CTAN update: expltools
Date: September 16, 2026 2:05:40 PM CEST
Vít Starý Novotný submitted an update to the
expltools
package.
Version: 2026-09-15
License: lppl1.3c gpl2+
Summary description: Development tools for expl3 programmers
Announcement text:
## expltools 2026-09-15 ### explcheck v0.23.1 #### Fixes This version of explcheck has fixed the following problems: - Do not report issue W429 (Defined an unexpandable function as unprotected) for indirect function definitions or function variants derived from fully or restricted-expandable functions. (reported by @u-fischer and @muzimuzhi in #223, fixed in #224) #### Documentation This version of explcheck has made the following improvements to the documentation: - Link [blog post about TUG 2026][Expl3-Linter-12] from `README.md`. (0dd48cb) [Expl3-Linter-12]: https://witiko.github.io/Expl3-Linter-12/ "Static analysis of expl3 programs (12): Expltools goes to Canada" #### Dependencies This version of explcheck has made the following changes to third-party Git submodules and other dependencies: - Update the `latex3` submodule from 2026-05-26-dev to 2026-09-09-dev. (4731ae7, 8cfa5cc, 7e544b0)
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/support/expltools More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/expltools
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## expltools 2026-09-15 ### explcheck v0.23.1 #### Fixes This version of explcheck has fixed the following problems: - Do not report issue W429 (Defined an unexpandable function as unprotected) for indirect function definitions or function variants derived from fully or restricted-expandable functions. (reported by @u-fischer and @muzimuzhi in #223, fixed in #224) #### Documentation This version of explcheck has made the following improvements to the documentation: - Link [blog post about TUG 2026][Expl3-Linter-12] from `README.md`. (0dd48cb) [Expl3-Linter-12]: https://witiko.github.io/Expl3-Linter-12/ "Static analysis of expl3 programs (12): Expltools goes to Canada" #### Dependencies This version of explcheck has made the following changes to third-party Git submodules and other dependencies: - Update the `latex3` submodule from 2026-05-26-dev to 2026-09-09-dev. (4731ae7, 8cfa5cc, 7e544b0)
This package is located at https://mirrors.ctan.org/support/expltools More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/expltools
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz 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 .
Expltools – Development tools for expl3 programmers
This bundle introduces explcheck, a static analysis tool for developers working with expl3 code. Currently in its initial release, explcheck aims to help developers identify potential issues and improve code quality. In the future, this bundle may expand to include additional development tools for expl3.
| Package | Expltools |
| Version | 2026-09-16 |
| Copyright | 2024–2026 Vít Starý Novotný |
| Maintainer | Vít Starý Novotný |