Is ProvidesFile better than ProvidesPackage or ProvidesClass

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I want to know which one is suited when I try to create a package file or a class file?

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 08 '17 at 07:46

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Use the appropriate macro for the appropriate case. That is, use \ProvidesPackage for a package (typically a .sty), \ProvidesClass for a class (a .cls) and \ProvidesFile for anything else.

One example: \ProvidesPackage does additional checking in terms of the name used by the package and that used with \usepackage. However, it also stores a package "version" if is it supplied:

\ProvidesPackage{<package name>}[<version>]

This can be used to make sure loading of packages meet a version criteria, if needed.

answered Jan 08 '17 at 07:46

Werner

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thanks for your answer, but I think \ProvidesFile can do the same job. – Jiapan Jan 09 '17 at 11:32
@Jiapan: Can you elaborate? Perhaps \ProvidesFile can, but it's not currently set up that way. – Werner Jan 09 '17 at 13:55
@Jiapan: See How do I mark inline code? – Werner Jan 10 '17 at 14:43
Could you first tell me how to make \ProvidesFile monospace like yours in the comment? – Jiapan Jan 14 '17 at 11:08
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@Jiapan (awfully late on this:) You can mark inline code as such by surrounding it with \`` on both ends. So``` is marked as <code>. – Skillmon Nov 06 '18 at 18:39

Is ProvidesFile better than ProvidesPackage or ProvidesClass

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