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-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/README4
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader-packagedoc.cls4
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.pdfbin427828 -> 454292 bytes
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.tex101
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test1.sty3
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test2.sty3
-rw-r--r--Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test3.sty3
7 files changed, 73 insertions, 45 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/README
index 0fccd0a2173..e90a6bb1aa4 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/README
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/README
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
latex-pkgloader
===============
-LaTeX Package : latex-pkgloader 0.1.0
+LaTeX Package : latex-pkgloader 0.2.0
-Last Modified : 2014-01-29
+Last Modified : 2014-05-10
Author : Michiel Helvensteijn (www.mhelvens.net)
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader-packagedoc.cls b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader-packagedoc.cls
index 25cc215c359..be82b57e9f9 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader-packagedoc.cls
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader-packagedoc.cls
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@
alsoletter={_,:},
morekeywords={before,after,late,early,if,
error,always,because,loaded},
- moretexcs={RequirePackage,RequirePackageWithOptions,Load,LoadPackagesNow},
+ moretexcs={RequirePackage,RequirePackageWithOptions,%
+ LoadClass,LoadClassWithOptions,%
+ Load,LoadPackagesNow},
mathescape,
texcsstyle=*\bfseries
}
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.pdf
index 0d788800559..c2768ffce6b 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.pdf
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.pdf
Binary files differ
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.tex
index 1e186cf1ce1..420453ad6a7 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/pkgloader.tex
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
\changes{0.1.0}{2014/01/29}
{initial version}
+
+\changes{0.2.0}{2014/05/10}
+ {an important release, which implements most features described in
+ the pkgloader TUGBoat article, and fixes a ton of bugs}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\begin{document} %
@@ -42,12 +46,16 @@
\section {Introduction} % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
\LaTeX\ can be extended by loading packages
-using a \lstinline+\usepackage+, \lstinline+\RequirePackage+ or \lstinline+\RequirePackageWithOptions+ command.
-Packages can add definitions, change existing ones, or otherwise extend functionality of the language.
-
-While the Turing-complete power of the \TeX\ family is quite useful at times, it does
-make it all too easy for independent package authors to step on each others
-toes. CTAN is full of conceptually independent packages that cannot be
+using a \lstinline+\usepackage+, \lstinline+\RequirePackage+
+or \lstinline+\RequirePackageWithOptions+ command. Similarly, documents load
+a document class using \lstinline+\documentclass+, \lstinline+\LoadClass+
+or \lstinline+\LoadClassWithOptions+.
+Packages and classes can add definitions, change existing ones,
+or otherwise extend functionality of the language.
+
+While the Turing-complete power of the \TeX\ language is quite useful at times,
+it does make it all too easy for independent package authors to step on each
+others toes. CTAN is full of conceptually independent packages that cannot be
loaded together, or break if they are not loaded in a specific order.
Yet, until now, there has been no automated package management to speak of.
@@ -68,31 +76,48 @@ Enter \lstinline+pkgloader+.
Here is an example of main file for a \LaTeX\ document
which uses \lstinline+pkgloader+:
+\newcommand{\morecode}{\hbox{\vphantom{\LARGE(}\smash{\ \small\vdots}}}
+\newcommand{\anyorder}{
+ \smash{\small\hbox{
+ \(
+ \qquad\left.\vrule height 1em depth 1.4em width 0pt\right\}
+ \hbox{\textit{\rmfamily any order}}
+ \)
+} } }
+\newcommand{\optional}{
+ \smash{\small\raisebox{-.7\baselineskip}{
+ \(
+ \qquad\left.
+ \begin{array}{l}\\[.8em]\end{array}
+ \right\}
+ \hbox{\textit{\rmfamily optional}}
+ \)
+} } }
\begin{latex}
-\documentclass{article}
-
\RequirePackage{pkgloader}
- \usepackage{xltxtra}
- \usepackage[xetex]{graphicx}
- $\smash{\raisebox{-1pt}{\small\vdots}}$
-\LoadPackagesNow
-
-\begin{document} $\ldots$ \end{document}
+ \documentclass{article}
+ \usepackage{algorithm}
+ \usepackage{hyperref} $\anyorder$
+ \usepackage{float}
+\LoadPackagesNow $\hskip44.3pt\optional$
+$\morecode$
+\begin{document} $\hdots$ \end{document}
\end{latex}
-The idea is to load \lstinline+pkgloader+ before loading any other package.
-It can then intercept all package loading requests, analyze them
+The idea is to load \lstinline+pkgloader+ before loading any other
+package or class.
+It can then intercept all loading requests, analyze them
and load them properly, taking this burden off the shoulders of
the average document author.
-Between the second and sixth lines, the loading of all packages
-is postponed. The \lstinline+\LoadPackagesNow+ command then
-loads the packages in some valid order. During this process,
+Between the second and fifth line, the loading of all packages
+and classes is postponed. The \lstinline+\LoadPackagesNow+ command then
+loads the packages in some valid order. This also happens automatically
+upon reaching the end of the preamble. During this process,
`conflict resolving' code may also be run, meant specifically to make
other packages work together properly. If the above code were
-compiled without \lstinline+pkgloader+ (using the \XeTeX\ engine, as of this writing),
-the given order between \lstinline+xltxtra+ and \lstinline+graphicx+ would
-cause an error.
+compiled without \lstinline+pkgloader+,
+the given package order would cause errors.
%%
The main advantage to this approach is that the complexity of dealing
with package conflicts is moved to the \lstinline+pkgloader+ package and handled
@@ -138,18 +163,27 @@ instead.
-\subsection {Package Loading Requests} % % % % % % % %
+\subsection {Package / Class Loading Requests} % % % % % % % %
\marginnote{\ttfamily\bfseries\textbackslash usepackage\\
\textbackslash RequirePackage\\
- \textbackslash RequirePackageW{\ldots}s}\noindent
-For requesting specific packages inside the |pkgloader| area,
-just use the three commands always used
-for this purpose: \lstinline+\usepackage+, \lstinline+\RequirePackage+ and
-\lstinline+\RequirePackageWithOptions+. Their syntax and effective semantics
+ \textbackslash RequirePackageW{\ldots}s
+ \textbackslash documentclass\\
+ \textbackslash LoadClass\\
+ \textbackslash LoadClassW{\ldots}s}\noindent
+For requesting specific packages or classes inside the
+|pkgloader| area, just use the commands always used
+for this purpose:
+ \lstinline+\usepackage+,
+ \lstinline+\RequirePackage+ and
+ \lstinline+\RequirePackageWithOptions+, as well as
+ \lstinline+\documentclass+,
+ \lstinline+\LoadClass+ and
+ \lstinline+\LoadClassWithOptions+.
+Their syntax and effective semantics
are the same as they have always been. Their effects are just delayed,
-reordered and perhaps modified by the active rules.
+reordered and perhaps modified by the active \emph{package loading rules}.
@@ -157,7 +191,7 @@ reordered and perhaps modified by the active rules.
\marginnote{\ttfamily\bfseries\textbackslash Load}\noindent
Each invocation if the \lstinline+\Load+ command sets up a rule about
-a package or packages, which are not necessarily ever loaded.
+a class, package or packages, which are not necessarily ever loaded.
These rules can come from any number of different sources.
A central registry will be maintained together with \lstinline+pkgloader+ itself
in the form of |pkgloader-recommended.sty|,
@@ -173,6 +207,7 @@ The \lstinline+\Load+ command expects the following syntax:
\centering
\begin{tabular}{r@{\ \ \ \ }r@{\ \ \ \ }l}
\nt{load} &$::=$& \lstinline+\Load+$\ \nt{package}\ \ \nt{clause}_1\ \ldots\ \nt{clause}_i$ \\
+ &$ \|$& \lstinline+\Load class+$\ \nt{package}\ \ \nt{clause}_1\ \ldots\ \nt{clause}_i$ \\
&$ \|$& \lstinline+\Load error+ $\ \ \ \,\nt{clause}_1\ \ldots\ \nt{clause}_i$ \\[2mm]
\nt{package} &$::=$& \lstinline+[+$\;\nt{options}\;$\lstinline+] {+$\;\nt{pkg}\;$\lstinline+} [+$\;\nt{version}\;$\lstinline+]+ \\[2mm]
@@ -200,7 +235,7 @@ The \lstinline+\Load+ command expects the following syntax:
\vskip\belowdisplayskip
\noindent
-\nt{pkg} represents a package name.
+\nt{pkg} represents a package or class name.
\nt{token{-}list} should expand to a human-readable text without formatting.
\marginnote{\ttfamily\bfseries if}\noindent
@@ -317,8 +352,8 @@ I hope that, with feedback and community collaboration,
use of this package will become widespread and package
authors will be able to work in a more modular fashion.
-\emph{Future versions} of |pkgloader| will be able to deal with
-document classes, to intelligently merge package options
+\emph{Future versions} of |pkgloader| will be able to
+intelligently merge package options
and to track packages loaded by other packages in order
to better inform the user --- perhaps even fix problems
by carrying information into the next run through auxiliary files.
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test1.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test1.sty
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a01c6236e4..00000000000
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test1.sty
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-\xdef\PackageOrderLog{\PackageOrderLog\quad test1[\csname opt@test1.sty\endcsname]}
-\DeclareOption*{}
-\ProcessOptions\relax
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test2.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test2.sty
deleted file mode 100644
index b817cf49be9..00000000000
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test2.sty
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-\xdef\PackageOrderLog{\PackageOrderLog\quad test2[\csname opt@test2.sty\endcsname]}
-\DeclareOption*{}
-\ProcessOptions\relax
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test3.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test3.sty
deleted file mode 100644
index 933106879fe..00000000000
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/pkgloader/test3.sty
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-\xdef\PackageOrderLog{\PackageOrderLog\quad test3[\csname opt@test3.sty\endcsname]}
-\DeclareOption*{}
-\ProcessOptions\relax