[latex3-commits] [latex3/latex3] e-type: Switch from x-type to e-type in expl3.dtx (fac03ecf7)

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Repository : https://github.com/latex3/latex3
On branch  : e-type
Link       : https://github.com/latex3/latex3/commit/fac03ecf7cc62d94fc6c1ff07b9b34aec8f4327f

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commit fac03ecf7cc62d94fc6c1ff07b9b34aec8f4327f
Author: Joseph Wright <joseph.wright at morningstar2.co.uk>
Date:   Mon Sep 25 22:57:03 2023 +0100

    Switch from x-type to e-type in expl3.dtx
    
    This also covers the documentation phase.


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fac03ecf7cc62d94fc6c1ff07b9b34aec8f4327f
 l3backend/CHANGELOG.md      |  3 +++
 l3experimental/CHANGELOG.md |  3 +++
 l3kernel/CHANGELOG.md       |  1 +
 l3kernel/expl3.dtx          | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 l3packages/CHANGELOG.md     |  3 +++
 5 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/l3backend/CHANGELOG.md b/l3backend/CHANGELOG.md
index 5877ce53d..4b2c669d2 100644
--- a/l3backend/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/l3backend/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ this project uses date-based 'snapshot' version identifiers.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Track `expl3` changes
+
 ## [2023-04-19]
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/l3experimental/CHANGELOG.md b/l3experimental/CHANGELOG.md
index e440354bf..71912a4bb 100644
--- a/l3experimental/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/l3experimental/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ this project uses date-based 'snapshot' version identifiers.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Track `expl3` changes
+
 ## [2023-05-11]
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/l3kernel/CHANGELOG.md b/l3kernel/CHANGELOG.md
index 4bf2759be..7f75e53d4 100644
--- a/l3kernel/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/l3kernel/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ this project uses date-based 'snapshot' version identifiers.
 - Key properties `.str_(g)set_e:N` and `.tl_(g)set_e:N`
 
 ### Changed
+- Switch generally from `x`- to `e`-type variants
 - Convert `\file_if_exist:n(TF)` to expandable status,
   adding predicate version
 - Standardise variants for `\prop_(g)pop:NnN(TF)`
diff --git a/l3kernel/expl3.dtx b/l3kernel/expl3.dtx
index f956a2dd9..dd6d99df6 100644
--- a/l3kernel/expl3.dtx
+++ b/l3kernel/expl3.dtx
@@ -653,20 +653,10 @@
 %     variables which have a \cs{\meta{var}_use:N} function (other than
 %     boxes), and which therefore deliver a single
 %     \enquote{value}.
-%   \item[x]  Fully-expanded token or braced token list.\\
-%     This means that the argument is expanded as in the replacement
-%     text of an~\tn{edef}, and the expansion is passed to the function as
-%     a braced token list.  Expansion takes place until only unexpandable
-%     tokens are left.  |x|-type arguments cannot be nested.
 %   \item[e]  Fully-expanded token or braced token list.\\
-%     This expansion is very similar to |x|-type but may be nested and does
-%     not require that |#| tokens are doubled.  It uses \tn{expanded} primitive.
-%   \item[f] Expanding the first token recursively in a braced token
-%     list.\\ Almost the same as the |x| type except here the token list
-%     is expanded fully until the first unexpandable token is found and
-%     the rest is left unchanged. Note that if this function finds a
-%     space at the beginning of the argument it gobbles it and does not
-%     expand the next token.
+%     This means that the argument is expanded as in the replacement
+%     text of a~\tn{message}, and the expansion is passed to the function as
+%     a braced token list.
 %   \item[o]  One-level-expanded token or braced token list.\\
 %     This means that the argument is expanded one level, as by
 %     \tn{expandafter}, and the expansion is passed to the function as a
@@ -674,6 +664,19 @@
 %     token list then only the first token in that list is expanded.
 %     In general, using \texttt{V} should be preferred to using
 %     \texttt{o} for simple variable retrieval.
+%   \item[f] Expanding the first token recursively in a braced token
+%     list.\\ Almost the same as the |e| type except here the token list
+%     is expanded fully until the first unexpandable token is found and
+%     the rest is left unchanged. Note that if this function finds a
+%     space at the beginning of the argument it gobbles it and does not
+%     expand the next token.
+%   \item[x]  Fully-expanded token or braced token list.\\
+%     This expansion is very similar to |e|-type but is not nestable,
+%     can only be used to create non-expandable functions, and requires
+%     that |#| tokens are doubled in the argument. In almost all cases,
+%     |e|-type should be preferred: retained largely for historical
+%     reasons, and should where possible be replaced by the |e|-type
+%     equivalent.
 % \end{description}
 %
 % \subsection{Simpler means better}
@@ -761,7 +764,7 @@
 %
 % To illustrate this let us suppose you have a \enquote{base function}
 % |\demo_cmd:Nnn| that takes three normal arguments, and that you need
-% to construct the variant |\demo_cmd:cnx|, for which the first argument
+% to construct the variant |\demo_cmd:cne|, for which the first argument
 % is used to construct the \emph{name} of a command, whilst the third
 % argument must be fully expanded before being passed to
 % |\demo_cmd:Nnn|.
@@ -771,7 +774,7 @@
 % \end{verbatim}
 % This defines the variant form so that you can then write, for example:
 % \begin{verbatim}
-%   \demo_cmd:cnx { abc } { pq } { \rst \xyz }
+%   \demo_cmd:cne { abc } { pq } { \rst \xyz }
 % \end{verbatim}
 % rather than \ldots\ well, something like this!
 % \begin{verbatim}
@@ -793,7 +796,7 @@
 % \end{verbatim}
 %
 % Another example: you may wish to declare a function
-% |\demo_cmd_b:xcxcx|, a variant of an existing function
+% |\demo_cmd_b:ecece|, a variant of an existing function
 % |\demo_cmd_b:nnnnn|, that fully
 % expands arguments 1,~3 and~5, and produces commands to pass as
 % arguments 2 and~4 using~\tn{csname}.
@@ -1541,7 +1544,7 @@
   }
 \cs_gset_protected:Npn \@expl at push@filename@@@@
   {
-    \exp_args:Nx \__kernel_file_input_push:n
+    \exp_args:Ne \__kernel_file_input_push:n
       {
         \tl_to_str:N \@currname .
         \tl_to_str:N \@currext
diff --git a/l3packages/CHANGELOG.md b/l3packages/CHANGELOG.md
index 288cbc498..8b5f5b0c0 100644
--- a/l3packages/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/l3packages/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ this project uses date-based 'snapshot' version identifiers.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+- Track `expl3` changes
+
 ## [2023-08-29]
 
 ### Added