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6 latex-dev, pdflatex-dev, xelatex-dev, lualatex-dev, dvilualatex-dev,
7 platex-dev, uplatex-dev - release candidate LaTeX testing
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10 latex-dev [first-line]
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13 These -dev executables are intended for testing upcoming LaTeX2e kernel
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15 LaTeX team for stability and usability. Thus, they are not arbitrary
16 development snapshots; more like release candidates.
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18 Wider testing by knowledgeable users is desired, indeed, is the main
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23 The lualatex-dev format is based on luahbtex, the luatex variant with
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26 Please report bugs in these -dev versions, like all LaTeX releases,
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32 The LaTeX home page is https://latex-project.org.
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