CTAN update: luamplib
Date: March 28, 2026 10:50:58 AM CET
Dohyun Kim submitted an update to the
luamplib
package.
Version: 2.40.4 2026-03-27
License: gpl2
Summary description: Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter
Announcement text:
Runtime file change: * call pattern-related routine before transparency group routine so that shading pattern upon transparency group works as documented Documentation changes: * add caution about shading pattern in a transparency group (1.2.13) * add a remark about axis feature of variable fonts (1.2.9)
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/luamplib The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luamplib/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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Runtime file change: * call pattern-related routine before transparency group routine so that shading pattern upon transparency group works as documented Documentation changes: * add caution about shading pattern in a transparency group (1.2.13) * add a remark about axis feature of variable fonts (1.2.9)
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/luamplib The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/luatex/generic/luamplib/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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 | 2.40.4 2026-03-27 |
| 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) |