Re: Small patch: add \usepackage{iftex} when exporting to LaTeX

[Ihor Radchenko]

Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez <paaguti@gmail.com> writes:

> attached is a small patch to include package iftex to latex exports. Since
> we support several
> compilers, it is useful to have this package to detect the compiler in
> included latex files.

May you please explain why it is necessary to include iftex in _all_
latex exports? AFAIK, none of the commands provided by this package are
used by ox-latex.

> +*** Added package ~iftex~ when exporting LaTeX documents
> +
> +When exporting LaTeX documents, add =\usepackage{iftex}= at the
> +beginning. Since we support several compilers, the user might
> +need to detect which one if active in supporting personal TeX
> +customisation code.

We generally do not add packages unless they are strictly necessary for
the export.

Also, iftex is not compatible with scrbase, so the proposed change can
be harmful.

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