How to NOT include a package in a TeX file?

Question

I have a personalized style file (say main.sty) which I use for all my writings. In some writings however, there is a package in main.sty that I would not like included. As a concrete example, in main.sty I am calling the package eucal. However, for whatever reason, I do not want to include it in the particular .tex file that I am current working in. Is there a command to "remove" that package. What I am looking for is a code like

\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{main}
\donotusepackage{eucal}

\begin{document}
blah
\end{document}

What should replace \donotusepackage{eucal}?

PS - Having thought of this, I think one solution would be to have the inclusion/non-inclusion of the package eucal as an option in main.sty. Then, we can have something like \usepackage[noeucal]{main}. Is this the only solution?

Your solution is what I would use. It's not difficult. I'm not aware of anything that can systematically remove a package once loaded. — Paul Stanley, Apr 04 '18 at 14:49
You can also take it a step further, with your [noeucal] option: AtBeginDocument you can check to see if the package was loaded, then throw an error. That would prevent you from manually requesting the package in preamble. — , Apr 04 '18 at 14:55
One KOMA script package provides preventpackage from loading. — Johannes_B, Apr 04 '18 at 15:38
https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/165230/using-koma-script-packages-with-other-classes/165470#165470 — Johannes_B, Apr 04 '18 at 15:40

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 04 '18 at 15:22

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You can add this in your main.sty

\newif\ifMyEucal

\DeclareOption{Eucal}{\MyEucaltrue}
\DeclareOption{noEucal}{\MyEucalfalse}

\ExecuteOptions{Eucal} 

\ProcessOptions\relax

\ifMyEucal
    \RequirePackage{eucal}
\fi

That will provide two options to main package : Eucal (default) load eucal.sty and noEucal that doesn't.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[noEucal]{main}

\begin{document}
essia
\end{document}

answered Apr 04 '18 at 15:22

Tarass

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This works perfectly and does what I need. Thanks! – Prahar Apr 04 '18 at 17:01

How to NOT include a package in a TeX file?

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