texlive[73846] trunk: tl25 NEWS

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Revision: 73846
          https://tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=73846
Author:   karl
Date:     2025-02-10 16:30:00 +0100 (Mon, 10 Feb 2025)
Log Message:
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tl25 NEWS

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/NEWS
    trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/mplibdir/NEWS
    trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/pdftexdir/NEWS
    trunk/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/NEWS

Modified: trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/NEWS
===================================================================
--- trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/NEWS	2025-02-10 14:59:23 UTC (rev 73845)
+++ trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/NEWS	2025-02-10 15:30:00 UTC (rev 73846)
@@ -1,25 +1,28 @@
 This file records noteworthy changes.  (Public domain.)
 See also */NEWS, */ChangeLog, etc.
 
+

+2025 (for TeX Live 2025)
+* Most engines: new primitive parameter \ignoreprimitiveerror: if set to 1,
+  the error "Infinite glue shrinkage found in box being split"
+  becomes a warning (thus program exit status remains 0). Other values
+  are reserved for future use.
+
 * Most engines: if TeX exits due to the -halt-on-error option,
-write the help message to the log file, as happens without -halt-on-error.
+  write the help message to the log file, as happens without -halt-on-error.
 
-* mf: remove incorrect change of long standing in the Web2c mf.ch file,
-which affects calculation of a few pen polygons in a small way; we don't
-know if any extant fonts are impacted.
-
-

-2025 (for TeX Live 2025)
-* For all engines: scaling fonts to >= 2048pt now results in an error
+* Most engines: scaling fonts to >= 2048pt now results in an error
   message, instead of (unhandled) arithmetic overflow or silent changing
   of the user's value.
 
+* mf: remove incorrect change of long standing in the Web2c mf.ch file,
+  which affects calculation of a few pen polygons in a small way; we don't
+  know if any extant fonts are impacted.
+
 * (e)uptex: support combining characters with multiple codepoints,
-  Unicode latin characters and 16bit OFM Level-0 with
-  new kcatcodes (modifier(20), latin_ucs(14)).
+  Unicode Latin characters and 16-bit OFM Level-0 with
+  new kcatcodes: modifier(20), latin_ucs(14).
 
-* euptex: new primitive \ignoreprimitiveerror as in pdfTeX and XeTeX.
-
 

 2024 (for TeX Live 2024, 10 March 2024)
 

Modified: trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/mplibdir/NEWS
===================================================================
--- trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/mplibdir/NEWS	2025-02-10 14:59:23 UTC (rev 73845)
+++ trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/mplibdir/NEWS	2025-02-10 15:30:00 UTC (rev 73846)
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
-
 This file is public domain.
 
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-What is new in MetaPost version 2.11:
+What is new in MetaPost version 2.11 (2025):
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-* Maintenance release, with several bug fixes.
+* Maintenance release, with several bug fixes, including some cases
+  where -0.0 was different from 0.0; see ChangeLog.
 
-
-
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-What is new in MetaPost version 2.10:
+What is new in MetaPost version 2.10 (2024):
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 * New interval number system based on MPFI. The implementation is somewhat experimental,
   given the "unusual" nature of interval arithmetic. 
@@ -17,13 +15,11 @@
   (on which MPFI is based).
 * Several bug fixes.
 
-
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 What is new in MetaPost version 2.01:
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 * It's a version needed to mark the patch mpx_copy_mpto.
 
-
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 What is new in MetaPost version 2.0rc2:
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Modified: trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/pdftexdir/NEWS
===================================================================
--- trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/pdftexdir/NEWS	2025-02-10 14:59:23 UTC (rev 73845)
+++ trunk/Build/source/texk/web2c/pdftexdir/NEWS	2025-02-10 15:30:00 UTC (rev 73846)
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@
     if \pdfmajorversion >= 2, PTEX.Fullbanner and other dictionary
     entry names use _ instead of ., as in "PTEX_Fullbanner".
   - new primitive \ignoreprimitiveerror, enabled with -etex: if set
-    to 1, the error "Infinite glue shrinkage" becomes a warning
-    (exit status remains 0). Other values reserved for future use.
+    to 1, the error "Infinite glue shrinkage found in box being split"
+    becomes a warning (thus program exit status remains 0). Other values
+    are reserved for future use. (cross-engine)
+  - if TeX exits due to the -halt-on-error option, write the help
+    message to the log file, as happens without -halt-on-error. (cross-engine)
+
 - bugfixes:
   - don't omit real spaces just because the font changes.
   - increase tolerance for detecting interword spaces in overfull lines.
   - ignore tiny resolutions like 1x1 embedded in images instead of
     exceeding \maxdimen.
-  - scaling fonts to >= 2048pt now results in an error
-    message, instead of (unhandled) arithmetic overflow or silent changing
-    of the user's value.
+  - scaling fonts to >= 2048pt now results in an error message, instead
+    of (unhandled) arithmetic overflow or silent changing of the user's
+    value. (cross-engine)
 
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 pdfTeX 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.26 (TeX Live 2024) (March 10, 2024)

Modified: trunk/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/NEWS
===================================================================
--- trunk/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/NEWS	2025-02-10 14:59:23 UTC (rev 73845)
+++ trunk/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/NEWS	2025-02-10 15:30:00 UTC (rev 73846)
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 <li>new action "bug" to output bug-reporting information.
 
 <p><b>tlmgr 69686 (released 7feb24):</b>
-<li>prune tlpdb backups of tlcrontrib (now mirrored).
+<li>prune tlpdb backups of tlcontrib (now mirrored).
 
 <p><b>tlmgr 69653 (released 1feb24):</b>
 <li>redirect output from context cache updates to tlmgr-commands.log.