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-if not modules then modules = { } end modules ['back-pdf'] = {
-    version   = 1.001,
-    comment   = "companion to back-pdf.mkiv",
-    author    = "Hans Hagen, PRAGMA-ADE, Hasselt NL",
-    copyright = "PRAGMA ADE / ConTeXt Development Team",
-    license   = "see context related readme files"
-}
-
--- We hide the pdf table from users so that we can guarantee no interference with
--- the way we manage resources, info, etc. Users should use the \type {lpdf}
--- interface instead. If needed I will provide replacement functionality.
-
-local setmetatableindex = table.setmetatableindex
-
-local pdfsetcompression  = lpdf.setcompression
-local pdfimmediateobject = lpdf.immediateobject
-
-interfaces.implement {
-    name      = "setpdfcompression",
-    arguments = { "integer", "integer" },
-    actions   = function(...) pdfsetcompression(...) end,
-}
-
-do
-
-    local dummy  = function() end
-    local report = logs.reporter("backend")
-
-    local function unavailable(t,k)
-        report("calling unavailable pdf.%s function",k)
-        t[k] = dummy
-        return dummy
-    end
-
-    updaters.register("backend.update",function()
-        --
-        -- For now we keep this for tikz. If really needed some more can be made
-        -- accessible but it has to happen in a controlled way then, for instance
-        -- by first loading or enabling some compatibility layer so that we can
-        -- trace possible interferences.
-        --
-        pdf = {
-            immediateobj = pdfimmediateobject
-        }
-        setmetatableindex(pdf,unavailable)
-    end)
-
-end
-
-backends.install("pdf")