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\documentclass{ltxdoc}
\GetFileInfo{ltdefns.dtx}
\title{\filename}
\date{\filedate}
 \author{%
  Johannes Braams\and
  David Carlisle\and
  Alan Jeffrey\and
  Leslie Lamport\and
  Frank Mittelbach\and
  Chris Rowley\and
  Rainer Sch\"opf}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
 \DocInput{\filename}
\end{document}
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% \CheckSum{746}
%
% \changes{v1.0n}{1994/05/10}{(ASAJ) Added
%    \cs{DeclareProtectedCommand}.} 
% \changes{v1.0p}{1994/05/12}{(ASAJ) Fixed a bug with \cs{relax}
%    which was 
%    using \cs{@gobble} before defining it.}
% \changes{v1.0q}{1994/05/13}{(ASAJ) Renamed
%    \cs{DeclareProtectedCommand} to 
%    \cs{DeclareRobustCommand}.  Removed \cs{@if@short@command}.} 
% \changes{v1.0q}{1994/05/13}{(ASAJ) Replaces \cs{space} by `~' in
%    \cs{csname}.} 
% \changes{v1.0r}{1994/05/13}{(ASAJ) Added logging message to
%    \cs{DeclareProtectedCommand}.} 
% \changes{v1.0s}{1994/05/13}{(ASAJ) Added \cs{@backslashchar}.}
% \changes{v1.0s}{1994/05/13}{(ASAJ) Coded \cs{@ifdefinable} more
%    efficiently.} 
% \changes{v1.1a}{1994/05/16}{(ASAJ) Split from ltinit.dtx.}
% \changes{v1.1b}{1994/05/17}{(ASAJ) Removed warnings and logging to
%    lterror.dtx.} 
% \changes{v1.1b}{1994/05/17}{(ASAJ) Added definitions for protect.}
% \changes{v1.1c}{1994/05/17}{(ASAJ) Redid definitions for protect.}
% \changes{v1.1d}{1994/05/19}{(RmS) Added definitions for
%           \cs{@namedef} and \cs{@nameuse} again.}
% \changes{v1.1e}{1994/05/20}{Changed command name from
%    \cs{@checkcommand} to \cs{CheckCommand}.}
% \changes{v1.1f}{1994/05/22}{Use new warning and error cmds}
% \changes{v1.2a}{1994/10/18}{Add star-forms for all commands}
% \changes{v1.2a}{1994/10/18}{Add extra test for \cs{endgraf}}
% \changes{v1.2b}{1994/10/25}{Documentation improvements}
% \changes{v1.2c}{1994/10/30}{(CAR)\cs{@onelevel@sanitize} added}
% \changes{v1.2f}{1994/10/30}{(DPC)\cs{newwrite}'s moved to ltfiles}
% \changes{v1.0g}{1994/11/17}
%         {\cs{@tempa} to \cs{reserved@a}}
% \changes{v1.0p}{1995/07/13}{Updates to documentation}
%  
% \section{Definitions}
%
% This section contains commands used in defining other macros.
% 
% \StopEventually{}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<*2ekernel>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \subsection{Initex initialisations}
%
% \task{???}{This section needs extension}
%
% \begin{macro}{\two@digits}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro added}
%    Prefix a number less than 10 with `0'.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\two@digits#1{\ifnum#1<10 0\fi\number#1}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \changes{v1.2e}{1994/11/04}{Added \cs{set@display@protect} to
%    \cs{typeout}.  ASAJ.}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\typeout}
%    Display something on the terminal.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\typeout#1{\begingroup\set@display@protect
    \immediate\write\@unused{#1}\endgroup}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\newlinechar}
%    A char to be used as new-line in output to files.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newlinechar`\^^J
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
% \subsection{Saved versions of \TeX{} primitives}
%
%  The TeX primitive |\foo| is saved as |\@@foo|.
%  The following primitives are handled in this way:
% \begin{macro}{\@@par}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\@@par=\par
%\let\@@input=\input    %%% moved earlier
%\let\@@end=\end        %%%
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@@hyph}
% \begin{macro}{\-}
% \changes{1.2x}{1995/12/13}{Documentation changed.}
%  The following comment was added when these commands were first set
%  up, 19 April 1986:
%  the |\-| command is redefined to allow it to work in the |\ttfamily|
%  type style, where automatic hyphenation is suppressed by setting
%  |\hyphenchar| to~$-1$. The original primitive \TeX{} definition is
%  saved as |\@@hyph| just in case anyone needs it.
%
%  There is a need for a robust command for a discretionary hyphen
%  since its exact representation depends on the glyphs available in
%  the current font.  For example, with suitable fonts and the
%  \texttt{T1} font encoding it is possible to use hanging hyphens.
%
%  A suitable robust definition that allows for many possible types of
%  font and encoding may be as follows:
%  \begin{verbatim}
%  \DeclareRobustCommand {\-}{%
%    \discretionary {%
%      \char \ifnum\hyphenchar\font<\z@
%              \defaulthyphenchar
%            \else
%              \hyphenchar\font
%            \fi
%                    }{}{}%
%  }
%  \end{verbatim}
%
%  The redefinition (via |\let|) of |\-| within tabbing also makes the
%  use of a robust command advisable since then any redefinition
%  of |\-| via |\DeclareRobustCommand| will not cause a conflict.
%  
%  Therefore, macro writers should be hereby warned that
%  these internals will probably change! It is likely that a future
%  release of \LaTeX{} will make |\-| effectively an encoding specific
%  text command.
% 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\@@hyph=\-        % Save original primitive definition
\def\-{\discretionary{-}{}{}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@dischyph}
% \changes{v1.0g}{1994/04/12}
%         {Define \cs{@dischyph}, was previously in ltboxes.dtx}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\@dischyph=\-
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@@italiccorr}
% Save the original italic correction.
% \changes{v1.0a}{1994/03/07}{Macro added}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\@@italiccorr=\/
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@height}
%  \begin{macro}{\@depth}
%  \begin{macro}{\@width}
%  \begin{macro}{\@minus}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/22}{Macro added}
%  \begin{macro}{\@plus}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/22}{Macro added}
%    
%    The following definitions save token space.  E.g., using
%    |\@height| instead of height saves 5 tokens at the cost in time
%    of one macro expansion.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@height{height} \def\@depth{depth} \def\@width{width}
\def\@minus{minus}
\def\@plus{plus}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \begin{macro}{\hb@xt@}
% \changes{v1.2k}{1995/05/07}{Macro added}
%    The next one is another 100 tokens worth.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\hb@xt@{\hbox to}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\message{hacks,}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \subsection{Command definitions}
%
% This section defines the following commands:
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  {\@namedef}\marg{NAME}\\ Expands to |\def\|\marg{NAME}, 
%   except name can contain any characters.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  {\@nameuse}\marg{NAME}\\
%   Expands to |\|\marg{NAME}.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  {\@ifnextchar} X\marg{YES}\marg{NO}\\
%    Expands to \meta{YES} if next character is an `X',
%          and to \meta{NO} otherwise. 
%          (Uses |\reserved@a|--|\reserved@c|.)
%          NOTE: GOBBLES ANY SPACE FOLLOWING IT.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  {\@ifstar}\marg{YES}\marg{NO}\\
%          Gobbles following spaces and then tests if next the
%          character is a '*'.  If it is, then it gobbles the
%   `*' and expands to \meta{YES}, otherwise it expands to \meta{NO}.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  {\@dblarg}\marg{CMD}\marg{ARG}\\
%     Expands to |\|\marg{CMD}\oarg{ARG}\marg{ARG}.  Use
%          |\@dblarg\CS| when |\CS| takes arguments |[ARG1]{ARG2}|,
%          where default is| ARG1| = |ARG2|.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  {\@ifundefined}\marg{NAME}\marg{YES}\marg{NO}\\
%          : If \cs{NAME} is undefined then it executes \meta{YES},
%            otherwise it executes \meta{NO}.  More precisely,
%            true if \cs{NAME} either undefined or = |\relax|.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  {\@ifdefinable}|\NAME|\marg{YES}
%       Executes \meta{YES} if the user is allowed to define |\NAME|,
%            otherwise it gives an error.  The user can define |\NAME|
%            if |\@ifundefined{NAME}| is true, '|NAME|' $\neq$ '|relax|'
%            and the first three letters of '|NAME|' are not
%           '|end|', and if |\endNAME| is not defined.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  \newcommand|*|\marg{\cs{FOO}}\oarg{i}\marg{TEXT}\\
%         User command to define |\FOO| to be a macro with
%            i arguments (i = 0 if missing) having the definition
%            \meta{TEXT}.  Produces an error if |\FOO| already
%            defined.
%
%            Normally the command is defined to be |\long| (ie it may
%            take multiple paragraphs in its argument). In the
%            star-form, the command is not defined as |\long| and a
%            blank line in any argument to the command would generate
%            an error.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  \renewcommand|*|\marg{\cs{FOO}}\oarg{i}\marg{TEXT}\\
%  Same as |\newcommand|, except it checks if |\FOO| already defined.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  \newenvironment|*|\marg{FOO}\oarg{i}\marg{DEF1}\marg{DEF2}\\
%         equivalent to:\\
%         |\newcommand{\FOO}[i]{DEF1}| |\def{\endFOO}{DEF2}|\\
% (or the appropriate star forms).
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  \renewenvironment\\ Obvious companion to |\newenvironment|.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  \@cons : See description of |\output| routine.
%
% \DescribeMacro{\@car}
%  |\@car T1 T2 ... Tn\@nil| == |T1|  (unexpanded)
%
% \DescribeMacro{\@cdr}
%  |\@cdr T1 T2 ... Tn\@ni|l == |T2 ... Tn|     (unexpanded)
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  \typeout\marg{message}\\ Produces a warning message on the terminal.
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  \typein\marg{message}\\
%        Types message, asks the user to type in a command, then
%            executes it
%
% \DescribeMacro
%  \typein\oarg{\cs{CS}}\marg{MSG}\\
%  Same as above, except defines |\CS| to be the input
%                      instead of executing it.
%
% \changes{LaTeX209}{1992/03/18}
%  {(RMS) changed input channel from 0 to \cs{@inputcheck} to avoid 
%     conflicts with other channels allocated by \cs{newread}}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\typein}
%
% \changes{v1.2k}{1995/05/08}{Use \cs{@firstofone}}
% \changes{v1.2l}{1995/05/08}{Remove unnecessary braces}
% \changes{v1.2l}{1995/05/08}{Replace \cs{def} by \cs{let}}
% \changes{v1.2m}{1995/05/24}{(DPC) New implementation}
% \changes{v1.2u}{1995/10/16}{(DPC) Use \cs{@testopt} /1911}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\typein{%
  \let\@typein\relax
  \@testopt\@xtypein\@typein}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \changes{v1.2r}{1995/10/03}
%     {Add missing \cs{@typein} for /1710 (from patch file)}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@xtypein[#1]#2{%
  \typeout{#2}%
  \advance\endlinechar\@M
  \read\@inputcheck to#1%
  \advance\endlinechar-\@M
  \@typein}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@namedef}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@namedef#1{\expandafter\def\csname #1\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@nameuse}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@nameuse#1{\csname #1\endcsname}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@cons}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@cons#1#2{\begingroup\let\@elt\relax\xdef#1{#1\@elt #2}\endgroup}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@car}
%  \begin{macro}{\@cdr}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@car#1#2\@nil{#1}
\def\@cdr#1#2\@nil{#2}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@carcube}
% |\@carcube T1 ... Tn\@nil| = |T1| |T2| |T3| , $n > 3$
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@carcube#1#2#3#4\@nil{#1#2#3}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@onlypreamble}
%  \begin{macro}{\@preamblecmds}
%    This macro adds its argument to the list of commands stored in
%    |\@preamblecmds| to be
%    disabled after |\begin{document}|. These commands are redefined
%    to generate |\@notprerr| at this point.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@preamblecmds{}
\def\@onlypreamble#1{%
  \expandafter\gdef\expandafter\@preamblecmds\expandafter{%
       \@preamblecmds\do#1}}
\@onlypreamble\@onlypreamble
\@onlypreamble\@preamblecmds
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@star@or@long}
% \changes{v1.2a}{1994/10/18}{macro added}
% Look ahead for a |*|. If present reset |\l@ngrel@x| so that
% the next definition, |#1|,  will be non-long.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@star@or@long#1{%
  \@ifstar
   {\let\l@ngrel@x\relax#1}%
   {\let\l@ngrel@x\long#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%

%  \begin{macro}{\l@ngrel@x}
% This is either |\relax| or |\long| depending on whether the |*|-form
% of a definition command is being executed.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\l@ngrel@x\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\newcommand}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro reimplemented and extended}
%    User level |\newcommand|.%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\newcommand{\@star@or@long\new@command}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\new@command}
% \changes{v1.2u}{1995/10/16}{(DPC) Use \cs{@testopt} /1911}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\new@command#1{%
  \@testopt{\@newcommand#1}0}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@newcommand}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro added}
%  \begin{macro}{\@argdef}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro added}
%  \begin{macro}{\@xargdef}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro interface changed}
% \changes{v1.1g}{2004/01/23}{Use kernel version of
%                             \cs{@ifnextchar} (pr/3501)}
%    Handling arguments for |\newcommand|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@newcommand#1[#2]{%
  \kernel@ifnextchar [{\@xargdef#1[#2]}%
                {\@argdef#1[#2]}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%    Define |#1| if it is definable.
%
%    Both here and in |\@xargdef| the replacement text is absorbed as
%    an argument because if we are not allowed to make the definition
%    we have to get rid of it completely.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@argdef#1[#2]#3{%
   \@ifdefinable #1{\@yargdef#1\@ne{#2}{#3}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {New implementation, using \cs{@test@opt}}
%    Handle the second optional argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@xargdef#1[#2][#3]#4{%
  \@ifdefinable#1{%
%    \end{macrocode}
%    Define the actual command to be:\\
%    |\def\foo{\@protected@testopt\foo\\foo{default}}|\\
%    where |\\foo| is a csname generated from applying |\csname| and
%    |\string| to |\foo|, ie the actual name contains a backslash and
%    therefore can't clash easily with exisiting command names.
%    ``Default'' is the contents of the second optional argument of
%    |(re)newcommand|.
%
% The |\aut@global| command below is only used in the autoload
% format. If it is |\global| then a global definition will be made.
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Add \cs{aut@global} in autoload version}
% \changes{v1.2z2}{1998/03/04}
%     {Unnecessary \cs{expandafter} removed: pr/2758} 
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<autoload>\aut@global
     \expandafter\def\expandafter#1\expandafter{%
          \expandafter
          \@protected@testopt
          \expandafter
          #1%
          \csname\string#1\endcsname
          {#3}}%
%    \end{macrocode}
%    Now we define the internal macro ie |\\foo| which is supposed to
%    pick up all arguments (optional and mandatory).
%    \begin{macrocode}
       \expandafter\@yargdef
          \csname\string#1\endcsname
           \tw@
           {#2}%
           {#4}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@testopt}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Macro added}
% \changes{v1.3a}{1999/01/07}
%     {made long and brace optional arg. latex/2896}
% This macro encapsulates the most common call to |\@ifnextchar|, saving
% several tokens each time it is used in the definition of a command
% with an optional argument.
% |#1| The code to execute in the case that there is a |[| need not be
% a single token but can be any sequence of commands that `expects' to
% be followed by |[|. If this command were only used in |\newcommand|
% definitions then |#1| would be a single token and the braces could
% be omitted from |{#1}| in the definition below, saving a bit of
% memory. 
% \changes{v1.1g}{2004/01/23}{Use kernel version of
%                             \cs{@ifnextchar} (pr/3501)}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@testopt#1#2{%
  \kernel@ifnextchar[{#1}{#1[{#2}]}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@protected@testopt}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Macro added}
% Robust version of |\@testopt|. The extra argument (|#1|) must be a
% single token. If protection is needed the call expands to |\protect|
% applied to this token, and the 2nd and 3rd arguments are
% discarded (by |\@x@protect|). Otherwise |\@testopt| is called on 
% the 2nd and 3rd arguments.
%
% This method of making commands robust avoids the need for using up
% two csnames per command, the price is the extra expansion time
% for the |\ifx| test.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@protected@testopt#1{%%
  \ifx\protect\@typeset@protect
    \expandafter\@testopt
  \else
    \@x@protect#1%
  \fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@yargdef}
%  \begin{macro}{\@yargd@f}
% \changes{v1.3f}{1999/04/29}{New macro added}
%    
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro interface changed} 
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Avoid \cs{@?@?} token} 
% \changes{v1.0b}{1994/03/12}{Name changed from \cs{XXX@argdef}}
% \changes{v1.3c}{1999/01/18}{New implementation DPC /2942}
% \changes{v1.3d}{1999/02/09}{catch bad argument forms by re-inserting \#3}
% \changes{v1.3f}{1999/04/29}{Full expansion and conversion needed
%    for digit in new version, see pr/3013}
%
%    These generate a primitive argument specification, from a
%    \LaTeX\ |[|\meta{digit}|]| form; in fact \meta{digit} can be
%    anything such that |\number|~\meta{digit} is single digit.
%
%    Reorganised slightly so that |\renewcommand{\reserved@a}[1]{foo}|
%    works.  I am not sure this is worth it, as a following
%    |\newcommand| would over-write the definition of |\reserved@a|.
%    
%    Recall that \LaTeX2.09 goes into an infinite loop with
%    |\renewcommand[1]{\@tempa}{foo}| (DPC 6 October 93).
%
%    Reorganised again (DPC 1999). Rather than make a loop to
%    construct the argument spec by counting, just extract the
%    required argument spec by using a delimited argument (delimited
%    by the digit).  This is faster and uses less tokens. The coding
%    is slightly odd to preserve the old interface (using |#2| =
%    |\tw@| as the flag to surround the first argument with |[]|.  But
%    the new method did not allow for the number of arguments |#3| not
%    being given as an explicit digit; hence (further expansion of
%    this argument and use of) |\number| was added later in 1999.
%
%    It is not clear why these are still |\long|.
%    
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long \def \@yargdef #1#2#3{%
  \ifx#2\tw@
    \def\reserved@b##11{[####1]}%
  \else
    \let\reserved@b\@gobble
  \fi
  \expandafter
    \@yargd@f \expandafter{\number #3}#1%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
%    
% The |\aut@global| command below is only used in the autoload
% format. If it is |\global| then a global definition will be made.
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Add \cs{aut@global} in autoload version}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long \def \@yargd@f#1#2{%
  \def \reserved@a ##1#1##2##{%
%<autoload>\aut@global
    \expandafter\def\expandafter#2\reserved@b ##1#1%
    }%
  \l@ngrel@x \reserved@a 0##1##2##3##4##5##6##7##8##9###1%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
%    
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@reargdef}
%  \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/12/20}
%                {Kept old version of \cs{@reargdef}, for array.sty}
% \changes{v1.0b}{1994/03/12}{New defn, in terms of \cs{@yargdef}}
%  \changes{v1.2y}{1996/07/26}{third arg picked up by \cs{@yargdef}}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@reargdef#1[#2]{%
  \@yargdef#1\@ne{#2}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\renewcommand}
%    Check the command name is already used.  If not give an error
%    message. Then temporarily
%    disable |\@ifdefinable| then call |\newcommand|. (Previous
%    version |\let#1=\relax| but this does not work too well if |#1|
%    is |\@temp|\emph{a--e}.)
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro reimplemented and extended}
% \changes{v1.1f}{1994/05/2}{Removed surplus \cs{space} in error}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\renewcommand{\@star@or@long\renew@command}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\renew@command}
%  \changes{v1.2y}{1996/07/26}{use \cs{relax} in place of empty arg}
%  \changes{v1.2y}{1996/07/26}{use \cs{noexpand} instead of \cs{string}}
% \changes{v1.2z1}{1997/10/21}{Use \cs{begingroup}/\cs{endgroup} rather
%    than braces for grouping, to avoid generating empty math atom.} 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\renew@command#1{%
  \begingroup \escapechar\m@ne\xdef\@gtempa{{\string#1}}\endgroup
  \expandafter\@ifundefined\@gtempa
     {\@latex@error{\noexpand#1undefined}\@ehc}%
     \relax
  \let\@ifdefinable\@rc@ifdefinable
  \new@command#1}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
% \changes{v1.0n}{1994/05/10}{Removed braces around \cs{@ifundefined}
%    argument.  ASAJ.}
% \changes{v1.0s}{1994/05/13}{Coded more efficiently, thanks to FMi.}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@ifdefinable}
%  \begin{macro}{\@@ifdefinable}
%  \begin{macro}{\@rc@ifdefinable}
%    Test is user is allowed to define a command.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@ifdefinable #1#2{%
      \edef\reserved@a{\expandafter\@gobble\string #1}%
     \@ifundefined\reserved@a
         {\edef\reserved@b{\expandafter\@carcube \reserved@a xxx\@nil}%
          \ifx \reserved@b\@qend \@notdefinable\else
            \ifx \reserved@a\@qrelax \@notdefinable\else
              #2%
            \fi
          \fi}%
         \@notdefinable}
%    \end{macrocode}
%    Saved definition of |\@ifdefinable|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\@@ifdefinable\@ifdefinable
%    \end{macrocode}
%    Version of |\@ifdefinable| for use with |\renewcommand|.  Does
%    not do the check this time, but restores the normal definition.
%    \begin{macrocode} 
\long\def\@rc@ifdefinable#1#2{%
  \let\@ifdefinable\@@ifdefinable
  #2}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\newenvironment}
%    Define a new user environment.
%    |#1| is the environment name. |#2#| Grabs all the tokens up to
%    the first |{|. These will be any optional arguments. They are not
%    parsed at this point, but are just passed to |\@newenv| which
%    will eventually call |\newcommand|. Any optional arguments will
%    then be parsed by |\newcommand| as it defines the command that
%    executes the `begin code' of the environment.
%
% This |#2#| trick removed with version 1.2i as it fails if a |{|
% occurs in the optional argument. Now use |\@ifnextchar| directly.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\newenvironment{\@star@or@long\new@environment}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\new@environment}
% \changes{v1.2i}{1995/04/25}{Parse arguments slowly but safely /1507}
% \changes{v1.2u}{1995/10/16}{(DPC) Use \cs{@testopt} /1911}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\new@environment#1{%
  \@testopt{\@newenva#1}0}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@newenva}
% \changes{v1.1g}{2004/01/23}{Use kernel version of
%                             \cs{@ifnextchar} (pr/3501)}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@newenva#1[#2]{%
   \kernel@ifnextchar [{\@newenvb#1[#2]}{\@newenv{#1}{[#2]}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@newenvb}
% \changes{v1.3a}{1999/01/07}
%     {made long and brace optional arg. latex/2896}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@newenvb#1[#2][#3]{\@newenv{#1}{[#2][{#3}]}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%  \begin{macro}{\renewenvironment}
%    Redefine an environment.
%    For |\renewenvironment| disable |\@ifdefinable| and then call
%    |\newenvironment|.  It is OK to |\let| the argument to |\relax|
%    here as there should not be a |@temp|\ldots\ environment.
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro reimplemented and extended}
% \changes{v1.1f}{1994/05/2}{Removed surplus \cs{space} in error}
%    \begin{macrocode} 
\def\renewenvironment{\@star@or@long\renew@environment}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\renew@environment}
% \changes{v1.2a}{1994/10/18}{reset end command}
% \changes{v1.2y}{1996/07/26}{use \cs{relax} in place of empty arg}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\renew@environment#1{%
  \@ifundefined{#1}%
     {\@latex@error{Environment #1 undefined}\@ehc
     }\relax
  \expandafter\let\csname#1\endcsname\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Add \cs{aut@global} in autoload version}
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<autoload>\aut@global
  \expandafter\let\csname end#1\endcsname\relax
  \new@environment{#1}}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@newenv}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Macro interface changed}
% \changes{v1.2h}{1994/11/24}{Added test for \cs{endgraf}}
%    The internal version of |\newenvironment|.
%
%    Call |\newcommand| to define the \meta{begin-code} for the
%    environment.  |\def| is used for the \meta{end-code} as it does
%    not take arguments. (but may contain |\par|s)
%
% Make sure that an attempt to define a `graf' or `group' environment
% fails.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@newenv#1#2#3#4{%
  \@ifundefined{#1}%
    {\expandafter\let\csname#1\expandafter\endcsname
                         \csname end#1\endcsname}%
    \relax
  \expandafter\new@command
     \csname #1\endcsname#2{#3}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Add \cs{aut@global} in autoload version}
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<autoload>\aut@global
     \l@ngrel@x\expandafter\def\csname end#1\endcsname{#4}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\newif}
% \changes{v1.1l}{1995/05/24}{(DPC) New implementation}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Add \cs{aut@global} in autoload version}
% And here's a different sort of allocation:
% For example, 
% |\newif\iffoo| creates |\footrue|, |\foofalse| to go with |\iffoo|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\newif#1{%
  \count@\escapechar \escapechar\m@ne
%<autoload>\aut@global
    \let#1\iffalse
    \@if#1\iftrue
    \@if#1\iffalse
  \escapechar\count@}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@if}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Add \cs{aut@global} in autoload version}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@if#1#2{%
%<autoload>\aut@global
  \expandafter\def\csname\expandafter\@gobbletwo\string#1%
                    \expandafter\@gobbletwo\string#2\endcsname
                       {\let#1#2}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\providecommand}
% |\providecommand| takes the same arguments as |\newcommand|, but
% discards them if |#1| is already defined, Otherwise it just acts like
% |\newcommand|. This implementation currently leaves any discarded
% definition in |\reserved@a| (and possibly |\\reserved@a|) this 
% wastes a bit of space, but it will be reclaimed as soon as these 
% scratch macros are redefined. 
%
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/22}{Macro added}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\providecommand{\@star@or@long\provide@command}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\provide@command}
% \changes{v1.2z}{1997/09/09}{Use \cs{begingroup} to avoid generating
%    math ords if used in math mode. pr/2573}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\provide@command#1{%
  \begingroup
    \escapechar\m@ne\xdef\@gtempa{{\string#1}}%
  \endgroup
  \expandafter\@ifundefined\@gtempa
    {\def\reserved@a{\new@command#1}}%
    {\def\reserved@a{\renew@command\reserved@a}}%
   \reserved@a}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\CheckCommand}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/22}{Macro added}
% \changes{v1.1e}{1994/05/20}{Changed name from \cs{@checkcommand} to
%    \cs{CheckCommand}.}
%    |\CheckCommand| takes the same arguments as |\newcommand|. If
%    the command already exists, with the same definition, then
%    nothing happens, otherwise a warning is issued. Useful for
%    checking the current state befor a macro package starts
%    redefining things.  Currently two macros are considered to have
%    the same definition if they are the same except for different
%    default arguments.  That is, if the old definition was:
%    |\newcommand\xxx[2][a]{(#1)(#2)}| then
%    |\CheckCommand\xxx[2][b]{(#1)(#2)}| would \emph{not} generate a
%    warning, but, for instance |\CheckCommand\xxx[2]{(#1)(#2)}|
%    would.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\CheckCommand{\@star@or@long\check@command}
%    \end{macrocode}
%    |\CheckCommand| is only available in the preamble part of the
%    document.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\@onlypreamble\CheckCommand
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\check@command}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\check@command#1#2#{\@check@c#1{#2}}
\@onlypreamble\check@command
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% 
% \begin{macro}{\@check@c}
% \changes{v1.2i}{1995/04/25}{Make \cs{long} for latex/1346}
%    |\CheckCommand| itself just grabs all the arguments we need,
%    without actually looking for |[| optional argument forms.  Now
%    define |\reserved@a|. If |\\reserved@a| is then defined, compare it
%    with the ``|\#1|' otherwise compare |\reserved@a| with |#1|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@check@c#1#2#3{%
  \expandafter\let\csname\string\reserved@a\endcsname\relax
  \renew@command\reserved@a#2{#3}%
  \@ifundefined{\string\reserved@a}%
   {\@check@eq#1\reserved@a}%
   {\expandafter\@check@eq
           \csname\string#1\expandafter\endcsname
           \csname\string\reserved@a\endcsname}}
\@onlypreamble\@check@c
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@check@eq}
%     Complain if |#1| and |#2| are not |\ifx| equal.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@check@eq#1#2{%
  \ifx#1#2\else
     \@latex@warning@no@line
               {Command \noexpand#1 has 
                changed.\MessageBreak
                Check if current package is valid}%
  \fi}
\@onlypreamble\@check@eq
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@gobble}
% \begin{macro}{\@gobbletwo}
% \begin{macro}{\@gobblefour}
% \changes{v1.2n}{1995/05/26}{(CAR) Added \cs{long}s}
%    The |\@gobble| macro is used to get rid of its argument.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def \@gobble #1{}
\long\def \@gobbletwo #1#2{}
\long\def \@gobblefour #1#2#3#4{}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@firstofone}
% \begin{macro}{\@firstoftwo}
% \begin{macro}{\@secondoftwo}
%    Some argument-grabbers.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@firstofone#1{#1}
\long\def\@firstoftwo#1#2{#1}
\long\def\@secondoftwo#1#2{#2}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \begin{macro}{\@iden}
%    |\@iden| is another name for |\@firstofone| for 
%    compatibility reasons.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\@iden\@firstofone
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@thirdofthree}
%    Another grabber now used in the encoding specific
%    section.
% \changes{v1.2z3}{1998/03/20}{Macro added}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@thirdofthree#1#2#3{#3}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@expandtwoargs}
%    A macro to totally expand two arguments to another macro
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@expandtwoargs#1#2#3{%
\edef\reserved@a{\noexpand#1{#2}{#3}}\reserved@a}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@backslashchar}
%    A category code 12 backslash.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\edef\@backslashchar{\expandafter\@gobble\string\\}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \changes{v1.0n}{1994/05/10}{Added \cs{DeclareProtectedCommand}}
% \changes{v1.0p}{1994/05/12}{Fixed a bug with \cs{relax } which was
%    using \cs{@gobble} before defining it.}
% \changes{v1.0q}{1994/05/13}{Renamed \cs{DeclareProtectedCommand} to
%    \cs{DeclareRobustCommand}.  Removed \cs{@if@short@command}.
%    Moved to after the definition of \cs{@gobble}.} 
% \changes{v1.0r}{1994/05/13}{Added logging message to
%    \cs{DeclareProtectedCommand}.} 
%
% \subsection{Robust commands and protect}
%
% \changes{v1.1b}{1994/05/17}{Added the discussion of protected
%    commands, defined the values that \cs{protect} should have.}
% \changes{v1.1c}{1994/05/18}{Redid the discussion and definitions, in
%    line with the proposed new setting of \cs{protect} in the output 
%    routine.}
%
% Fragile and robust commands are one of the thornier issues in
% \LaTeX's commands.  Whilst typesetting documents, \LaTeX{} makes use
% of many of \TeX's features, such as arithmetic, defining macros, and
% setting variables.  However, there are (at least) three different
% ocassions when these commands are not safe.  These are called
% `moving arguments' by \LaTeX, and consist of:
% \begin{itemize}
% \item writing information to a file, such as indexes or tables of
%    contents. 
% \item writing information to the screen.
% \item inside an |\edef|, |\message|, |\mark|, or other command which
%    evaluates its argument fully.
% \end{itemize}
% The method \LaTeX{} uses for making fragile commands robust is to
% precede them with |\protect|.  This can have one of five possible
% values: 
% \begin{itemize}
% \item |\relax|, for normal typesetting.  So |\protect\foo| will
%    execute |\foo|.
% \item |\string|, for writing to the screen.  So |\protect\foo| will
%    write |\foo|.
% \item |\noexpand|, for writing to a file.  So |\protect\foo| will
%    write |\foo| followed by a space.
% \item |\@unexpandable@protect|, for writing a moving argument to a
%    file.  So |\protect\foo| will write |\protect\foo| followed by a
%    space.  This value is also used inside |\edef|s, |\mark|s and
%    other commands which evaluate their arguments fully.
% \item |\@unexpandable@noexpand|, for performing a deferred write
%    inside an |\edef|.  So |\protect\foo| will write |\foo| followed
%    by a space.  If you want |\protect\foo| to be written, you should
%    use |\@unexpandable@protect|. (Removed as never used).
% \end{itemize}
%
% \changes{1.1b}{1994/05/17}
%     {(ASAJ) Added the \cs{@protect@...} commands.}
% \changes{1.1c}{1994/05/18}
%     {(ASAJ) Renamed the commands, and removed
%       one which is no longer needed.}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@unexpandable@protect}
% \begin{macro}{\@unexpandable@noexpand}
% \changes{1.2w}{1995/12/05}{Removed as never used. internal/1733}
%    These commands are used for setting |\protect| inside |\edef|s.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@unexpandable@protect{\noexpand\protect\noexpand}
%\def\@unexpandable@noexpand{\noexpand\noexpand\noexpand}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \changes{v1.2e}{1994/11/04}{Rewrote protected short commands
%    using \cs{x@protect}. ASAJ.}
%
% \begin{macro}{\DeclareRobustCommand}
% \begin{macro}{\declare@robustcommand}
%    This is a package-writers command, which has the same syntax as
%    |\newcommand|, but which declares a protected command.  It does
%    this by having\\
%    |\DeclareRobustCommand\foo|\\ 
%    define |\foo| to be
%    |\protect\foo<space>|,\\
%    and then use |\newcommand\foo<space>|.\\
%    Since the internal command is |\foo<space>|, when it is written
%    to an auxiliary file, it will appear as |\foo|.  
%    
%    We have to be a
%    bit cleverer if we're defining a short command, such as |\_|, in
%    order to make sure that the auxiliary file does not include a
%    space after the command, since |\_ a| and |\_a| aren't the same.
%    In this case we define |\_| to be:
%\begin{verbatim} 
%    \x@protect\_\protect\_<space>
%\end{verbatim}
%    which expands to:
%\begin{verbatim}
%    \ifx\protect\@typeset@protect\else
%       \@x@protect@\_
%    \fi
%    \protect\_<space>
%\end{verbatim}
%    Then if |\protect| is |\@typeset@protect| (normally |\relax|)
%    then we just perform |\_<space>|, and otherwise
%    |\@x@protect@| gobbles everything up and expands to
%    |\protect\_|. 
%
%    \emph{Note}: setting |\protect| to any value other than |\relax|
%    whilst in `typesetting' mode will cause commands to go into an
%    infinite loop!  In particular, setting |\relax| to |\@empty| will
%    cause |\_| to loop forever.  It will also break lots of other
%    things, such as protected |\ifmmode|s inside |\halign|s.  If you
%    really really have to do such a thing, then please set
%    |\@typeset@protect| to be |\@empty| as well.  (This is what the
%    code for |\patterns| does, for example.)
%
%    More fun with |\expandafter| and |\csname|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\DeclareRobustCommand{\@star@or@long\declare@robustcommand}
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\declare@robustcommand#1{%
   \ifx#1\@undefined\else\ifx#1\relax\else
      \@latex@info{Redefining \string#1}%
   \fi\fi
   \edef\reserved@a{\string#1}%
   \def\reserved@b{#1}%
   \edef\reserved@b{\expandafter\strip@prefix\meaning\reserved@b}%
%    \end{macrocode}
% \changes{v1.2s}{1995/10/06}
%     {Add \cs{aut@global} in autoload version}
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<autoload>\aut@global
   \edef#1{%
      \ifx\reserved@a\reserved@b
         \noexpand\x@protect
         \noexpand#1%
      \fi
      \noexpand\protect
      \expandafter\noexpand\csname
         \expandafter\@gobble\string#1 \endcsname
   }%
   \let\@ifdefinable\@rc@ifdefinable
   \expandafter\new@command\csname
      \expandafter\@gobble\string#1 \endcsname
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@x@protect}
% \begin{macro}{\x@protect}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\x@protect#1{%
   \ifx\protect\@typeset@protect\else
      \@x@protect#1%
   \fi
}
\def\@x@protect#1\fi#2#3{%
   \fi\protect#1%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@typeset@protect}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\@typeset@protect\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \changes{v1.2e}{1994/11/04}{Added commands for setting and restoring
%    \cs{protect}.  ASAJ.} 
%
% \begin{macro}{\set@display@protect}
% \begin{macro}{\set@typeset@protect}
%    These macros set |\protect| appropriately for typesetting or
%    displaying. 
% \changes{v1.2o}{1995/07/03}{Use \cs{@typeset@protect} for init}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\set@display@protect{\let\protect\string}
\def\set@typeset@protect{\let\protect\@typeset@protect}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\protected@edef}
% \begin{macro}{\protected@xdef}
% \begin{macro}{\unrestored@protected@xdef}
% \begin{macro}{\restore@protect}
%    The commands |\protected@edef| and |\protected@xdef| perform
%    `safe' |\edef|s and |\xdef|s, saving and restoring |\protect|
%    appropriately.  For cases where restoring |\protect| doesn't
%    matter, there's an `unsafe' |\unrestored@protected@xdef|, useful
%    if you know what you're doing!
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\protected@edef{%
   \let\@@protect\protect
   \let\protect\@unexpandable@protect
   \afterassignment\restore@protect
   \edef
}
\def\protected@xdef{%
   \let\@@protect\protect
   \let\protect\@unexpandable@protect
   \afterassignment\restore@protect
   \xdef
}
\def\unrestored@protected@xdef{%
   \let\protect\@unexpandable@protect
   \xdef
}
\def\restore@protect{\let\protect\@@protect}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%  \begin{macro}{\protect}
%    The normal meaning of |\protect|
% \changes{v1.2j}{1995/04/29}{Init \cs{protect} here}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\set@typeset@protect
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
% \subsection{Internal defining commands}
%
% These commands are used internally to define other \LaTeX{}
% commands. 
% \begin{macro}{\@ifundefined}
% \changes{LaTeX2e}{1993/11/23}{Redefined to remove a trailing \cs{fi}}
%    Check if first arg is undefined or \cs{relax} and execute second or
%    third arg depending,
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@ifundefined#1{%
  \expandafter\ifx\csname#1\endcsname\relax
    \expandafter\@firstoftwo
  \else
    \expandafter\@secondoftwo
  \fi}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@qend}
% \begin{macro}{\@qrelax}
% The following define |\@qend| and |\@qrelax| to be the strings 
% `|end|' and `|relax|' with the characters |\catcode|d 12.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\edef\@qend{\expandafter\@cdr\string\end\@nil}
\edef\@qrelax{\expandafter\@cdr\string\relax\@nil}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%  \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@ifnextchar}
% \changes{LaTeX209}{1992/08/24}
%     {(Rms) \cs{@ifnextchar} didn't work if its 
%         first argument was an equal sign.}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Use \cs{@let@token} }
% \changes{v1.3a}{1999/01/07}
%     {made long}
% \changes{v1.3b}{1999/01/07}
%     {extra \cs{long}. latex/2902}
% \changes{v1.3e}{1999/03/01}
%     {remove extra \cs{long}. internal/2967}
%  |\@ifnextchar| peeks at the following character and compares it
%  with its first argument. If both are the same it executes its
%  second argument, otherwise its third.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@ifnextchar#1#2#3{%
  \let\reserved@d=#1%
  \def\reserved@a{#2}%
  \def\reserved@b{#3}%
  \futurelet\@let@token\@ifnch}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%    
% \begin{macro}{\kernel@ifnextchar}
% \changes{v1.3g}{2004/01/23}{Added macro (pr/3501)}
%    This macro is the kernel version of |\@ifnextchar| which is used
%    in a couple of places to prevent the AMS variant from being used
%    since in some places this produced chaos (for example
%    if an \texttt{fd} file
%    is loaded in a random place then the optional argument to
%    |\ProvidesFile| could get printed there instead of being written
%    only in the log file.  This happened 
%    when there was a space or a newline between the mandatory and
%    optional arguments! It should really be fixed in the
%    \texttt{amsmath} package one day, but\ldots
%
%    Note that there may be other places in the kernel where this version
%    should be used rather than the original, but variable, version.
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\kernel@ifnextchar\@ifnextchar
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@ifnch}
%    |\@ifnch| is a tricky macro to skip any space tokens that may
%    appear before the character in question. If it encounters a space
%    token, it calls \@xifnch.
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Use \cs{@let@token} for internal/924, save \cs{reserved@e}}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@ifnch{%
  \ifx\@let@token\@sptoken
    \let\reserved@c\@xifnch
  \else
    \ifx\@let@token\reserved@d
      \let\reserved@c\reserved@a
    \else
      \let\reserved@c\reserved@b
    \fi
  \fi
  \reserved@c}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@sptoken}
%    The following code makes |\@sptoken| a space token. It is
%    important here that the control sequence |\:| consists of
%    a non-letter only, so that the following whitespace is
%    significant. Together with the fact that the equal sign
%    in a |\let| may be followed by only one optional space
%    the desired effect is achieved.
%    NOTE: the following hacking must precede the definition of |\:|
%    as math medium space.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\:{\let\@sptoken= } \:  % this makes \@sptoken a space token
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@xifnch}
%    In the following definition of |\@xifnch|, |\:| is again used
%    to get a space token as delimiter into the definition.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\:{\@xifnch} \expandafter\def\: {\futurelet\@let@token\@ifnch}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}

% \changes{v1.0n}{1994/05/10}{Added \cs{makeatletter} and 
%           \cs{makeatother} ASAJ.}
%
% \begin{macro}{\makeatletter}
% \begin{macro}{\makeatother}
%    Make internal control sequences accessible or inaccessible.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\makeatletter{\catcode`\@11\relax}
\def\makeatother{\catcode`\@12\relax}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\@ifstar}
% \changes{v1.2u}{1995/10/16}{(DPC) New implementation, for /1910}
% The new implementation below avoids passing the \meta{true code}
% Through one more |\def| than the \meta{false code}, which previously
% meant that |#| had to be written as |####| in one argument, but |##|
% in the other. The |*| is gobbled by |\@firstoftwo|.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@ifstar#1{\@ifnextchar *{\@firstoftwo{#1}}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@dblarg}
% \begin{macro}{\@xdblarg}
% \changes{v1.1g}{2004/01/23}{Use kernel version of
%                             \cs{@ifnextchar} (pr/3501)}
%    \begin{macrocode}
\long\def\@dblarg#1{\kernel@ifnextchar[{#1}{\@xdblarg{#1}}}
\long\def\@xdblarg#1#2{#1[{#2}]{#2}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@sanitize}
% The command |\@sanitize| changes the catcode of all special characters
% except for braces to `other'.  It can be used for commands like
% |\index| that want to write their arguments verbatim.  Needless to
% say, this command should only be executed within a group, or chaos
% will ensue.
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@sanitize{\@makeother\ \@makeother\\\@makeother\$\@makeother\&%
\@makeother\#\@makeother\^\@makeother\_\@makeother\%\@makeother\~}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@onelevel@sanitize}
% \changes{v1.2c}{1994/10/30}{Macro added}
%    
%    This makes the whole ``meaning'' of |#1| (its one-level
%    expansion) into catcode 12 tokens: it could be used in
%    |\DeclareRobustCommand|.
%    
%    If it is to be used on default float specifiers, this should be
%    done when they are defined.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def \@onelevel@sanitize #1{%
  \edef #1{\expandafter\strip@prefix
           \meaning #1}%
}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%</2ekernel>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \subsection{Commands for Autoloading}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%<*autoload>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\aut@global}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Macro added}
% This command is only defined in the `autoload' format. It is
% normally |\relax| but may be set to |\global|, in which case
% |\newif| and the commands based on |\newcommand| will all make
% global definitions.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\let\aut@global\relax
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%  \begin{macro}{\@autoload}
% \changes{v1.2q}{1995/10/02}
%     {Macro added}
% \changes{v1.2t}{1995/10/09}
%     {Use \cs{@@input} not \cs{input} to save string space and
%      stops autoload files appearing in \cs{listfiles}}
% \changes{v1.2v}{1995/10/24}{ignore end-of-line}
% This macro is only defined in the `autoload' format. It inputs a
% package `|auto#1.sty|' within a local group, and with normalised
% catcodes. |\aut@global| is set to |\global| so that |\newif|
% |\newcommand| and related commands make global definitions.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\def\@autoload#1{%
  \begingroup
  \makeatletter
  \let\aut@global\global
  \nfss@catcodes
  \catcode`\ =10
  \let\@latex@e@error\@gobble
  \@@input auto#1.sty\relax
  \endgroup}
%    \end{macrocode}
%  \end{macro}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%</autoload>
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \Finale
%