The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the

l3kernel

package.

Version: 2026-08-10 License: lppl1.3c

Summary description: LaTeX3 programming conventions

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### Changed

- Integrate `l3backend` files into `l3kernel` distribution

## [2026-08-02]

### Added

- `raw` export format for `\color_export:nn(n)N` (see issue #1934) - Basic HiTeX support: names for new primitives, engine and format detections - `\sys_if_engine_hitex:(TF)` - `\sys_if_engine_unicode:(TF)` - `\sys_if_output_hnt:(TF)` - Support for loading `hitex` backend --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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More information is at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3kernel

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For the CTAN Team Manfred Lotz

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