CTAN update: luamplib
Date: September 23, 2026 1:22:24 PM CEST
Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
Version: 2.44.0 2026-09-22
License: gpl2
Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter
Announcement text:
This version implemented 'externalize' functionality similar to PGF's 'external' library. See the documentation 1.1.19 for details.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luamplib More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/luamplib
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Vincent Goulet 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.
This version implemented 'externalize' functionality similar to PGF's 'external' library. See the documentation 1.1.19 for details.
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luamplib More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/luamplib
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Vincent Goulet 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.
Luamplib – Use LuaTeX’s built-in METAPOST interpreter
The package enables the user to specify METAPOST diagrams (which may include colour specifications from the color or xcolor packages) into a document, using LuaTeX’s built-in METAPOST library.
The facility is only available in PDF mode.
| Package | Luamplib |
| Version | 2.44.0 2026-09-22 |
| Copyright | 2008–2026 Hans Hagen, Taco Hoekwater, Elie Roux, Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard, Philipp Gesang and Kim Dohyun |
| Maintainer | Philipp Gesang Manuel Pégourié-Gonnard Dohyun Kim Hans Hagen (inactive) Taco Hoekwater (inactive) Élie Roux (inactive) |