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Subject:      Re: \input
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 17:43:11 +0100
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From: "Frank Mittelbach" <frank.mittelbach@LATEX-PROJECT.ORG>
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 > The TeX engine should because of (old) plainTeX files, but LaTeX =
should use
 > \inputfile to implement its \input macro.

if one is actually seriously looking at base language changes one has to =
stop
worrying about compatibility at one point or one will have to deal with =
all
kind of special cases forever. and a new engine would probably be subtly
different anyway, so for processing old pain tex files one better use a =
real
TeX.

yes i can get rid of the old syntax by simply disabling the commands so =
from a
macro format point of you i don't care, but it it is not going to make =
the
internal engine cleaner if all that kind of stuff is carried along =
forever

frank

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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp;&gt; The TeX engine should because of (old) =
plainTeX files, but LaTeX should use</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>&nbsp;&gt; \inputfile to implement its \input =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>if one is actually seriously looking at base language =
changes one has to stop</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>worrying about compatibility at one point or one will =
have to deal with all</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>kind of special cases forever. and a new engine would =
probably be subtly</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>different anyway, so for processing old pain tex =
files one better use a real</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>TeX.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>yes i can get rid of the old syntax by simply =
disabling the commands so from a</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>macro format point of you i don't care, but it it is =
not going to make the</FONT>

<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>internal engine cleaner if all that kind of stuff is =
carried along forever</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>frank</FONT>
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