CTAN update: l3backend-dev
Date: July 21, 2026 5:46:40 PM CEST
The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
l3backend-dev
package.
Version: 2026-07-20
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: LaTeX3 backend drivers (dev)
Announcement text:
## [2026-07-20] ### Fixed - Setting of `\current@color` for separations in DVI-based routes (including XeTeX) (see \#1938)
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex-dev/required/l3backend More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3backend-dev
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## [2026-07-20] ### Fixed - Setting of `\current@color` for separations in DVI-based routes (including XeTeX) (see \#1938)
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex-dev/required/l3backend More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3backend-dev
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Erik Braun CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs .
l3backend-dev – LaTeX3 backend drivers (dev)
This is a pre-release version of the l3backend package. It accompanies the pre-testing kernel code (latex-base-dev), and is intended for testing by knowledgeable users.
| Package | l3backend-dev |
| Version | 2026-07-20 |
| Copyright | 2019–2026 The LaTeX3 Project |
| Maintainer | The LaTeX Project Team |
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