New on CTAN: pkgmeta
Date: September 30, 2026 7:15:53 AM CEST
Amer Amikhteh submitted the
pkgmeta
package.
Version: 1.0 2026-09-29
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Retrieve metadata from LaTeX packages and files without loading them
Announcement text:
Initial release of pkgmeta, a small LaTeX package for retrieving package and file metadata without loading the target file. It supports \ProvidesPackage, \ProvidesFile, \ProvidesExplPackage, and \ProvidesExplFile, with a text-based LuaTeX backend and a readprov backend for XeTeX and pdfTeX.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/pkgmeta The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/pkgmeta/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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Initial release of pkgmeta, a small LaTeX package for retrieving package and file metadata without loading the target file. It supports \ProvidesPackage, \ProvidesFile, \ProvidesExplPackage, and \ProvidesExplFile, with a text-based LuaTeX backend and a readprov backend for XeTeX and pdfTeX.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/pkgmeta The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/pkgmeta/
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
Pkgmeta – Retrieve metadata from LaTeX packages and files without loading them
This package provides a small interface for retrieving metadata declared by a LaTeX package or file without loading the target file. It recognizes metadata declared by \ProvidesPackage, \ProvidesFile, \ProvidesExplPackage, and \ProvidesExplFile. The package provides access to package dates, version numbers, release date components, and descriptions. With LuaTeX, the target file is read as text; with XeTeX and pdfTeX, readprov is used as the backend.
| Package | Pkgmeta |
| Version | 1.0 2026-09-29 |
| Copyright | 2026 Amer Amikhteh |
| Maintainer | Amer Amikhteh |