texlive[73862] Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x: generate PDF 1.7 by

[commits+karl at tug.org]

Revision: 73862
          https://tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=73862
Author:   karl
Date:     2025-02-10 23:29:43 +0100 (Mon, 10 Feb 2025)
Log Message:
-----------
generate PDF 1.7 by default

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/ChangeLog
    trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/data/dvipdfmx.cfg
    trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/tests/dvipdfmx.cfg

Modified: trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/ChangeLog	2025-02-10 21:39:02 UTC (rev 73861)
+++ trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/ChangeLog	2025-02-10 22:29:43 UTC (rev 73862)
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2025-02-10  Karl Berry  <karl at tug.org>
+
+	* data/dvipdfmx.cfg (V): now generate PDF 1.7 by default.
+	* tests/dvipdfmx.cfg: likewise.
+
 2025-02-05  Clerk Ma  <maqiyuan130324 at vip.qq.com>
 
 	* epdf.c: Fix page's opacity.

Modified: trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/data/dvipdfmx.cfg
===================================================================
--- trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/data/dvipdfmx.cfg	2025-02-10 21:39:02 UTC (rev 73861)
+++ trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/data/dvipdfmx.cfg	2025-02-10 22:29:43 UTC (rev 73862)
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@
 %% model requires version 1.4. So if you want soft-masking support for
 %% PNG image with alpha channels, you should set version to 4 or higher.
 %% PDF 1.5 enables object compression.
+%% In 2025, we switched to PDF 1.7 by default, since that's now
+%% recommended by the PDF Association.
+%% https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2025-February/051090.html
 
-V  5
+V  7
 
 %% Dvipdfmx Compatibility Flags
 %%

Modified: trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/tests/dvipdfmx.cfg
===================================================================
--- trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/tests/dvipdfmx.cfg	2025-02-10 21:39:02 UTC (rev 73861)
+++ trunk/Build/source/texk/dvipdfm-x/tests/dvipdfmx.cfg	2025-02-10 22:29:43 UTC (rev 73862)
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 %% PNG image with alpha channels, you should set version to 4 or higher.
 %% PDF 1.5 enables object compression.
 
-V  5
+V  7
 
 %% Dvipdfmx Compatibility Flags
 %%