latexsym + german

[Teschl Gerald]

This broke recently, it seems during 2021->2022. However, I will
search all my files and replace german by babel.
Thanks for your reply!

Best,
Gerald


> On 16.01.2024, at 15:26, David Carlisle <d.p.carlisle at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> this isn't really an issue for tex-live as they can only distribute what is on ctan.
> You would have the same error in texlive 2022 so this is not new.
> Neither german nor latexsym packages should be used on any documents written for the last decade or so
> german here is making " active, so breaks any following packages using hex numbers, it just happens to be latexsym in this example.
> 
> As you say,
> 
> \usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
> 
> would be the normal 2e interface (and has been for 30 years)
> 
> David
> 
> 
> On Tue, 16 Jan 2024 at 13:58, Teschl Gerald <gerald.teschl at univie.ac.at <mailto:gerald.teschl at univie.ac.at>> wrote:
>> Dear all,
>> 
>> I noted that after upgrading to 2023 documents using german.sty and latexsym.sty do not compile:
>> 
>> ---------
>> \documentclass{article}
>> \usepackage{german}
>> \usepackage{latexsym}
>> \begin{document}
>> 
>> \end{document}
>> ---------
>> 
>> ---------
>> (/usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/generic/german/german.sty
>> v2.5e 1998-07-08
>> Package: german 1998/07/08 v2.5e Support for writing german texts (br)
>> \grmnU at D=\dimen141
>> german -- \language number for Austrian undefined, default 33 used.
>> )
>> (/usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/latexsym.sty
>> Package: latexsym 1998/08/17 v2.2e Standard LaTeX package (lasy symbols)
>> \symlasy=\mathgroup4
>> LaTeX Font Info:    Overwriting symbol font `lasy' in version `bold'
>> (Font)                  U/lasy/m/n --> U/lasy/b/n on input line 52.
>> 
>> /usr/local/texlive/2023/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/latexsym.sty:59: Missing numb
>> er, treated as zero.
>> <to be read again> 
>>                    \protect 
>> l.59 ...reMathSymbol\mho     {\mathord}{lasy}{"30}
>> ————
>> 
>> I am aware that german.sty is outdated and replacing \usepackage{german} by \usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
>> fixes the problem.
>> 
>> Just figured I should let you know.
>> 
>> Thanks for your time and effort!
>> 
>> Gerald

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