New on CTAN: xmeaning
Date: December 19, 2025 4:23:53 PM CET
Valentin Dao submitted the
xmeaning
package.
Version: 0.1.0 2025-12-18
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: Enhanced implementation of the \meaning primitive
Announcement text:
The xmeaning package extends TeX’s \meaning primitive by offering a more readable output specific to the queried token. A starred variant is also provided to display the meaning of internal macros.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/xmeaning The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/xmeaning/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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The xmeaning package extends TeX’s \meaning primitive by offering a more readable output specific to the queried token. A starred variant is also provided to display the meaning of internal macros.
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/xmeaning The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/xmeaning/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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
xmeaning – Enhanced implementation of the \meaning primitive
This experimental package extends TeX’s \meaning primitive by delivering clearer, token-specific output linked to the given argument. A starred variant is also implemented to reveal the meaning of internal macros, making it easier to retrieve the true replacement text of xparse-defined macros and other complex macro structures.
| Package | xmeaning |
| Version | 0.1.0 2025-12-18 |
| Copyright | 2025 Valentin Dao |
| Maintainer | Valentin Dao |