CTAN update: memoir

[CTAN Announcements]

Lars Madsen submitted an update to the

                   memoir

package.

Version:  3.8 2023-08-08
License:  lppl1.3c

Summary description:  Typeset fiction, non-fiction and mathematical books

Announcement text:
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 From the README:

 WORD OF ADVICE: It is not recommended to manually update memoir into
 an old LaTeX installation. Not all changes are compatible with older
 un-updated LaTeX systems and we often make no attempt to be backwards
 compatible. Instead we assume that users use updated memoir with an
 updated LaTeX installation.

 Changes (2023/08/08)

 o memoir v3.8

 -- now requires a LaTeX format from 2021/06/01 or newer.

    The class will halt compilation (in all interaction modes) if the
    format is too old.

 -- \titleref is now an alias for \nameref (autoloaded).
    The class have been adjusted to provide info for sectionals and
    normal captions.

    The titleref package will remain marked as being emulated
    as it shouldn't be used with the class (and haven't been updated in
    20+ years).

 -- nameref paches in the class are no longer needed

 -- label handling for subcaptions and friends have been reimplemented.

 -- no longer re-defines \label as per request of the LaTeX Team.

 -- booktabs is now loaded as a required package instead of being
    embedded

 -- Fixed typo in the caption of figure 2.13. Thanks to Vladimir
    G. Ivanović for the report.

 -- removed etex loading (was only loaded for kernels from before
    2015). The noetex class option removed as well.

 -- reimplemented \pagenumbering(*) as a single macro

 -- additions to \@xfloat is now done via a cmd/after hook if the
    format version supports it.

 -- Definition of \theHpoem changed to \providecommand

 -- The \theH<counter> macros defined in memoir was modified to use
    \the\value{counter} instead of just \arabic{counter} as some
    packages change \arabic.

 -- \toclevel at part was actually never fixed in v3.7.19, now it is

 -- added \@currentcounter in various places that manually
    set \@currentlabel (primarily footnote constructions).
    Reported by Gustavo Barros.

 -- replaced hardcoded \footnotesize in \verbfootnote by \foottextfont

 -- made a small change to footnote formatting. Now one can use
    \raggedright in \footnotetext to get raggedright footnotes. Use
    with care as \raggedright does change various paragraph settings

 -- replaced etoolbox loading by xpatch (which loads etoolbox) as it
    can patch more.

 -- Added a Hook named memoir/subcaption/aftercounter which is executed
    after \refstepcounter in \subcaption, \subbottom, \subtop
    etc. Requested by Gustavo Barros.

 -- Redefinition of \@setsize removed, was copied from setspace.sty
    which states that it was only needed for some 209 packages.


 The following macros have been disabled (to either give a warning or
 an error).

 -- \namerefon and \namerefoff => warning (now always on)

 -- \currenttitle => error (given that many things are now "titled",
    relying on this to get the current "title" is too risky, use proper
    \label+\titleref instead)

 -- \theTitleReference => warning (was used in the old implementation
    of \titleref and \currenttitle)


 o memhfixc v1.21

 -- All nameref patches have been removed
 -- provided \subfigureautorefname

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The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at
   https://ctan.org/pkg/memoir

The package’s files themselves can be inspected at
   https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/memoir/

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   Thanks for the upload.

     For the CTAN Team
    Petra Rübe-Pugliese

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