[texhax] reading latex version number at compile time

[David Carlisle]

\fmtversion will have the latex version which you can add via \hypersetup.

xdvipdfmx will add its version to the pdf automatically, if I run
xelatex on anything
pdffinfo reports

Creator:         XeTeX output 2015.11.14:0006
Producer:       xdvipdfmx (20150315)


David


On 14 November 2015 at 00:02, Daniel Greenhoe <dgreenhoe at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there any way to read the latex and/or dvipdfmx version numbers at
> compile time and pass the string(s) to the metadata of the final pdf
> file?
>
> For example, if I use the <hyperref> package with this command in the preamble
> \hypersetup{%
>   pdfcreator={string1},
>   pdfproducer={string2},
>   }
> ,can string1 and string2 somehow be written to at compile time to
> contain the version number(s)?
>
> Many many thanks in advance,
> Dan
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