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From: Robert Klein <RoKlein@roklein.de>
Subject: Re: ox-latex: default packages cleaning
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 20:53:23 +0200
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Hi Rasmus,

On Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:48:06 +0200
Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> wrote:

> Hi Robert,
> 
> Robert Klein <roklein@roklein.de> writes:
> 
> >> * Fixltx2e
> >> 
> >> This packages is depreciated with TL2015 cf. LaTeX News 22.  We can
> >> use \RequirePackage[current]{latexrelease} but there's no point in
> >> that.... AFAIK latexrelease only useful for backwards
> >> compatibility.
> >
> > Leaving this out probably doesn't break texing with older
> > texlive versions.
> >
> > Please try to keep export compatible to older versions.  I have a
> > couple of computers where I can use new versions of org-mode (and an
> > appropriate version of emacs), where it is not feasible to install a
> > newer version of texlive.
> 
> The target of Org 8.3 is 24.3.  I don't know if there's a policy wrt
> targeting older versions of auxiliary software.
> 
> In the case of fixltx2 it's reasonable to only remove it from the
> default packages after the release of Org 8.3.  Extrapolating, users
> of org-stable will only see that change 1-2 years from now.

Forget what I said.  You are right.

LaTeX will also work without fixltx2e and org latex export probably
doesn't need it anyway.

Sorry about that.

Best regards
Robert