verse package defines \theHpoemline with \newcommand

[u-fischer]

Could the verse package change the line

\newcommand*{\theHpoemline}{\arabic{verse@envctr}.\arabic{poemline}}

into

\providecommand{\theHpoemline}{}
\renewcommand*{\theHpoemline}{\arabic{verse@envctr}.\arabic{poemline}}

This would improve compatibility with hyperref (as it would no longer be required to load verse before) and also with the new tagging code which defines the \theH<counter> representations directly. See also latex3/tagging-project#49

[davidcarlisle]

As far as I can see this was done a year ago at 414c9d3 and just needs pushing to ctan. @u-fischer anything else that needs doing here before that (apart from updating some links to point to this repo)?

[u-fischer]

@davidcarlisle the version on ctan already contains

\providecommand{\theHpoemline}{}
\renewcommand*{\theHpoemline}{\arabic{verse@envctr}.\arabic{poemline}}

Not sure who did that: there is a changes entry % \changes{v2.4c}{2024/02/12}{Use provide/renew instead of newcommand} but the package version is still 2014/05/10 v2.4b.

The latex-lab-firstaid contains code for the verse package. This could go if verse.sty would wrap its \renewenvironment{verse} into \AtBeginDocument, but I'm not sure if that is sensible @FrankMittelbach ?

[wspr]

I have no memory of this but inconsistencies like this are almost certainly my fault:-) sorry!