Remove variants available since 2023-11-27

Th e-type change was 2023-10-10, so this is 'close enough' that it makes sense. I will add all other variants to expl3 at this stage, so there can be another round in a couple of years.

Author: josephwright

base/changes.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ to completeness or accuracy and it contains some references to files that are
 not part of the distribution.
 ================================================================================
 
+2026-03-13 Joseph Wright  <Joseph.Wright@latex-project.org>
+	* doc.dtx, ltcmd.dtx, ltcmdhooks.dtx, lthooks.dtx, ltkeys.dtx:
+	Remove variants now available in expl3 core
+
 2026-03-12 Joseph Wright  <Joseph.Wright@latex-project.org>
 	* doc.dtx, latexrelease.dtx, ltcmd.dtx, ltcmdhooks.dtx, ltfilehook.dtx,
 	  ltfinal.dtx, ltfssdcl.dtx, lthooks.dtx, ltkeys.dtx, ltmarks.dtx,

base/doc.dtx

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 %<+package>
 %<+package>\ProvidesPackage{doc}
 %<+shortvrb>\ProvidesPackage{shortvrb}
-%<+package|shortvrb>  [2026-03-12 v3.0r
+%<+package|shortvrb>  [2026-03-13 v3.0r
 %<+package|shortvrb>   Standard LaTeX documentation package V3 (FMi)]
 %\catcode`\<=12
 %
@@ -3563,15 +3563,7 @@
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %  \end{macro}
 %
-%  \begin{macro}{\tl_to_str:o}
-%    Another helper: take some token list variable, expand it and turn
-%    it into a string.
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_generate_variant:Nn \tl_to_str:n {o}
-%    \end{macrocode}
-%  \end{macro}
-%
-%
+%  \changes{v3.0r}{2026-03-13}{Tidy up variants}
 %
 % ^^A --------------------------------------------------
 %

base/ltcmd.dtx

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 %
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \def\ltcmdversion{v1.3k}
-\def\ltcmddate{2026-03-12}
+\def\ltcmddate{2026-03-13}
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 %<*driver>
@@ -1791,6 +1791,7 @@
 %
 % \changes{v1.1e}{2023/05/26}
 %         {Use simpler variant \cs{cs_generate_from_arg_count:NNno}}
+%  \changes{v1.3k}{2026-03-13}{Tidy up variants}
 %   To construct \cs{@@_tmp:w}, first go through the arguments
 %   found and the corresponding defaults, building a token list with
 %   |{#|\meta{arg number}|}| for arguments found in the input (whose
@@ -1807,7 +1808,6 @@
     \cs_generate_from_arg_count:NNno \@@_tmp:w \cs_set:Npn
       \l_@@_current_arg_int \l_@@_tmpa_tl
   }
-\cs_generate_variant:Nn \cs_generate_from_arg_count:NNnn { NNno }
 \cs_new_protected:Npn \@@_defaults_def:nn
   {
     \int_incr:N \l_@@_current_arg_int
@@ -3721,7 +3721,6 @@
         \cs_replacement_spec:N #1
       }
   }
-\cs_generate_variant:Nn \tl_count:n { e }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 %   We can reuse most of the above to show an environment, except that

base/ltcmdhooks.dtx

@@ -579,15 +579,6 @@
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}
 %
-% \subsection{Variants}
-%
-% \begin{macro}[int]{\tl_rescan:nV}
-%   \pkg{expl3} function variants used throughout the code.
-%    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_generate_variant:Nn \tl_rescan:nn { nV }
-%    \end{macrocode}
-% \end{macro}
-%
 % \subsection{Patching or delaying}
 %
 %   Before |\begin{document}| all patching is delayed.

base/lthooks.dtx

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 %<*driver>
 % \fi
 \ProvidesFile{lthooks.dtx}
-             [2026-03-12 v1.1o LaTeX Kernel (hooks)]
+             [2026-03-13 v1.1o LaTeX Kernel (hooks)]
 % \iffalse
 %
 \documentclass{l3in2edoc}
@@ -2475,17 +2475,12 @@
 % \end{macro}
 %
 % \begin{macro}[int]{
-%     \tl_set:Ne,
-%     \cs_replacement_spec:c,
-%     \prop_put:Nne,
 %     \str_count:e
 %   }
+%  \changes{v1.1o}{2026-03-13}{Tidy up variants}
 %   Some variants of \pkg{expl3} functions.
 %   \fmiinline{should probably be moved to expl3}
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\cs_generate_variant:Nn \tl_set:Nn { Ne }
-\cs_generate_variant:Nn \cs_replacement_spec:N { c }
-\cs_generate_variant:Nn \prop_put:Nnn { Nne }
 \cs_generate_variant:Nn \str_count:n { e }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{macro}

base/ltkeys.dtx

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 %<*driver>
 % \fi
 \ProvidesFile{ltkeys.dtx}
-             [2026-03-12 v1.0r LaTeX Kernel (Keyval options)]
+             [2026-03-13 v1.0r LaTeX Kernel (Keyval options)]
 % \iffalse
 \documentclass{l3in2edoc}
 \GetFileInfo{ltkeys.dtx}
@@ -242,10 +242,11 @@
 %
 % \subsection{Main mechanism}
 % 
+%  \changes{v1.0r}{2026-03-13}{Tidy up variants}
+% 
 %    \begin{macrocode}
 \cs_generate_variant:Nn \clist_if_in:NnT { Ne }
 \cs_generate_variant:Nn \clist_if_in:NnTF { Ne }
-\cs_generate_variant:Nn \clist_put_right:Nn { Nv }
 %    \end{macrocode}
 %
 % \begin{macro}{\l_@@_class_only_clist}