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+==============================================================
+LuaTeX 1.17.0 2023-04-29
+==============================================================
+ 
+- A breaking backward compatibility change: by default the socket 
+  library is not enabled . 
+  The new option --socket enable the socket library as 
+  before, as also --shell-escape (without --shell-restricted);
+  --nosocket, --no-socket , --safer disabled the library, and 
+  they have the priority in case of conflicting options.
+  The mime library is always available; socket.sleep
+  and socket.gettime are duplicated as os.socketsleep
+  and os.socketgettime, both always available.
+  The new os.kpsepopen replace io.popopen in kpse mode
+  (i.e. when kpse_init is not zero) as it was before
+  but the permission now cannot be changed anymore with 
+  kpse.check_permission . 
+  The function os.kpsepopen follows the same restrictions
+  as io.popen .
+  Thanks to Max Chernoff for debugging.
+
+ 
+
+
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 LuaTeX 1.16.0 2023-02-19
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