CTAN update: l3build
Date: October 20, 2026 4:42:20 PM CEST
The LaTeX Project Team submitted an update to the
l3build
package.
Version: 2026-10-19
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A testing and building system for (La)TeX
Announcement text:
## [2026-10-19] ### Added - Support parallel test execution if compiled support module is installed. - `\TESTTITLE` added to format a test title without starting a group. ### Changed - Support globs in `specialtypesetting` - Fix destpath when typesetting to remove leading dot only (issue \#462) ### Removed - Variable `bakext` which was unused since 2018-03-06
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3build The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3build/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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## [2026-10-19] ### Added - Support parallel test execution if compiled support module is installed. - `\TESTTITLE` added to format a test title without starting a group. ### Changed - Support globs in `specialtypesetting` - Fix destpath when typesetting to remove leading dot only (issue \#462) ### Removed - Variable `bakext` which was unused since 2018-03-06
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/l3build The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/macros/latex/contrib/l3build/
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
L3build – A testing and building system for (La)TeX
The build system supports testing and building LaTeX3 code, on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows systems. The package offers:
- A unit testing system for (La)TeX code (whether kernel code or contributed packages);
- A system for typesetting package documentation; and
- An automated process for creating CTAN releases.
The package is essentially independent of other material released by the LaTeX3 team, and may be updated on a different schedule.
| Package | L3build |
| Version | 2026-10-19 |
| Copyright | 2014–2026 The LaTeX Project |
| Maintainer | The LaTeX Project Team |