CTAN package update: SIunits
Date: November 22, 2007 10:26:11 PM CET
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> The following information was provided by the package's contributor.
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> Name of contribution: SIunits
> Author's name: Joseph Wright
> Location on CTAN: /macros/latex/contrib/SIunits
> Summary description: Support for the International System of Units
> License type: lppl
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> Announcement text given by the package's contributor:
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> v1.34:
> * Change of maintainer. The package is now maintained by Joseph
> Wright (joseph.wright at morningstar2.co.uk)
> * License update to LPPL 1.3
> * Bug fix for negative signs when using the "textstyle" option
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> Important note
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> This is a bug release, with a change of maintainer. The new
> maintainer intents to carry out a detailed review of the package, but
> *this* release is a big-fix only. The other changes made are to add
> the new maintainer to the documentation.
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i have installed the new version of the package, and updated the
catalogue repository.
> Users may view the package catalogue entry at
> http://mirror.ctan.org/help/Catalogue/entries/siunits.html
> or they may browse the package directory at
> http://mirror.ctan.org//macros/latex/contrib/SIunits
the catalogue entry will be updated overnight; the new version of the
package is already on its way around the world.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
siunits – International System of Units
Typeset physical units following the rules of the International System of Units (SI).
The package requires amstext, for proper representation of some values.
Note that the package is now superseded by siunitx; siunits has maintenance-only support, now.
Package | siunits |
Version | 1.36 |
Copyright | 2007 Joseph Wright |
Maintainer | Joseph Wright Marcel Heldoorn (inactive) |