Re[3]: Broken catcodes

[Giuseppe Bilotta <bourbaki@bigfoot.com>]

Sunday, May 26, 2002 Hans Hagen wrote:

HH> The problem was introduced when adding support for french active : ; etc. 
HH> The reset code was generated under an unprotected regime, so the patch goes 
HH> into lang-spe.tex;

Thank you.

HH> For Oblomov's eyes only:

HH> I also took the opportunity to extend the protection report code a bit

HH> \def\reportunprotection   {\message{<unprotect \protectionstate>}}
HH> \def\reportprotection     {\message{<protect   \protectionstate>}}

HH> \def\protectionstate
HH>    {\the\protectionlevel
HH>     \ifcase\protectionthreshold=0\else
HH>       :\space
HH>       @=\the\catcode`@\space\space
HH>       !=\the\catcode`!\space\space
HH>       ?=\the\catcode`?%
HH>     \fi}

Yes, that's more or less the code I was using myself when
(unsuccessfully) trying to trace the thing ... :-)

-- 
Giuseppe "Oblomov" Bilotta