Using gridset with tikz in LuaLaTeX (Texlive 2017)

We have some LaTeX designed for Texlive 2013, but we're going to bump to Texlive 2017 (because of Ubuntu 14 EOL).

We use the gridset package to help us align our text to a grid, and (when debugging) we use tikz to draw the grid on the page to check grid alignment.

gridset

tikz

This works fine in Texlive 2013 & 2015, but breaks in Texlive 2017. Removing tikz compiles with gridset fine. And removing gridset compiles with tikz fine, but using them together causes compilation to fail.

tikz

gridset

gridset

tikz

A minimal example looks like:

documentclassarticle

% Let gridset work with newer versions of LuaLaTeX
usepackageluatex85

% We have to redefine savepos because there's a name clash
% between a LuaLaTeX primitive and a gridset macro
letsavepos=relax
usepackagegridset

usepackagetikz
usepackageeso-pic

% Draw the baseline grid
AddToShipoutPictureAtTextLowerLeft
begintikzpicture[overlay,remember picture]%
draw[
red!50!white,
very thin,
ystep=baselineskip,
xstep=textwidth,
yshift=2pt, % manual adjustment to match baseline
]%
(0, 0) grid (textwidth, textheight);%
endtikzpicture%
%

begindocument

vskipnextgrid % start aligned to grid
Foo
parvspace5pt % force us off the grid
vskipnextgrid % force us back onto the grid
Bar

enddocument


This fails to compile with the following errors:

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.


! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Package gridset Error: position `edef ' is not unique.

See the gridset package documentation for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

You have used the position name `edef ' you are using on page `1'
already on page `pos@ edef @pageendcsname '.
You should stop processing, remove the aux-files and correct the names.
If you'd continue, this will result in grid position failures,
that won't be reported!

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Use of pos@ doesn't match its definition.
<argument> pos@edef @b
ase
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

If you say, e.g., `defa1...', then you must always
put `1' after `a', since control sequence names are
made up of letters only. The macro here has not been
followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it.

! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
a
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)


! LaTeX Error: Missing begindocument.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

You're in trouble here. Try typing <return> to proceed.
If that doesn't work, type X <return> to quit.

! Extra endcsname.
@nameuse #1->csname #1endcsname

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

I'm ignoring this, since I wasn't doing a csname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Use of pos@ doesn't match its definition.
<argument> pos@edef @i
nterval
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

If you say, e.g., `defa1...', then you must always
put `1' after `a', since control sequence names are
made up of letters only. The macro here has not been
followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it.

! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
n
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)

! Extra endcsname.
@nameuse #1->csname #1endcsname

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

I'm ignoring this, since I wasn't doing a csname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Use of pos@ doesn't match its definition.
<argument> pos@edef @i
nterval
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

If you say, e.g., `defa1...', then you must always
put `1' after `a', since control sequence names are
made up of letters only. The macro here has not been
followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it.

! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
n
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)

! Arithmetic overflow.
<to be read again>
n
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

I can't carry out that multiplication or division,
since the result is out of range.

! Extra endcsname.
@nameuse #1->csname #1endcsname

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

I'm ignoring this, since I wasn't doing a csname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Use of pos@ doesn't match its definition.
<argument> pos@edef @i
nterval
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

If you say, e.g., `defa1...', then you must always
put `1' after `a', since control sequence names are
made up of letters only. The macro here has not been
followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it.

! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
n
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)

! Extra endcsname.
@nameuse #1->csname #1endcsname

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

I'm ignoring this, since I wasn't doing a csname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Use of pos@ doesn't match its definition.
<argument> pos@edef @y

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

If you say, e.g., `defa1...', then you must always
put `1' after `a', since control sequence names are
made up of letters only. The macro here has not been
followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it.

! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
endcsname
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)

! Extra endcsname.
<recently read> endcsname

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

I'm ignoring this, since I wasn't doing a csname.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Use of pos@ doesn't match its definition.
<argument> pos@edef @b
ase
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

If you say, e.g., `defa1...', then you must always
put `1' after `a', since control sequence names are
made up of letters only. The macro here has not been
followed by the required stuff, so I'm ignoring it.

! Extra endcsname.
@nameuse #1->csname #1endcsname

l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

I'm ignoring this, since I wasn't doing a csname.

! Missing number, treated as zero.
<to be read again>
)
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

A number should have been here; I inserted `0'.
(If you can't figure out why I needed to see a number,
look up `weird error' in the index to The TeXbook.)

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.

! Missing control sequence inserted.
<inserted text>
inaccessible
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

Please don't say `def cs...', say `defcs...'.
I've inserted an inaccessible control sequence so that your
definition will be completed without mixing me up too badly.
You can recover graciously from this error, if you're
careful; see exercise 27.2 in The TeXbook.

! Missing endcsname inserted.
<to be read again>
edef
l.2 ...edef }14651593678643290177537844659

The control sequence marked <to be read again> should
not appear between csname and endcsname.


Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?


tikz

letsavepos=relax

gridset

gridset

savepos

1 Answer
1

You could try this patches.

letstoredsavepossavepos
letsaveposundefined
usepackagegridset
letgridsetsavepossavepos
letsaveposstoredsavepos

usepackagexpatch
xpatchcmdvskipnextgridsaveposgridsetsaveposfail
xpatchcmdvskipnextgridsaveposgridsetsaveposfail


And alternative patch for tikz is

usepackagetikz
usepackagexpatch

makeatletter
xpatchcmdpgfsys@markpositionsaveposprimitivesaveposfail


On the whole I prefer the second as it doesn't affect a documented user command.

gridset

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