On 02/03/2015 08:36, Ulrike Fischer wrote:
>> Alternatively etex.sty could be adjusted to recognise the new format
>> (for example an etex.sty that did nothing at all would work in this case)
>
> That would certainly a good idea.
A change in the proposed new allocation routine will be needed even in
this case to cover the possibility of a new kernel plus older etex.sty.
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Joseph Wright