Bug 2488672 - jadetex: "Undefined control sequence \c_sys_backend_str"
Summary: jadetex: "Undefined control sequence \c_sys_backend_str"
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Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: texlive-base
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Tom "spot" Callaway
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Blocks: 2488671
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Reported: 2026-06-13 05:29 UTC by Jason Montleon
Modified: 2026-06-16 08:42 UTC (History)
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Description Jason Montleon 2026-06-13 05:29:16 UTC
libkcapi build fails with the error message:

pdfjadetex aborts at \begin{document} with:
! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \c_sys_backend_str

The current kernel \document (texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/latex.ltx) runs
\@expl@sys@load@backend@@ during \begin{document} and that step loads the
output backend that defines \c_sys_backend_str. 

jadetex's copy omits this step, so \c_sys_backend_str is never created.

Starting in https://github.com/latex3/hyperref/commit/e6d9094 hyperref reads \c_sys_backend_str inside a begindocument hook.

Adding at line 1312 in texmf-dist/tex/jadetex/base/jadetex.ltx allow libkcapi build to finish successfully:
\ifdefined\@expl@sys@load@backend@@ \@expl@sys@load@backend@@ \fi

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Try to build the latest libkcapi on Rawhide or Fedora 44
Actual Results:
Build fails with:
! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \c_sys_backend_str

Expected Results:
Build succeeeds


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