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"HH" == Hans Hagen writes: TH> So yes, the primitive is unneeded in 'pdfetex', but it was really TH> needed when there still was a non-etex pdftex.
so did the need for this primitive become moot, since there will only be pdfetex from now on? the less unneeded things, the better. :) HH> well, it's been around since version 1.21 so ...
well... if \quitvmode has already been around in released version, then i don't understand why the patch with it's inclusion into pdf(e)tex is being discussed at all... HH> if we start removing features using the etex/whatever criterium, HH> much more can be removed and we end up with broken macro HH> packages; (and we can probably remove 75% of the whole tex tree HH> too -) at least please avoid adding new unnecessary primitives in the future. :) Best, v.