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+%D \module
+%D [ file=syst-ini,
+%D version=2008.11.04, % 2001.11.16, % 1999.03.17, % an oldie: 1995.10.10
+%D title=\CONTEXT\ System Macros,
+%D subtitle=Bootstrapping \TEX,
+%D author=Hans Hagen,
+%D date=\currentdate,
+%D copyright={PRAGMA ADE \& \CONTEXT\ Development Team}]
+%C
+%C This module is part of the \CONTEXT\ macro||package and is
+%C therefore copyrighted by \PRAGMA. See mreadme.pdf for
+%C details.
+
+%D We used to load plain \TEX\ in a special way, but redefining a couple of
+%D primitives so that for instance font loading was ignored. For those interested,
+%D this loader is found in \type {syst-tex.tex}. Some of the comment's are Don
+%D Knuths and more of it can be found in the plain \TEX\ format.
+%D
+%D Characters can have special states, that can be triggered by setting their
+%D category coded. Some are preset, others are to be set as soon as possible,
+%D otherwise we cannot define any useful macros.
+%D
+%D First we define a bunch of constants. Normally we would \type {\setconstant}
+%D but we're prestine and have no macros defined yet. Abstraction also makes it
+%D possible to avoid the \type {^^} in the input.
+
+\immutable\integerdef\escapecatcode 0
+\immutable\integerdef\begingroupcatcode 1
+\immutable\integerdef\endgroupcatcode 2
+\immutable\integerdef\mathshiftcatcode 3
+\immutable\integerdef\alignmentcatcode 4
+\immutable\integerdef\endoflinecatcode 5
+\immutable\integerdef\parametercatcode 6
+\immutable\integerdef\superscriptcatcode 7
+\immutable\integerdef\subscriptcatcode 8
+\immutable\integerdef\ignorecatcode 9
+\immutable\integerdef\spacecatcode 10
+\immutable\integerdef\lettercatcode 11
+\immutable\integerdef\othercatcode 12 % finally obsolete: \let\other \othercatcode
+\immutable\integerdef\activecatcode 13 % finally obsolete: \let\active\activecatcode
+\immutable\integerdef\commentcatcode 14
+\immutable\integerdef\invalidcatcode 15
+
+%chardef\zeroasciicode 0
+\immutable\integerdef\tabasciicode 9
+\immutable\integerdef\newlineasciicode 10 % don't confuse this one with \endoflineasciicode
+\immutable\integerdef\formfeedasciicode 12
+\immutable\integerdef\endoflineasciicode 13 % somewhat messy but this can be the active \par
+\immutable\integerdef\endoffileasciicode 26
+\immutable\integerdef\spaceasciicode 32
+\immutable\integerdef\exclamationmarkasciicode 33 % ! used in namespace protection
+\immutable\integerdef\doublequoteasciicode 34 % "
+\immutable\integerdef\hashasciicode 35
+\immutable\integerdef\dollarasciicode 36
+\immutable\integerdef\commentasciicode 37
+\immutable\integerdef\ampersandasciicode 38
+\immutable\integerdef\singlequoteasciicode 39 % '
+\immutable\integerdef\primeasciicode 39 % '
+\immutable\integerdef\leftparentasciicode 40
+\immutable\integerdef\rightparentasciicode 41
+\immutable\integerdef\commaasciicode 44
+\immutable\integerdef\hyphenasciicode 45
+\immutable\integerdef\periodasciicode 46
+\immutable\integerdef\forwardslashasciicode 47 % /
+\immutable\integerdef\colonasciicode 58
+\immutable\integerdef\lessthanasciicode 60 % < used as alternative verbatim {
+\immutable\integerdef\morethanasciicode 62 % > used as alternative verbatim }
+\immutable\integerdef\questionmarkasciicode 63 % ? used in namespace protection
+\immutable\integerdef\atsignasciicode 64 % @ used in namespace protection
+\immutable\integerdef\leftbracketasciicode 91
+\immutable\integerdef\backslashasciicode 92 % `\\
+\immutable\integerdef\rightbracketasciicode 93
+\immutable\integerdef\circumflexasciicode 94
+\immutable\integerdef\underscoreasciicode 95
+\immutable\integerdef\leftbraceasciicode 123 % `\{
+\immutable\integerdef\barasciicode 124 % `\|
+\immutable\integerdef\rightbraceasciicode 125 % `\}
+\immutable\integerdef\tildeasciicode 126 % `\~
+\immutable\integerdef\delasciicode 127
+
+\aliased\let\percentasciicode\commentasciicode
+
+%catcode\zeroasciicode \ignorecatcode % `\^^@ ascii null is ignored
+\catcode\tabasciicode \spacecatcode % `\^^I ascii tab is a blank space
+\catcode\formfeedasciicode \activecatcode % `\^^L ascii form-feed (active, set later)
+%catcode\endoflineasciicode \endoflinecatcode % `\^^M ascii return is end-line
+\catcode\endoffileasciicode \ignorecatcode % `\^^Z endoffile (ignored in ConTeXt)
+%catcode\spaceasciicode \spacecatcode % `\ ascii space is blank space
+\catcode\hashasciicode \parametercatcode % `\# hash mark is macro parameter character
+\catcode\dollarasciicode \mathshiftcatcode % `\$ dollar sign is math shift
+%catcode\commentasciicode \commentcatcode % `\% percent sign is comment character
+\catcode\ampersandasciicode \alignmentcatcode % `\& ampersand is alignment tab
+%catcode\backslashasciicode \escapecatcode % `\\ backslash is TeX escape character
+\catcode\circumflexasciicode \superscriptcatcode % `\^ circumflex and uparrow are for superscripts
+\catcode\underscoreasciicode \subscriptcatcode % `\_ underline and downarrow are for subscripts
+\catcode\leftbraceasciicode \begingroupcatcode % `\{ left brace is begin-group character
+\catcode\rightbraceasciicode \endgroupcatcode % `\} right brace is end-group character
+\catcode\tildeasciicode \activecatcode % `\~ tilde is active
+%catcode\delasciicode \invalidcatcode % `\^^? ascii delete is invalid
+
+\chardef\statuswrite 128 % we need to get rid of this one
+
+%D First we need to initialization the primitives. Because \CONTEXT\ is already a
+%D pretty old macro package, we have a couple of issues with respect to primitives.
+%D The \ETEX\ engine added a few as did \PDFTEX. The \LUATEX\ engine added even
+%D more. This means that there can be a potential clash between primitives and
+%D existing macros. The most noticeable ones are:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \protected
+%D \expanded
+%D \unexpanded
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D Because we had macros like that before the primitives showed up. The protection
+%D related macros were there before we even knew about extensions to the engine.
+%D When the expansion related ones were introduced, we originally came up with
+%D different names but due to requests we used the current names, somethng that in
+%D retrospect was a bad idea: they should have gotten different names in \LUATEX, if
+%D only because at that time only \CONTEXT\ was using them in rolling releases.
+%D Anyway, we're now stuck with this situation, and it means that one should use the
+%D \type {\normal...} variants in low level code:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \normalexpanded
+%D \normalprotected
+%D \normalunexpanded
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D In the end not using different names in \LUATEX\ for these kind of backfires. It
+%D makes not much sense to fix this in \LUAMETATEX\ because we're now to long on the
+%D road. It is actually the reason why we have the option in \LUATEX\ to alias all
+%D primitives in one go using a prefix. Actually this trick could be used to recover
+%D a primitive meaning: just enable it with some prefix and \type {\let} the
+%D original to that. But \unknown\ we prevent that trick below.
+%D
+%D The code below differs from \LUATEX: in \LUAMETATEX\ all primitives are already
+%D available; it cannot limit itself to being \TEX\ or \ETEX. It could not do that
+%D anyway because there are differences (no backend, to mention one).
+
+\directlua {
+ local primitives = tex.extraprimitives() % "tex","etex","luatex"
+ tex.enableprimitives("normal",primitives) % could default to everything
+ function tex.enableprimitives() end % so we kind of protect what's there
+}
+
+\immutable\def\space{ }
+\immutable\def\empty{}
+
+\immutable\letcharcode \formfeedasciicode \par % \def ^^L{\par} formfeed
+\immutable\letcharcode \tildeasciicode \ % tilde
+\immutable\letcharcode \spaceasciicode \space % space
+
+\immutable\defcsname\Uchar\tabasciicode \endcsname {\ } % \def\^^I{\ } tab
+\immutable\defcsname\Uchar\formfeedasciicode \endcsname {\par} % \def\^^L{\par} formfeed
+\immutable\defcsname\Uchar\endoflineasciicode\endcsname {\ } % \def\^^M{\ } return
+
+%D For now:
+
+\permanent\def\gobbleoneargument#-{} % will be defined later on anyway
+
+%D First we define a simplified version of the \CONTEXT\ protection mechanism. Later
+%D we will implement a better variant.
+
+\def\unprotect
+ {\edef\protect
+ {\catcode\atsignasciicode \the\catcode\atsignasciicode \relax
+ \catcode\exclamationmarkasciicode\the\catcode\exclamationmarkasciicode\relax
+ \catcode\questionmarkasciicode \the\catcode\questionmarkasciicode \relax
+ \catcode\underscoreasciicode \the\catcode\underscoreasciicode \relax
+ \let\protect\relax}%
+ \catcode\atsignasciicode \lettercatcode
+ \catcode\exclamationmarkasciicode\lettercatcode
+ \catcode\questionmarkasciicode \lettercatcode
+ \catcode\underscoreasciicode \lettercatcode}
+
+\let\protect\relax
+
+\unprotect
+
+%D Some pretty important definitions:
+
+\immutable\let\bgroup={
+\immutable\let\egroup=}
+
+%D \macros
+%D {normalbgroup,normalgroup}
+%D
+%D No comment.
+
+%D Allocation of registers is done slightly different than in plain \TEX. First of
+%D all we use different reserved counters. We also don't implement a family handler
+%D because users are not supposed to implement their own math. We reserve the lowest
+%D 31 registers for scratch purposes. Keep in mind that in the core engine some
+%D registers are reserved: counters 0 upto 9, and counter 255.
+%D
+%D As with plain \TEX\ we recommend that macro designers always use \type {\global}
+%D assignments with respect to registers numbered 1, 3, 5 \unknown\ 31, and always
+%D non||\type {\global} assignments with respect to registers 0, 2, 4, \unknown\ 30.
+%D This will prevent \quote {save stack buildup} that might otherwise occur.
+%D
+%D We reserve some registers for special (management) purposes:
+
+% 0 - 20 : scratch
+% 21 - 127 : internal
+% 128 - 254 : inserts
+% 255 : page
+% 256 - : user
+
+% use \chardef instead for min and max
+%
+% will be blocked: \newfamily \newlanguage
+
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_min_allocated_register = 52 \c_syst_min_allocated_register = 256 % can change
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_max_allocated_register = 53 \c_syst_max_allocated_register = 65535
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_min_allocated_read = 54 \c_syst_min_allocated_read = 0
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_max_allocated_read = 55 \c_syst_max_allocated_read = 1023
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_min_allocated_language = 56 \c_syst_min_allocated_language = 0
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_max_allocated_language = 57 \c_syst_max_allocated_language = 8191
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_min_allocated_insert = 58 \c_syst_min_allocated_insert = 128
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_max_allocated_insert = 59 \c_syst_max_allocated_insert = 254
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_min_allocated_family = 60 \c_syst_min_allocated_family = 128
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_max_allocated_family = 61 \c_syst_max_allocated_family = 255
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_min_allocated_attribute = 62 \c_syst_min_allocated_attribute = 1024 % 0-1023 : private
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_min_allocated_write = 63 \c_syst_min_allocated_write = 0
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_max_allocated_write = 64 \c_syst_max_allocated_write = 1023
+
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_count = 32 \c_syst_last_allocated_count = \c_syst_min_allocated_register
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_dimen = 33 \c_syst_last_allocated_dimen = \c_syst_min_allocated_register
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_skip = 34 \c_syst_last_allocated_skip = \c_syst_min_allocated_register
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_muskip = 35 \c_syst_last_allocated_muskip = \c_syst_min_allocated_register
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_box = 36 \c_syst_last_allocated_box = \c_syst_min_allocated_register
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_toks = 37 \c_syst_last_allocated_toks = \c_syst_min_allocated_register
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_read = 38 \c_syst_last_allocated_read = \c_syst_min_allocated_read
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_write = 39 \c_syst_last_allocated_write = \c_syst_min_allocated_write
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_marks = 40 \c_syst_last_allocated_marks = \c_syst_min_allocated_register
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_language = 41 \c_syst_last_allocated_language = \c_syst_min_allocated_language % not used in context
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_insertion = 42 \c_syst_last_allocated_insertion = \c_syst_min_allocated_insert
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_family = 43 \c_syst_last_allocated_family = \c_syst_min_allocated_family % not used in context
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_last_allocated_attribute = 44 \c_syst_last_allocated_attribute = \c_syst_min_allocated_attribute % not used in context
+
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_min_counter_value = 125 \c_syst_min_counter_value = -"7FFFFFFF % beware, we use index 125 at the lua end
+\permanent\countdef \c_syst_max_counter_value = 126 \c_syst_max_counter_value = "7FFFFFFF % beware, we use index 126 at the lua end
+
+\immutable\integerdef\zerocount = 0
+\immutable\integerdef\plusone = 1
+\immutable\integerdef\minusone = -1
+
+\immutable\integerdef\normalpagebox = 255 % hardcoded in pdftex/xetex
+
+% A few traditional allocations (these might go):
+
+\countdef \count@ 255 % hm, used in \newif .. todo: replace it there
+\dimendef \dimen@ 0
+\dimendef \dimen@i 1 % global only
+\dimendef \dimen@ii 2
+
+%D So, effectively we start allocating from 256 and upwards. The inserts sit in the
+%D range 128 upto 254. Page numbers use the counters 0 upto 9 and the pagebox is
+%D 255. Users can use the scratch registers upto 31 without problem but all others
+%D are reserved.
+
+\let\wlog\gobbleoneargument % Let's get rid of this one.
+
+%D The allocators share a common helper macro.
+
+\protected\permanent\def\newcount {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_count \count \countdef \c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+\protected\permanent\def\newdimen {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_dimen \dimen \dimendef \c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+\protected\permanent\def\newskip {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_skip \skip \skipdef \c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+\protected\permanent\def\newmuskip {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_muskip \muskip \muskipdef \c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+\protected\permanent\def\newbox {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_box \box \integerdef\c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+\protected\permanent\def\newtoks {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_toks \toks \toksdef \c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+\protected\permanent\def\newread {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_read \read \integerdef\c_syst_max_allocated_read}
+\protected\permanent\def\newwrite {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_write \write \integerdef\c_syst_max_allocated_write}
+\protected\permanent\def\newmarks {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_marks \marks \integerdef\c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+\protected\permanent\def\newinsert {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_insertion\insert \chardef \c_syst_max_allocated_insert}
+\protected\permanent\def\newlanguage{\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_language \language\integerdef\c_syst_max_allocated_language} % not needed in context
+\protected\permanent\def\newfamily {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_family \fam \integerdef\c_syst_max_allocated_family} % not needed in context
+
+\aliased\let\newfam\newfamily
+
+\firstvalidlanguage \plusone % so zero is ignored in hyphenation, this might become the default
+
+% Watch out, for the moment we disable the check for already being defined
+% later we will revert this but first all chardefs must be replaced.
+
+\protected\def\setconstant {}
+\protected\def\setconstantvalue#1#2{\csname#1\endcsname\numexpr#2\relax}
+
+\protected\def\newconstant#1%
+ {\ifx#1\relax
+ %\writestatus{!!!!!!!!!!}{\string #1 => RELAX}%
+ \unletfrozen#1%
+ \newcount#1%
+ \orelse\ifdefined#1%
+ %\writestatus{!!!!!!!!!!}{\string #1 => DEFINED}%
+ \else
+ \newcount#1%
+ \fi}
+
+\protected\def\setnewconstant#1{\newconstant#1#1}
+
+% %D The next definitions are really needed (in \CONTEXT):
+
+\newlinechar\newlineasciicode \edef\outputnewlinechar{\Uchar\newlineasciicode} % {^^J}
+
+%D One reason to start high with allocation is that it permits us to allocate
+%D consecutive ranges more easily, for instance if for \MPLIB\ we want to allocate a
+%D continuous range of boxes. It also permits us to do a proper upward allocation
+%D for inserts. The current code evolved from code that dealt with older engines but
+%D as all engines now provide many registers we removed all traces.
+
+\ifdefined\writestatus \else
+ %\protected\def\writestatus#1#2{\immediate\write\statuswrite{#1: #2}}
+ \frozen\protected\def\writestatus#1#2{\message{#1: #2}}
+\fi
+
+\def\syst_basics_allocate_yes#1#2#3#4#5% last class method max name
+ {\ifnum#1<#4\relax
+ \global\advance#1\plusone
+ \permanent\global#3#5=#1\relax
+ \else
+ \writestatus{warning}{no room for \string#2\space \string#5\space (max: \number#4)}%
+ \fi}
+
+\def\syst_basics_allocate_nop#1#2#3#4#5% last class method max name
+ {\writestatus{warning}{\string#2 \string#5 is already defined (\string\relax\space it first)}}
+
+\def\syst_basics_allocate#1#2#3#4#5% last class method max name
+ {\ifx#5\undefined
+ \expandafter\syst_basics_allocate_yes
+ \orelse\ifx#5\relax
+ \expandafter\syst_basics_allocate_yes
+ \else
+ \expandafter\syst_basics_allocate_nop
+ \fi
+ #1#2#3#4#5}
+
+%D Since the number of chars exceed 256 now, we can use \type {\chardef} instead of
+%D the more limited \type {\mathchardef}.
+
+% \protected\def\newbox {\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_box \box \chardef\c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+% \protected\def\newmarks{\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_marks\marks\chardef\c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+
+%D Attributes are something very \LUATEX. In \CONTEXT\ you are not supposed to use
+%D the attributes directly but always allocate then first. For instance attribute~0
+%D is reserved for special purposes (this might change). Attributes in the range
+%D 128-1023 are private and should not be touched.
+
+\immutable\integerdef\attributeunsetvalue\c_syst_min_counter_value % used to be \minusone
+
+% \permanent\protected\def\newattribute{\syst_basics_allocate\c_syst_last_allocated_attribute\attribute\attributedef\c_syst_max_allocated_register}
+
+% %D Not used by \CONTEXT\ but for instance \PICTEX\ needs it. It's a trick to force
+% %D strings instead of tokens that take more memory.
+%
+% \permanent\protected\def\newhelp#1#2{\newtoks#1#1\expandafter{\detokenize{#2}}}
+
+%D \macros
+%D {scratchcounter,
+%D scratchdimen,scratchskip,scratchmuskip,
+%D scratchbox,
+%D scratchtoks}
+%D
+%D We now define a few scratch registers, so that successive loads at least have
+%D some available. The private ones are used in cases where we don't want to
+%D intrude on normal scratch ones.
+
+\newcount \scratchcounter \newcount \globalscratchcounter \newcount \privatescratchcounter
+\newdimen \scratchdimen \newdimen \globalscratchdimen \newdimen \privatescratchdimen
+\newskip \scratchskip \newskip \globalscratchskip \newskip \privatescratchskip
+\newmuskip\scratchmuskip \newmuskip\globalscratchmuskip \newmuskip\privatescratchmuskip
+\newtoks \scratchtoks \newtoks \globalscratchtoks \newtoks \privatescratchtoks
+\newbox \scratchbox \newbox \globalscratchbox \newbox \privatescratchbox
+
+\newcount\scratchcounterone \newcount\scratchcountertwo \newcount\scratchcounterthree
+\newdimen \scratchdimenone \newdimen \scratchdimentwo \newdimen \scratchdimenthree
+\newskip \scratchskipone \newskip \scratchskiptwo \newskip \scratchskipthree
+\newmuskip\scratchmuskipone \newmuskip\scratchmuskiptwo \newmuskip\scratchmuskipthree
+\newtoks \scratchtoksone \newtoks \scratchtokstwo \newtoks \scratchtoksthree
+\newbox \scratchboxone \newbox \scratchboxtwo \newbox \scratchboxthree
+
+\newcount\scratchcounterfour \newcount\scratchcounterfive \newcount\scratchcountersix
+\newdimen \scratchdimenfour \newdimen \scratchdimenfive \newdimen \scratchdimensix
+\newskip \scratchskipfour \newskip \scratchskipfive \newskip \scratchskipsix
+\newmuskip\scratchmuskipfour \newmuskip\scratchmuskipfive \newmuskip\scratchmuskipsix
+\newtoks \scratchtoksfour \newtoks \scratchtoksfive \newtoks \scratchtokssix
+\newbox \scratchboxfour \newbox \scratchboxfive \newbox \scratchboxsix
+
+\newcount\globalscratchcounterone
+\newcount\globalscratchcountertwo
+\newcount\globalscratchcounterthree
+
+\mutable\let\scratchmacro \relax
+\mutable\let\scratchmacroone\relax
+\mutable\let\scratchmacrotwo\relax
+
+%D \macros
+%D {tempstring}
+
+\mutable\let\tempstring\empty
+
+%D \macros
+%D {scratchwidth, scratchheight, scratchdepth, scratchoffset, scratchdistance}
+%D
+%D A few more scratch dimensions:
+
+\newdimen\scratchwidth
+\newdimen\scratchheight
+\newdimen\scratchdepth
+\newdimen\scratchtotal
+
+\newdimen\scratchoffset
+\newdimen\scratchleftoffset
+\newdimen\scratchrightoffset
+\newdimen\scratchtopoffset
+\newdimen\scratchbottomoffset
+
+\newdimen\scratchdistance
+
+\newdimen\scratchhsize
+\newdimen\scratchvsize
+
+\newdimen\scratchxoffset
+\newdimen\scratchyoffset
+\newdimen\scratchhoffset
+\newdimen\scratchvoffset
+
+\newdimen\scratchxposition
+\newdimen\scratchyposition
+
+\newcount\scratchnx
+\newcount\scratchny
+
+\newcount\scratchmx
+\newcount\scratchmy
+
+\newcount\scratchmin
+\newcount\scratchmax
+
+\newcount\scratchunicode
+
+\newdimen\scratchleftskip
+\newdimen\scratchrightskip
+\newdimen\scratchtopskip
+\newdimen\scratchbottomskip
+
+%D More allocations:
+
+\newskip \zeroskip \immutable\zeroskip 0pt plus 0pt minus 0pt
+\newdimen \zeropoint \immutable\zeropoint 0pt
+\newdimen \onepoint \immutable\onepoint 1pt
+\newdimen \halfapoint \immutable\halfapoint 0.5pt
+\newdimen \maxdimen \immutable\maxdimen 16383.99999pt % 1073741823sp
+\newcount \maxcount \immutable\maxcount 2147483647
+\newdimen \onebasepoint \immutable\onebasepoint 1bp
+\newdimen \scaledpoint \immutable\scaledpoint 1sp
+\newdimen \thousandpoint \immutable\thousandpoint 1000pt
+\newmuskip\zeromuskip \immutable\zeromuskip 0mu
+\newmuskip\onemuskip \immutable\onemuskip 1mu
+
+\newmuskip\muquad \immutable\muquad 18mu
+
+\aliased\let\points \onepoint
+\aliased\let\halfpoint\halfapoint
+
+\newtoks \emptytoks
+
+%D And even more: (todo: countdefs 60+). Watch out, we need a count for a negative constant
+%D but can use chardefs for positive ones. Actually, because we have plenty of counters we
+%D can also use counts for those.
+
+%immutable\integerdef\minusone -1
+\immutable\integerdef\minustwo -2
+%immutable\integerdef\zerocount 0
+%immutable\integerdef\plusone 1
+\immutable\integerdef\plustwo 2
+\immutable\integerdef\plusthree 3
+\immutable\integerdef\plusfour 4
+\immutable\integerdef\plusfive 5
+\immutable\integerdef\plussix 6
+\immutable\integerdef\plusseven 7
+\immutable\integerdef\pluseight 8
+\immutable\integerdef\plusnine 9
+\immutable\integerdef\plusten 10
+\immutable\integerdef\pluseleven 11
+\immutable\integerdef\plustwelve 12
+\immutable\integerdef\plussixteen 16
+\immutable\integerdef\plusfifty 50
+\immutable\integerdef\plushundred 100
+\immutable\integerdef\plusonehundred 100
+\immutable\integerdef\plustwohundred 200
+\immutable\integerdef\plusfivehundred 500
+\immutable\integerdef\pluscxxvii 127
+\immutable\integerdef\pluscxxviii 128
+\immutable\integerdef\pluscclv 255
+\immutable\integerdef\pluscclvi 256
+\immutable\integerdef\plusthousand 1000
+\immutable\integerdef\plustenthousand 10000
+\immutable\integerdef\plustwentythousand 20000
+\immutable\integerdef\medcard 32768
+\immutable\integerdef\maxcard 65536 % pdftex has less mathchars
+\immutable\integerdef\maxcardminusone 65535
+
+%D \macros
+%D {doubleexpandafter,tripleexpandafter,expanded,startexpanded}
+%D
+%D A few handy shortcuts
+
+\permanent\let\singleexpandafter \expandafter
+\permanent\def\doubleexpandafter{\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter}
+\permanent\def\tripleexpandafter{\expandafter\doubleexpandafter\expandafter}
+
+%D We prefer the more readable variant than in plain \TEX. User should only
+%D use \type {\emptybox}:
+
+\newbox\voidbox % public
+
+\permanent\def\unvoidbox{\unhbox\voidbox}
+\permanent\def\emptybox {\box \voidbox} % used in initializations so no attributes
+\permanent\def\emptyvbox{\normalvpack{}} % no copy as we need to set attributes
+\permanent\def\emptyhbox{\normalhpack{}} % no copy as we need to set attributes
+
+\aliased\let\leavevmode\unvoidbox % we prefer to use \dontleavehmode
+
+%D \macros
+%D {dontcomplain}
+%D
+%D We need this one soon:
+
+\permanent\protected\def\dontcomplain
+ {\hbadness\plustenthousand
+ \vbadness\plustenthousand
+ \hfuzz \maxdimen
+ \vfuzz \maxdimen}
+
+%D Some expected plain variants follow. We don't reuse registers because we
+%D don't want clashes.
+
+\aliased\let\p@ \onepoint
+\aliased\let\m@ne \minusone
+\aliased\let\z@ \zeropoint
+\aliased\let\@ne \plusone
+\aliased\let\tw@ \plustwo
+\aliased\let\thr@@ \plusthree
+\aliased\let\sixt@@n\plussixteen
+\aliased\let\@cclv \pluscclv
+\aliased\let\@cclvi \pluscclvi
+\aliased\let\voidb@x\voidbox
+
+\newtoks \toks@ %scratchtoks
+
+%D We define \type {\newif} a la plain \TEX, but will redefine it later. As Knuth
+%D says:
+%D
+%D \startnarrower
+%D And here's a different sort of allocation: for example,
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \newif\iffoo
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D creates \type {\footrue}, \type {\foofalse} to go with \type {\iffoo}.
+%D \stopnarrower
+
+% \protected\def\newif#1%
+% {\count@\escapechar
+% \escapechar\minusone
+% \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\def\new_if #1{true}{\let#1\iftrue }%
+% \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\def\new_if#1{false}{\let#1\iffalse}%
+% \new_if#1{false}% the condition starts out false
+% \escapechar\count@}
+%
+% \def\new_if#1#2%
+% {\csname\expandafter\if@\string#1#2\endcsname}
+%
+% \bgroup % `if' is required
+% \uccode`1=`i \uccode`2=`f \uppercase{\gdef\if@12{}}
+% \egroup
+
+% We use \csstring so there is no need to push/pop escapechar.
+% We use different names so that we get a better error message.
+%
+% \protected\def\newif#1%
+% {\let\new_if_saved\newif
+% \let\newif\new_if_check
+% \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\def\new_if_cs #1{true}{\let#1\iftrue }%
+% \expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\def\new_if_cs#1{false}{\let#1\iffalse}%
+% \new_if_cs#1{false}%
+% \let\newif\new_if_saved}
+%
+% \protected\def\new_if_cs#1#2%
+% {\csname\expandafter\newif\csstring#1#2\endcsname}
+%
+% We wrap all into one macro (the frozen stuff adds 10% runtime):
+
+\permanent\protected\def\newif#1%
+ {\permanent\protected\gdefcsname\expandafter\new_if_check\csstring#1true\endcsname {\overloaded\frozen\let#1\iftrue }%
+ \permanent\protected\gdefcsname\expandafter\new_if_check\csstring#1false\endcsname{\overloaded\frozen\let#1\iffalse}%
+ \csname\expandafter\new_if_check\csstring#1false\endcsname}
+
+\normalexpanded{\gdef\noexpand\new_if_check\string i\string f{}}
+
+%D Let's test this one:
+
+\newif\ifdone
+\newif\iffound
+
+\newif\ifscratchcondition
+\newif\ifscratchconditionone
+\newif\ifscratchconditiontwo
+
+\let\htdp\boxtotal
+
+%D A few shortcuts:
+
+% \permanent\protected\def\udef {\protected\def }
+% \permanent\protected\def\ugdef{\protected\gdef}
+% \permanent\protected\def\uedef{\protected\edef}
+% \permanent\protected\def\uxdef{\protected\xdef}
+
+% For now:
+
+\permanent\protected\def\defUmathtopaccent #1#2#3#4{\global\immutable\protected\def#1{\Umathaccent "#2 "#3 "#4 }}
+\permanent\protected\def\defUmathbotaccent #1#2#3#4{\global\immutable\protected\def#1{\Umathbotaccent "#2 "#3 "#4 }}
+\permanent\protected\def\defUdelimiterover #1#2#3#4{\global\immutable\protected\def#1{\Udelimiterover "#2 "#3 }}
+\permanent\protected\def\defUdelimiterunder #1#2#3#4{\global\immutable\protected\def#1{\Udelimiterunder "#2 "#3 }}
+\permanent\protected\def\defUdelimiter #1#2#3#4{\global\immutable\protected\def#1{\Udelimiter "#2 "#3 "#4 }}
+\permanent\protected\def\defUradical #1#2#3{\global\immutable\protected\def#1{\Uradical "#2 "#3 }}
+\permanent\protected\def\defUroot #1#2#3{\global\immutable\protected\def#1{\Uroot "#2 "#3 }}
+\permanent\protected\def\defUmathchar #1#2#3#4{\global\immutable\Umathchardef #1 "#2 "#3 "#4 }
+
+%D For a while we keep the following, as systems like tikz need it. Best not use
+%D that one \CONTEXT.
+
+\aliased\let\active\activecatcode
+
+%D Constants to be used with \type {\interactionmode}.
+
+\immutable\integerdef\batchmodecode \zerocount
+\immutable\integerdef\nonstopmodecode \plusone
+\immutable\integerdef\scrollmodecode \plustwo
+\immutable\integerdef\errorstopmodecode \plusthree
+
+%D Of course we want even bigger log files, so we copied this from the \ETEX\
+%D source files.
+%D
+%D When watching such logs, beware of nasty side effects of \type {\scantokens},
+%D as in:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \bgroup
+%D \lccode`a=12\lowercase{\xdef\whatever{a}}\egroup
+%D \def\whatever{test \whatever test}
+%D \scantokens\expandafter{\whatever}
+%D \egroup
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D In \LUATEX\ we have ways around this.
+
+% no longer \errorstopmode cf. plain tex 3.141592653
+
+\permanent\protected\def\tracingall
+ {\tracingonline \plusone
+ \tracingcommands \plusthree
+ \tracingmacros \plustwo
+ \tracingoutput \plusone
+ \tracingpages \plusone
+ \tracingparagraphs\plusone
+ \tracingrestores \plusone
+ \tracinggroups \plusone
+ \tracingifs \plusone
+ \tracingnesting \plustwo
+ \tracingassigns \plustwo
+ \tracingmath \plusone
+ \tracingalignments\plusone
+ \showboxbreadth \maxcount
+ \showboxdepth \maxcount}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\loggingall
+ {\tracingall
+ \tracingonline \zerocount}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\tracingnone
+ {\showboxdepth \plusthree
+ \showboxbreadth \plusfive
+ \tracingalignments\zerocount
+ \tracingmath \zerocount
+ \tracingassigns \zerocount
+ \tracingnesting \zerocount
+ \tracingifs \zerocount
+ \tracinggroups \zerocount
+ \tracingrestores \zerocount
+ \tracingparagraphs\zerocount
+ \tracingpages \zerocount
+ \tracingoutput \zerocount
+ \tracingmacros \zerocount
+ \tracingcommands \zerocount
+ \tracingonline \zerocount}
+
+%D When we want to see a box we can as well show all of it.
+
+\showboxdepth \maxdimen
+\showboxbreadth\maxdimen
+
+%D Just for tracing purposes we set:
+
+\tracingstats\plusone
+
+%D This is only used when we load \CONTEXT:
+
+\permanent\def\pushoverloadmode
+ {\edef\popoverloadmode{\overloadmode\the\overloadmode}%
+ \overloadmode\zerocount}
+
+\newtoks\everydump
+
+\pushoverloadmode
+
+\protected\def\dump
+ {\the\everydump
+ \global\everydump\emptytoks
+ \pushoverloadmode
+ \glet\dump\relax
+ \popoverloadmode
+ %let\pushoverloadmode\relax
+ %let\popoverloadmode\relax
+% \tracingall
+ \normaldump}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\input
+ {\normalinput}
+
+\popoverloadmode
+
+%D \macros
+%D {newconditional,
+%D settrue, setfalse,
+%D ifconditional,then}
+%D
+%D \TEX's lacks boolean variables, although the \PLAIN\ format implements \type
+%D {\newif}. The main disadvantage of this scheme is that it takes three hash table
+%D entries. A more memory saving alternative is presented here. A conditional is
+%D defined by:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \newconditional\doublesided
+%D \setfalse
+%D \stoptyping
+%D Setting a conditional is done by \type{\settrue} and
+%D \type{\setfalse}:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \settrue\doublesided
+%D \setfalse
+%D \stoptyping
+%D while testing is accomplished by:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \ifconditional\doublesided ... \else ... \fi
+%D \setfalse
+%D \stoptyping
+%D We cannot use the simple scheme:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \def\settrue #1{\let#1=\iftrue}
+%D \def\setfalse#1{\let#1=\iffalse}
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D Such an implementation gives problems with nested conditionals. The next
+%D implementation is about as fast and just as straightforward:
+
+\aliased\let\conditionalfalse\plusone % maybe we will have a dedicated count/chardef
+\aliased\let\conditionaltrue \zerocount % maybe we will have a dedicated count/chardef
+
+% \permanent\protected\def\settrue #1{\integerdef#1\conditionaltrue }
+% \permanent\protected\def\setfalse#1{\integerdef#1\conditionalfalse}
+%
+% \permanent\protected\def\settruevalue #1{\expandafter\integerdef\csname#1\endcsname\conditionaltrue }
+% \permanent\protected\def\setfalsevalue#1{\expandafter\integerdef\csname#1\endcsname\conditionalfalse}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\settrue #1{\enforced\let#1\conditionaltrue }
+\permanent\protected\def\setfalse #1{\enforced\let#1\conditionalfalse}
+\permanent\protected\def\setconditional#1{\enforced\let#1}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\settruevalue #1{\enforced\letcsname#1\endcsname\conditionaltrue }
+\permanent\protected\def\setfalsevalue#1{\enforced\letcsname#1\endcsname\conditionalfalse}
+
+
+\aliased\let\newconditional\setfalse
+\aliased\let\ifconditional \ifcase
+
+\aliased\let\then\relax % so that we can say: \ifnum1>2\then -)
+
+\permanent\def\truecondition {\iftrue}
+\permanent\def\falsecondition{\iffalse}
+
+% This one has to be unprotected otherwise we get a files-ends-to-soon but it's ok
+% as conditions expand anyway.
+
+\permanent\def\quitcondition{\orelse\iffalse}
+
+%D \macros
+%D {newmacro,setnewmacro,newfraction}
+%D
+%D Let's be complete and also introduce some definers. These are not mandate
+%D but handy for grepping.
+
+\permanent\protected\def\newmacro #1{\let#1\empty}
+\permanent\protected\def\setnewmacro#1{\let#1}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\newfraction#1{\let#1\!!plusone}
+
+\def\!!zerocount{0} % later redefined
+\def\!!plusone {1} % later redefined
+
+%D It would be handy to have a primitive \type {\unless\ifcase} because then we
+%D could use nicer values. Anyhow, this conditional code used to be in the \type
+%D {syst-aux} module but is now promoted to here.
+
+%D \macros
+%D {ifzeropt}
+%D
+%D The next macro is both cosmetic and byte saving. It is pretty \type
+%D {\if}||safe too. It can be used in cases like:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \ifzeropt \somedimen ... \else ... \fi
+%D \stoptyping
+
+\aliased\let\ifzeropt\ifcase
+
+% these token list helpers might move to syst-aux.mkiv
+%
+% we assume a \cs. not toks0 or so
+%
+% \protected\def\appendtotoks #1#{\def\temp{#1}\afterassignment\doappendtotoks \scratchtoks=}
+% \protected\def\prependtotoks#1#{\def\temp{#1}\afterassignment\doprependtotoks\scratchtoks=}
+
+\newtoks\t_syst_toks_temp \let\m_syst_toks_temp\t_syst_toks_temp
+
+\permanent\protected\def\appendtotoks #1{\let\m_syst_toks_temp#1\afterassignment\syst_toks_append_l \t_syst_toks_temp=}
+\permanent\protected\def\prependtotoks#1{\let\m_syst_toks_temp#1\afterassignment\syst_toks_prepend_l\t_syst_toks_temp=}
+
+% \def\syst_toks_append {\m_syst_toks_temp\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter{\expandafter\the\expandafter\m_syst_toks_temp\the\t_syst_toks_temp}}}
+% \def\syst_toks_prepend{\m_syst_toks_temp\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter{\expandafter\the\expandafter\t_syst_toks_temp\the\m_syst_toks_temp}}}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\globalappendtotoks #1{\let\m_syst_toks_temp#1\afterassignment\syst_toks_append_g \t_syst_toks_temp=}
+\permanent\protected\def\globalprependtotoks#1{\let\m_syst_toks_temp#1\afterassignment\syst_toks_prepend_g\t_syst_toks_temp=}
+
+\def\syst_toks_append_l {\normalexpanded{\m_syst_toks_temp{\the\m_syst_toks_temp\the\t_syst_toks_temp}}}
+\def\syst_toks_prepend_l{\normalexpanded{\m_syst_toks_temp{\the\t_syst_toks_temp\the\m_syst_toks_temp}}}
+
+\def\syst_toks_append_g {\global\syst_toks_append_l }
+\def\syst_toks_prepend_g{\global\syst_toks_prepend_l}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\addtotoks #1{\let\m_syst_toks_temp#1\afterassignment\syst_toks_add_l\let\next}
+\permanent\protected\def\globaladdtotoks#1{\let\m_syst_toks_temp#1\afterassignment\syst_toks_add_g\let\next}
+
+\def\syst_toks_add_l{\m_syst_toks_temp\expandafter\bgroup\the\m_syst_toks_temp}
+\def\syst_toks_add_g{\global\syst_toks_add_l}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\addtotokscs #1#2{#1{\the#1#2}} % saves a few bytes
+\permanent\protected\def\globaladdtotokscs#1#2{\global#1{\the#1#2}} % saves a few bytes
+
+%D \macros
+%D {begcsname}
+%D
+%D Handy for \ETEX-only usage (avoids making \type {\relax}'s:
+
+% \def\begcsname#1\endcsname{\ifcsname#1\endcsname\csname#1\endcsname\fi}
+
+\aliased\let\begcsname\begincsname
+
+%D Now come a few macros that might be needed in successive loading. We redefine the
+%D \type {\par} primitive pretty soon so that we get the equivalents right.
+
+% too tricky: \par is use more often than a par starts so we have too much change
+% that we get assymetrical behaviour
+%
+% \newtoks\everyendpar
+%
+% \protected\def\endpar{\the\everyendpar\normalpar}
+% \protected\def\par {\endpar}
+%
+% \protected\def\reseteverypar
+% {\everypar \emptytoks
+% \everyendpar\emptytoks}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\reseteverypar
+ {\everypar\emptytoks}
+
+\aliased\let\endgraf\par % plain, a kind of funny name
+%aliased\let\endline\cr % plain, not needed and probably also confusing
+
+\permanent\protected\def\null{\hpack{}}
+
+%D The following two might be overloaded later on but some modules need then
+%D earlier. These functionality is reflected in the name and will not change.
+
+% \bgroup
+% \catcode`\^^M=\activecatcode%
+% \gdef\obeylines{\catcode`\^^M\activecatcode \let^^M\par}%
+% \glet^^M\par%
+% \egroup
+%
+% \bgroup
+% \gdef\obeyspaces{\catcode`\ \activecatcode}%
+% \obeyspaces\glet =\space%
+% \egroup
+
+\def\obeylines {\catcode\endoflineasciicode\activecatcode\letcharcode\endoflineasciicode\par } % check if these can be \permanent
+\def\obeyspaces{\catcode\spaceasciicode \activecatcode\letcharcode\spaceasciicode \space} % check if these can be \permanent
+
+% %D A constant:
+%
+% \let\endoflinetoken=^^M
+
+%D Also needed might be a simple loop structure and we borrow plain \TEX's one
+%D as it is often expected to be present and it is about the fastest you can
+%D get. Beware: this macro does not support nested loops. We use a namespace
+%D prefix \type {@@pln}.
+
+\permanent\def\loop#1\repeat{\def\@@plnbody{#1}\@@plniterate} % might go
+
+%D The following makes \type {\loop} \unknown\ \type {\if} \unknown\ \type
+%D {\repeat} skippable (clever trick):
+
+\permanent\let\repeat\fi % so both \loop and \repeat are reserved words!
+
+%D The original (no \type {@@pln} there):
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \def\@@plniterate{\@@plnbody\let\next\@@plniterate\else\let\next\relax\fi\next}
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D A more efficient alternative:
+%D
+%D \starttyping
+%D \def\@@plniterate{\@@plnbody\expandafter\@@plniterate\else\expandafter\relax\fi}
+%D \stoptyping
+%D
+%D An even more efficient one:
+
+\def\@@plniterate{\@@plnbody\expandafter\@@plniterate\else\fi}
+
+%D We don't define a real output routine yet but at least get rid of pages:
+
+\output{\shipout\box\normalpagebox}
+
+%D Although we don't add pagenumbers yet we alias the default register used
+%D for counting pages:
+
+\permanent\countdef\pageno\zerocount \pageno\plusone % first page is number 1
+
+%D Beside the raw counter \type {\pageno} the \type {\folio} macro provides
+%D the value.
+
+\permanent\def\folio{\the\pageno} % kind of expected and therefore reserved
+
+%D The following registers are kind of standard and (for the moment) we define
+%D them here. This might change.
+
+\newskip \bigskipamount \bigskipamount = 12pt plus 4pt minus 4pt
+\newskip \medskipamount \medskipamount = 6pt plus 2pt minus 2pt
+\newskip \smallskipamount \smallskipamount = 3pt plus 1pt minus 1pt
+
+\baselineskip = 12pt
+\lineskip = 1pt
+\lineskiplimit = 0pt
+
+%D Sometimes kerns make more sense than glue but we need to be in the
+%D right mode:
+
+\permanent\protected\def\vkern {\ifhmode\par \fi\kern}
+\permanent\protected\def\hkern {\ifvmode\dontleavehmode\fi\kern}
+
+\permanent\protected\def\vpenalty{\ifhmode\par \fi\penalty}
+\permanent\protected\def\hpenalty{\ifvmode\dontleavehmode\fi\penalty}
+
+%D Again a few kind-of-extensions the core. These come from plain \TEX\ but
+%D are probably not used in \CONTEXT.
+
+\newskip \hideskip \hideskip = -1000pt plus 1fill
+\newskip \centering \centering = 0pt plus 1000pt minus 1000pt
+
+\permanent\def\hidewidth % for alignment entries that can stick out
+ {\hskip\hideskip}
+
+\permanent\def\ialign % initialized \halign
+ {\everycr\emptytoks
+ \tabskip\zeroskip
+ \halign}
+
+\newcount \mscount
+
+\permanent\def\spanomit{\span\omit} % bypass error message
+
+\permanent\def\multispan#1%
+ {\omit
+ \mscount#1\relax
+ \loop
+ \ifnum\mscount>\plusone
+ \spanomit \advance\mscount\minusone
+ \repeat}
+
+\let\nopdfcompression \relax % later
+\let\onlypdfobjectcompression\relax % later
+\let\maximumpdfcompression \relax % later
+\let\normalpdfcompression \relax % later
+
+%D Basic status stuff.
+
+% \newif\ifproductionrun % already defined
+
+%D For those who expect this \unknown
+
+\ifx\fmtname \undefined \immutable\def\fmtname {ConTeXt Initial TeX} \fi
+\ifx\fmtversion\undefined \immutable\def\fmtversion{3.1415926} \fi
+
+%D A few bonus macros:
+
+%permanent\def\modulonumber#1#2{\the\numexpr#2-((((#2+(#1/2))/#1)-1)*#1)\relax}
+\permanent\def\modulonumber#1#2{\the\numexpr#2-(#2:#1)*#1\relax}
+\permanent\def\dividenumber#1#2{\the\numexpr(#2-(#1/2))/#1\relax}
+
+%D These could be set at the \LUA\ end instead:
+
+\immutable\edef\texenginename {\directlua{tex.print(LUATEXENGINE)}}
+\immutable\edef\texengineversion {\directlua{tex.print(LUATEXVERSION)}}
+\immutable\edef\texenginefunctionality{\directlua{tex.print(LUATEXFUNCTIONALITY)}}
+
+%D We have no reason not to enable this:
+
+\savingvdiscards\plusone
+
+%D We only can set this one via directives (system.synctex) and we only support
+%D the context variant. This will go away completely.
+
+\newcount\synctex % \let\normalsynctex\synctex
+
+%D We get rid of the funny \TEX\ offset defaults of one inch by setting them to zero.
+
+% \voffset\zeropoint \overloaded\let\voffset\relax \newdimen\voffset \let\normalvoffset\voffset
+% \hoffset\zeropoint \overloaded\let\hoffset\relax \newdimen\hoffset \let\normalhoffset\hoffset
+
+\matheqnogapstep\zerocount % for now
+
+%D Now we define a few helpers that we need in a very early stage. We have no
+%D message system yet but redundant definitions are fatal anyway.
+
+\newcount\c_syst_helpers_n_of_namespaces \c_syst_helpers_n_of_namespaces\pluseight % 1-8 reserved for catcodes
+
+\def\v_interfaces_prefix_template_system{\number \c_syst_helpers_n_of_namespaces>>}
+%def\v_interfaces_prefix_template_system{\characters\c_syst_helpers_n_of_namespaces>>} % no \characters yet
+
+\protected\def\installsystemnamespace#1% will be redefined
+ {\ifcsname ??#1\endcsname
+ \immediate\write\statuswrite{fatal error: duplicate system namespace '#1'}%
+ \else
+ \global\advance\c_syst_helpers_n_of_namespaces\plusone
+ \immutable\edefcsname ??#1\endcsname{\v_interfaces_prefix_template_system}%
+ \fi}
+
+%D It makes more sense to have these here:
+
+\aliased\let\normalsuperscript \Usuperscript
+\aliased\let\normalsubscript \Usubscript
+\aliased\let\normalnosuperscript\Unosuperscript
+\aliased\let\normalnosubscript \Unosubscript
+\aliased\let\normalstartimath \Ustartmath
+\aliased\let\normalstopimath \Ustopmath
+\aliased\let\normalstartdmath \Ustartdisplaymath
+\aliased\let\normalstopdmath \Ustopdisplaymath
+
+%D Also better here:
+
+\immutable\def\wildcardsymbol{*}
+
+%D For a while we will keep these useless numbers as for instance tikz checks for them:
+
+\immutable\integerdef\eTeXversion 2
+\immutable\def \eTeXrevision {2}
+
+%D Experiment:
+
+\glyphdimensionsmode\plusone
+
+%D Just in case users use this:
+
+\aliased\let\immediateassign \immediate
+\aliased\let\immediateassigned\localcontrolled
+
+%D Needed:
+
+\mutable\let\nexttoken \relax
+\mutable\let\next \relax
+\mutable\let\nextnext \relax
+\mutable\let\nextnextnext\relax
+
+%D For now here: will get a proper solution
+
+\pushoverloadmode
+\mutable\let\par\par
+\popoverloadmode
+
+\protect \endinput