument| would be gone.
+%% The |\ver@@|-fix for the file-list was introduced 2022. Thus instead of \LaTeX{} format
+%% version 1994/12/01 option [autolength] requires format-version 2022-11-01 or newer.
+%% (2018 might be sufficient, but testing was only done with a current format.)
+  \@ifl@t@r\fmtversion{2022/11/01}{
+    % would have understood
+    % \IfFormatAtLeastTF{2022-11-01}{<true code>}{<false code>}
+    \NFLautolengthtrue
+    }{\PackageError{nicefilelist}{%
+         Option autolength needs newer LaTeX format%
+       }{Needed LaTeX format version: 2022-11-01 or newer.\MessageBreak%
+         Found  LaTeX format version: \fmtversion.\MessageBreak%
+         To use option autolength update your TeX distribution.%
+       }
+     }
+  }
+
 \ProcessOptions
-%% The next `\ifx' is to check whether `[wrap]' has been demanded 
+
+%% The next `\if' is to check whether `[wrap]' has been demanded
 %% and 'hardwrap' is needed:
-\ifx\NFL@filerow\typeout \else
-  \RequirePackage{hardwrap}
+\ifNFLwrap\RequirePackage{hardwrap}\fi
+
+\ifNFLautolength
+  \RequirePackage{xstring}[2021-07-21]% v1.84; needs e-TeX
+  \AddToHook{enddocument/afterlastpage}{%
+    \xdef\NFLbaselengthmax{nicefilelist}%
+    \xdef\NFLextlengthmax{sty}%
+    \xdef\NFLversionlengthmax{v0.9a}%
+    \xdef\NFLcaptionlengthmax{more file list alignment (UL)}%
+    \xdef\NFLbaselengthtmp{0}%
+    \xdef\NFLextlengthtmp{0}%
+    \xdef\NFLversionlengthtmp{0}%
+    \xdef\NFLcaptionlengthtmp{0}%
+    \xdef\NFLtotallengthtmp{0}%
+    \@for\@currname:=\@filelist\do{%
+      % This starts the loop through the list of files.
+      \filename@parse\@currname%
+      \StrLen{\filename@base}[\NFLbaselengthcurrent]%
+      \ifnum \NFLbaselengthcurrent > \NFLbaselengthtmp \relax%
+        {\xdef\NFLbaselengthtmp{\NFLbaselengthcurrent}%
+         \xdef\NFLbaselengthmax{\filename@base}%
+        }%
+      \fi%
+      \StrLen{\filename@ext}[\NFLextlengthcurrent]%
+      \ifnum \NFLextlengthcurrent > \NFLextlengthtmp \relax%
+        {\xdef\NFLextlengthtmp{\NFLextlengthcurrent}%
+         \xdef\NFLextlengthmax{\filename@ext}%
+        }%
+      \fi%
+      \expandafter\let\expandafter\@NFLtempb\csname ver@\filename@base.\filename@ext\endcsname%
+      \StrBetween[1,2]{\@NFLtempb}{ }{ }[\@NFLtempc]%
+      % assuming date space version space description
+      \IfBeginWith{\@NFLtempc}{v}{%
+        % fails if version omitted and description starts with v - evil!
+        \xdef\filename@version{\@NFLtempc}}{%
+        % else: empty or unusual format
+        % Packages that \relax their \ver@... (e.g., fontenc)
+        % can use \ver@@... to store the version information instead:
+        \expandafter\let\expandafter\@NFLtempd\csname ver@@\filename@base.\filename@ext\endcsname%
+        \StrBetween[1,2]{\@NFLtempd}{ }{ }[\@NFLtempc]%
+        % assuming date space version space description again
+        \IfBeginWith{\@NFLtempc}{v}{\xdef\filename@version{\@NFLtempc}%
+         }{% else: no usual version found
+           \xdef\filename@version{}%
+          }%
+        }%
+      \StrLen{\filename@version}[\NFLversionlengthcurrent]%
+      \ifnum \NFLversionlengthcurrent > \NFLversionlengthtmp \relax%
+        {\xdef\NFLversionlengthtmp{\NFLversionlengthcurrent}%
+         \xdef\NFLversionlengthmax{\filename@version}%
+        }%
+      \fi%
+      \ifx\filename@version\empty\relax%
+        \StrBehind[1]{\@NFLtempb}{ }[\@NFLtempc]%
+      \else%
+        \StrBehind[2]{\@NFLtempb}{ }[\@NFLtempc]%
+      \fi%
+      \StrLen{\@NFLtempc}[\NFLcaptionlengthcurrent]%
+      \ifnum \NFLcaptionlengthcurrent > \NFLcaptionlengthtmp \relax%
+        {\xdef\NFLcaptionlengthtmp{\NFLcaptionlengthcurrent}%
+         \xdef\NFLcaptionlengthmax{\@NFLtempc}%
+        }%
+      \fi%
+      }%
+    \message{^^J^^J%
+      ******************************************************************************^^J%
+      Package nicefilelist Info:^^J}%
+    \@ifundefined{hw@maxprintline}{%
+      \IfPackageLoadedTF{hardwrap}{%
+        \message{\space\string\hw@maxprintline\space unknown.^^J}%
+        }{\message{\space\string\hw@maxprintline\space %
+            unknown because not loading the hardwrap package.^^J}%
+         }% 
+      \message{\space Now guessing it to be 79.}%
+      \global\newcount\hw@maxprintline%
+      \hw@maxprintline=79\relax% the default value
+      }{% was already defined by hardwrap package or manually
+       }%
+    \StrLen{\NFLbaselengthmax .\NFLextlengthmax\NFLspaceI %
+      yyyy-mm-dd\NFLspaceII \NFLversionlengthmax \NFLspaceIII %
+      \NFLcaptionlengthmax}[\@NFLtempc]%
+    \message{%
+      Longest base file-name: \NFLbaselengthmax\space - %
+       \NFLbaselengthtmp\space characters^^J%
+      Longest file extension: \NFLextlengthmax\space - %
+       \NFLextlengthtmp\space characters^^J%
+      Longest file version: \space\space\NFLversionlengthmax\space - %
+       \NFLversionlengthtmp\space characters^^J%
+      Longest file caption: \space\space\NFLcaptionlengthmax\space - %
+       \NFLcaptionlengthtmp\space characters^^J%
+      Total length of^^J%
+       base-filename.extension\string\NFLspaceI\space date%
+        \string\NFLspaceII\space version\string\NFLspaceIII\space %
+        caption:^^J
+       \@NFLtempc\space characters^^J%
+      Linewidth: \the\hw@maxprintline\space characters^^J%
+      }%
+%% There exists ``beamercolorthememetropolis-highcontrast.sty''.
+    \ifnum \@NFLtempc > \the\hw@maxprintline\relax%
+      \IfPackageLoadedTF{hardwrap}{%
+         \xdef\roomforcaption{%
+           \the\numexpr(\the\hw@maxprintline-(\@NFLtempc-\NFLcaptionlengthtmp))\relax}%
+         \ifnum\numexpr(2*\roomforcaption) < \NFLcaptionlengthtmp\relax%
+           \xdef\NFLmaybe{%
+            \the\numexpr(\NFLbaselengthtmp+(2*\roomforcaption-\NFLcaptionlengthtmp)+1)\relax}%
+           \gdef\NFLbaselengthmaybe{}%
+           \newcounter{NFLcounter}%
+           \loop%
+             \xdef\NFLbaselengthmaybe{A\NFLbaselengthmaybe}%
+             \addtocounter{NFLcounter}{1}%
+             \ifnum\value{NFLcounter}<\NFLmaybe%
+           \repeat%
+           \message{Warning:^^J%
+                    Caption needs more than two lines, %
+                    wrapping was not implemented for this.^^J%
+                    Maybe set the lengths for base file-name, %
+                    -extension, and -version manually^^J%
+                    or increase the max_print_line.^^J%
+                    Instead of using option autolength, after^^J%
+                    \string\usepackage[<options>]{nicefilelist}^^J%
+                    try adding^^J%
+                    \string\MFfieldtemplate{f-base}{\NFLbaselengthmaybe}^^J%
+                    \string\MFfieldtemplate{f-ext}{\NFLextlengthmax}^^J%
+                    \string\MFfieldtemplate{f-version}{\NFLversionlengthmax}^^J%
+                    and recompile twice - %
+                    or look for the second longest file name^^J%
+                    and use that for \string\MFfieldtemplate{f-base}.^^J}%
+         \fi%
+       }{\message{Warning:^^J%
+                  File information does not always fit into a single %
+                  line; this might look ugly.^^J%
+                  Maybe set the lengths for base file-name, %
+                  -extension, and -version manually^^J%
+                  or increase the max_print_line.^^J}%
+        }%
+    \fi%
+    \message{%
+    ******************************************************************************^^J^^J}%
+    \if@filesw%
+      \immediate\write\@auxout{\string\IfPackageLoadedTF{nicefilelist}{\string\relax}{%
+                           \string\newcommand\string\MFfieldtemplate[2]{\string\relax}}}%
+      \immediate\write\@auxout{\string\MFfieldtemplate{f-base}{\NFLbaselengthmax}}%
+      \immediate\write\@auxout{\string\MFfieldtemplate{f-ext}{\NFLextlengthmax}}%
+      \immediate\write\@auxout{\string\MFfieldtemplate{f-version}{\NFLversionlengthmax}}%
+    \fi%
+    }
 \fi
-%% 
 %% === Safe Tests                === %% below options 2012/10/29
 %% \label{sec:safe}
 %% For fairly safe tests, we brief{}ly use an exotic version of `Q'
 %% (similarly to \ctanpkgref{ifmptarg} and \ctanpkgref{url}):
 \catcode`\Q=7 \let\NFL@criterion=Q \catcode`\Q=11
 %% %% 2012/03/27:
-%% It appears to me that expandable tests like the ones employed here 
-%% never are perfectly safe; you only can say that it is safe with a 
-%% source meeting certain conditions. \ctanpkgref{fifinddo} originally 
-%% was made for ``plain text," to be read from files without assigning 
-%% \TeX's special category codes. \emph{Here} we assume that the source 
-%% (text in \cs{Provides.\empty..} arguments) will never contain such a 
+%% It appears to me that expandable tests like the ones employed here
+%% never are perfectly safe; you only can say that it is safe with a
+%% source meeting certain conditions. \ctanpkgref{fifinddo} originally
+%% was made for ``plain text," to be read from files without assigning
+%% \TeX's special category codes. \emph{Here} we assume that the source
+%% (text in \cs{Provides.\empty..} arguments) will never contain such a
 %% ``funny `Q'".
 %%
 %% === Redefining \cs{listfiles} ===
-%% Similarly to original \LaTeX, |\listfiles| carries almost everything 
-%% that is needed for the file list only. 2012-10-29: little point 
-%% in this, perhaps, in that the package should be loaded when 
-%% running `\listfiles' is intended---TODO. Or maybe it is loaded 
+%% Similarly to original \LaTeX, |\listfiles| carries almost everything
+%% that is needed for the file list only. 2012-10-29: little point
+%% in this, perhaps, in that the package should be loaded when
+%% running `\listfiles' is intended---TO-DO. Or maybe it is loaded
 %% \emph{just in case?}
 \renewcommand*{\listfiles}{%
   \let\listfiles\relax
-%% ---this clears memory. Now \LaTeX\ doesn't collect file names for 
-%% &\listfiles when &\@listfiles is undefined, therefore 
+%% ---this clears memory. Now \LaTeX\ doesn't collect file names for
+%% &\listfiles when &\@listfiles is undefined, therefore
 %   \let\@listfiles\relax
 %% % although we don't use it.
-%% % (TODO use it in place of some `\NFL@'...?)
-%% ... postponed for v0.4 ...
+%% % (TO-DO use it in place of some `\NFL@'...?)
+%% ... postponed for future version...
 %% \vskip\smallskipamount\noindent
 %% |\@dofilelist| is executed by the standard \LaTeX\ `\enddocument'
 %% macro or by `\ListInfos' from the \ctanpkgref{myfilist} package.
   \def\@dofilelist{%
 %% ``Title:"
-     \typeout{^^J           %% trick 2012/03/29 vv
+     \typeout{^^J           %% trick 2012/03/29
               \MFrightinfield{*File Lis}{f-base}t*}%
      \@for\@currname:=\@filelist\do{%
 %% This starts the loop through the list of files
@@ -163,12 +333,18 @@
 %% Like \LaTeX's &\reserved@b:
        \expandafter\let\expandafter\@tempb
             \csname ver@\filename@base.\filename@ext\endcsname
-%% According to `source2e.pdf', &\filename@area may be a directory. 
-%% Trying support of this is seems to be a new feature with v0.2---not 
-%% tested, TODO!
+%% Packages that |\relax| their |\ver@|... (e.g., fontenc) %% v0.9a 2023-01-08
+%% can use |\ver@@|... to store the version information instead:
+       \ifx\@tempb\relax%
+         \expandafter\let\expandafter\@tempb
+            \csname ver@@\filename@base.\filename@ext\endcsname
+       \fi%
+%% According to `source2e.pdf', &\filename@area may be a directory.
+%% Trying support of this, it seems to be a new feature with v0.2
+%% --- not tested, TO-DO!
        \edef\@tempa{\filename@area\filename@base}%
-%% Actually I would like to be able to do even the filename parsing 
-%% expandably---for all systems, `texsys.cfg'!?? TODO
+%% Actually I would like to be able to do even the file-name parsing
+%% in an expandable way --- for all systems, `texsys.cfg'?! TO-DO
        \NFL@filerow{%
 %% Now all parsing and checking must be expandable.
          \NFL@make@macro@arg\MFrightinfield\@tempa      {f-base}.%
@@ -182,39 +358,39 @@
        }%
      }%
 %% The line of stars:
-     \typeout{                        %% trick vvv 2012/03/29
+     \typeout{                        %% trick v 2012/03/29
               \MFrightinfield{********}{f-base}***^^J}%
-%% TODO or more stars as with 'longnamefilelist'?
+%% TO-DO or more stars as with 'longnamefilelist'?
   }%
-%% This finishes the definition of `\@dofilelist'. 
+%% This finishes the definition of `\@dofilelist'.
 %% % The definitions of macros called from `\@dofilelist' are following.
-%% \[|\NFL@make@macro@arg<cmd-1><cmd-2>|\] results in 
-%% `<cmd-1>{<t-list>}' where <t-list> is the one-step expansion of 
+%% \[|\NFL@make@macro@arg<cmd-1><cmd-2>|\] results in
+%% `<cmd-1>{<t-list>}' where <t-list> is the one-step expansion of
 %% <cmd-2>:
   \def\NFL@make@macro@arg##1##2{\expandafter##1\expandafter{##2}}%
 %% |\NFL@space@split{<token-list>}{<spaced>}{<unspaced>}|
-%% passes prefix and suffix as arguments to <spaced> 
-%% if a space token is within <token-list>, otherwise 
-%% <unspaced> gets the original <token-list> as single 
-%% argument. The latter is useful here where <token-list> 
+%% passes prefix and suffix as arguments to <spaced>
+%% if a space token is within <token-list>, otherwise
+%% <unspaced> gets the original <token-list> as single
+%% argument. The latter is useful here where <token-list>
 %% becomes visible only by an &\expandafter.
-%% The following construction is discussed more generally 
+%% The following construction is discussed more generally
 %% in the \ctanpkgref{bitelist} package.
   \def\NFL@space@split##1{%
     \NFL@return@space@split##1\@nil: \NFL@criterion\@nil\@nil@{##1}}%
-%% `\NFL@return@spaces@split' essentially has \emph{three} parameters 
+%% `\NFL@return@spaces@split' essentially has \emph{three} parameters
 %% delimited by ` ', `\@nil', and `\@nil' again.
   \def\NFL@return@space@split##1 ##2\@nil##3\@nil@##4##5##6{%
     \NFL@ifx@kbl\NFL@criterion{##2}%
-%% If #2 is empty, `\NFL@ifx@kbl' (as of v0.3) compares 
-%% `\NFL@criterion' (criterion indicating ``unspaced") with 
-%% `\expandafter'. This only happens when the space is the last thing 
+%% If #2 is empty, `\NFL@ifx@kbl' (as of v0.3) compares
+%% `\NFL@criterion' (criterion indicating ``unspaced") with
+%% `\expandafter'. This only happens when the space is the last thing
 %% in <token-list>, and `<spaced>' is chosen correctly.
     {##6{##4}}{##5{##1}{##2}}}%
-%% |\NFL@ifx@kbl{<token>}{<maybe-token>}{<ifx>}{<unlessx>}| 
-%% as of v0.3  should save some tokens, in some longer run, 
-%% especially if we want to add nestings---cf. \file{source2e.pdf}
-%% for ``Kabelschacht."
+%% |\NFL@ifx@kbl{<token>}{<maybe-token>}{<ifx>}{<unlessx>}|
+%% as of v0.3  should save some tokens, in some longer run,
+%% especially if we want to add nestings---{}%
+%% cf.~\file{source2e.pdf} for ``Kabelschacht".
   \def\NFL@ifx@kbl##1##2{%
     \ifx##1##2\expandafter  \@firstoftwo
       \else   \expandafter \@secondoftwo \fi}%
@@ -245,9 +421,9 @@
       {\NFL@ifx@kbl##8-\NFL@ten@only\NFL@false}%
       \NFL@false
     {##1##2##3##4##6##7}}%
-%% If the word is a date, we now have taken 6 of the 8 digits. 
+%% If the word is a date, we now have taken 6 of the 8 digits.
 %% \[|\NFL@ten@only{<digits>}<digit><digit>Q|\]
-%% takes the two remaining and then a thing that should be `Q' 
+%% takes the two remaining and then a thing that should be `Q'
 %% in the funny sense of Sec.~\ref{sec:safe}.
   \def\NFL@ten@only##1##2##3##4{%
     \NFL@ifx@kbl\NFL@xi##4\NFL@digits\NFL@false
@@ -269,15 +445,15 @@
   \def\NFL@false##1\@nil{\@secondoftwo}%
 %% |\NFL@true| skips further candidates and dummies and chooses <yes>:
   \def\NFL@true##1\@nil{\@firstoftwo}%
-%% We don't support version without date, therefore run 
-%% |\NFL@no@date@version| as soon as we find that the file info 
+%% We don't support version without date, therefore run
+%% |\NFL@no@date@version| as soon as we find that the file info
 %% does not start with a date:
   \def\NFL@no@date@version{%
     \NFLnodate\NFLspaceII\NFLnoversion@\NFLspaceIII}%
 %% |\NFLnoversion@| adds filler to &\NFLnoversion:
   \def\NFLnoversion@{%
     \NFL@make@macro@arg\NFL@place@version\NFLnoversion}%
-%% |\NFL@maybe@three{<word-1>}{<rest>}| looks whether <word-1> 
+%% |\NFL@maybe@three{<word-1>}{<rest>}| looks whether <word-1>
 %% is a date. If it is, it is written to screen, and then we look
 %% if <rest> contains a version id. Otherwise ```<word-1>_<rest>'"
 %% is considered a ``caption" only.
@@ -293,8 +469,6 @@
                                                 \NFL@maybe@version@rest
                                                 \NFL@version@or@rest}%
                  {\NFL@no@date@version##1 ##2}}}%
-%% \pagebreak
-%%
 %% |\NFL@version@or@rest{<token-list>}|:
   \def\NFL@version@or@rest##1{%
     \NFL@if@version{##1}%
@@ -302,12 +476,12 @@
                    {\NFLnoversion@\NFLspaceIII##1}}%
 %% |\NFL@if@version{<token-list>}{<yes>}{<no>}|:
   \def\NFL@if@version##1{\NFL@v@digit##1xy\@nil}%
-%% TODO: At applications you see how some tokens could be saved.
-%% On the other hand, the macros are more transparent in the 
+%% TO-DO: At applications you see how some tokens could be saved.
+%% On the other hand, the macros are more transparent in the
 %% present way.
 %% \vskip\smallskipamount\noindent
 %% |\NFL@v@digit{<t1>}{<t2>}{<rest>}| checks whether the first thing
-%% is a `v' and the second a digit---unless package option `[r]' 
+%% is a `v' and the second a digit---unless package option `[r]'
 %% was chosen. v0.4 uses `\edef' for choosing:
   \edef\NFL@v@digit##1##2##3\@nil{%
     \noexpand\NFL@ifx@kbl##1v%
@@ -327,9 +501,9 @@
 }
 %% === Shorthand for 'myfilist'  ===
 %% \[|\MaxBaseEmptyList{<longest-name>}[<read-again-files>]|\]
-%% (v0.5) or 
+%% (v0.5) or
 %% \[|\MaxBaseEmptyList*[<read-again-files>]|\]
-%% (v0.6) as described in Section~\ref{sec:short}: 
+%% (v0.6) as described in Section~\ref{sec:short}:
 \newcommand*{\MaxBaseEmptyList}{%
     \@ifstar{\maxBaseEmptyList{abcdabcd}}\maxBaseEmptyList}
 \newcommand*{\maxBaseEmptyList}[1]{%
@@ -343,19 +517,17 @@
 %%
 %% === VERSION HISTORY ===
 
-v0.1   2012/03/20   started 
+v0.1   2012/03/20   started
        2012/03/22   almost ready
-       2012/03/23   debugging; \NFLspaceI etc.; 
-                    documentation completed 
-
+       2012/03/23   debugging; \NFLspaceI etc.;
+                    documentation completed
 v0.2   2012/03/24   file info processed by \typeout - start
        2012/03/25   trying, debugging
-       2012/03/26   continued; \NFL@place@version, \NFLnoversion@; 
+       2012/03/26   continued; \NFL@place@version, \NFLnoversion@;
                     works, reordered; another fix about Q -> \@empty
        2012/03/27   undone the latter, explained; improved remarks on
                     \@listfiles
        2012/03/29   alignment of title/stars with base<11
-
 v0.30  2012/05/18f. \NFL@ifx@kbl in \NFL@return@space@split
        2012/05/20   all \ifx reimplemented, old code kept
        STORED INTERNALLY
@@ -370,14 +542,20 @@ v0.5   2012/09/30   \MaxBaseEmptyList
 v0.6   2012/10/03   \MaxBaseEmptyLists first arg. only optional
        2012/10/11   ... bad with 2nd opt. arg., *
 v0.7   2012/10/13   "updating" date in \Provides...!
-       2012/10/28   \HardWrap first try 
+       2012/10/28   \HardWrap first try
        2012/10/29   \HardWrap newline material -> [wrap]
                     sec:test below sec:opt, mentioning `url'
-       2012/10/30   correcting \NFL@filerow without wrapping, 
+       2012/10/30   correcting \NFL@filerow without wrapping,
                     doc.: |...| in sec:opt
 v0.7a  2012/12/12   doc. monospace -> monofill; archived at:
                     https://web.archive.org/web/20221205210517/
                      https://mirror.mwt.me/ctan/install/macros/
                      latex/contrib/nicefilelist.tds.zip
-v0.8a  2022/12/05   Accepting also dashes instead of dashes in date
+v0.8a  2022/12/05   Accepting also dashes instead of slashes in date
+                    (one-time fix by H.-Martin Münch); archived at:
+                    https://web.archive.org/web/20230106193203/
+                      https://mirror.mwt.me/ctan/install/macros/
+                      latex/contrib/nicefilelist.tds.zip
+v0.9a  2023/01/08   now also regarding |ver@@| for version;
+                    new option [autolength] (using .aux file)
                     (one-time fix by H.-Martin Münch)
\ No newline at end of file