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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9281d08f4c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/README @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ + + An Experimental LaTeX3 Programming Convention + ============================================= + + 2011/05/10 + + +WHERE TO GET IT +--------------- + +The files in this distribution represent a snapshot of selected files +from the Subversion (SVN) repository of the LaTeX3 Project. + +To obtain current versions of the files, visit +<http://www.latex-project.org/code.html> which contains further +instructions. + +OVERVIEW +-------- + +The files of the expl3 bundle provide a low-level API for TeX +programmers with special syntax conventions, completely separating it +from document level syntax. Hence, the commands provided are not +intended for use at the document level nor for use in describing +design layouts in document class files. + +This API provides the foundation on which the LaTeX3 kernel and other +advanced extensions are built. Special care has been taken so that +they can be used within a LaTeX2e context as regular packages. + +While expl3 is still experimental, the bundle is now regarded as +broadly stable. The syntax conventions and functions provided are now +ready for wider use. There may still be changes to some functions, but +these will be minor when compared to the scope of expl3. + +REQUIREMENTS +------------ + +The expl3 bundle requires the e-TeX extensions and the functionality +of the \pdfstrcmp primitive. As a result, the bundle will only work +with the following engines: + + - pdfTeX v1.30 or later + - XeTeX v0.9994 or later + - LuaTeX v0.40 or later + +pdfTeX v1.30 was released in 2005, and so any recent TeX distribution +will support expl3. Both XeTeX and LuaTeX have developed more +actively over the past few years, and for this reason only recent +releases of these engines are supported. + +THE GUILTY PERSONS +------------------ + + Frank Mittelbach, Denys Duchier, Johannes Braams, Michael Downes, + David Carlisle, Alan Jeffrey, Chris Rowley, Rainer Schoepf + Javier Bezos, Morten Hoegholm, Thomas Lotze, Will Robertson, + Joseph Wright, Bruno Le Floch + + +DISCUSSION +---------- + +Discussion concerning the approach, suggestions for improvements, +changes, additions, etc. should be addressed to the list LaTeX-L. + +You can subscribe to this list by sending mail to + + listserv@urz.uni-heidelberg.de + +with the body containing + + subscribe LATEX-L <Your-First-Name> <Your-Second-Name> + + +BUGS +---- + +The issue tracker for LaTeX3 bugs is currently located at + + https://github.com/latex3/svn-mirror/issues + +Please report specific issues with LaTeX3 code there. More general +discussion should be directed to the LaTeX-L lists. + +===================================================================== + +--- Copyright 1998-2011 The LaTeX3 Project. All rights reserved --- + |