New on CTAN: cprotect-other
Date: October 7, 2026 1:05:04 PM CEST
Javier A. Múgica submitted the
cprotect-other
package.
Version: 2026-10-06
License: pd
Summary description: An alternative \cprotect that avoids the .cpt files
Announcement text:
This package provides an alternative to cprotect. It defines the macro \cprotect, to be used in the same way as the one from the homonymous package. The one from this package avoids the .cpt auxiliary files that pollute the working directory, and it is not specific to LaTeX; it only needs eTeX. It is also much faster than \cprotect, though you typically don’t place many \cprotect in a project. If you have some weird catcode settings the macro may fail. However, the relevant definition is so simple that in a case like this you can just copy-paste the macro from the package and modify it for your unusual setting; it is obvious how to do it.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/cprotect-other The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/generic/cprotect-other/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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This package provides an alternative to cprotect. It defines the macro \cprotect, to be used in the same way as the one from the homonymous package. The one from this package avoids the .cpt auxiliary files that pollute the working directory, and it is not specific to LaTeX; it only needs eTeX. It is also much faster than \cprotect, though you typically don’t place many \cprotect in a project. If you have some weird catcode settings the macro may fail. However, the relevant definition is so simple that in a case like this you can just copy-paste the macro from the package and modify it for your unusual setting; it is obvious how to do it.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/cprotect-other The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/generic/cprotect-other/
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
Cprotect-other – An alternative \cprotect that avoids the .cpt files
This package provides a \cprotect that does not generate the .cpt file nor needs LaTeX. eTeX is enough.
| Package | Cprotect-other |
| Version | 2026-10-06 |
| Maintainer | Javier A. Múgica |