Entry in File List

[Rimole]

May there be a file Test.In.tex

\ProvidesFile{TestIn.tex}[2023-09-12 v1.0 Test input file]
\message{Example.}

May there be a document

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{catchfile}
\CatchFileDef{\test}{"TestIn.tex"}{}
\listfiles
\begin{document}
\end{document}

then the logfile contains in the *File List*:

   iftex.sty    2022/02/03 v1.0f TeX engine tests
 "TestIn.tex"

Even if

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{catchfile}
\CatchFileDef{\test}{TestIn.tex}{}
\listfiles
\begin{document}
\end{document}

it has the same list entry. Either the quotes and suppressing \Provides... is a feature, which should be in the documentation, or it is a (minor) bug.

[u-fischer]

It has nothing to do with the content. That is not read as the content is simply stored in a macro.
If you do \CatchFileDef{\test}{"test.bib"}{}, you will get "test.bib".

And yes the quotes are a small bug, LaTeX removes them but catchfile didn't catch up with recent changes in the handling of files with spaces here.

[Rimole]

@u-fischer Yes, but even \CatchFileDef{\test}{TestIn.tex}{} results in "TestIn.tex" in the file list in the log file. Might even be useful as reminder: That file was not input, but \CatchFileDefined (or \CatchFileEdefined) with the catchfile package. So, if we call it a feature, it would be nice to mention it in the manual. It is no problem, it was just "Why do I have files with quotation marks in the file list?!"