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for my thesis I got handed a TeX template and I was trying to understand the code before doing anything redundant or useless. I got most of it figured out but then there's this piece of code I can't decipher:



makeatletter
defthebibliography#1{chapter*{References@mkboth
{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}list
{[arabic{enumi}]}{settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}leftmarginlabelwidth
advanceleftmarginlabelsep
usecounter{enumi}}
defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}
sloppyclubpenalty4000widowpenalty4000
sfcode`.=1000relax}
makeatother


It's right before the bibliography.

Is anyone able to help me understand this arcane language?










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  • Welcome to TeX.SE. Very nice your final comment :-).

    – Sebastiano
    9 hours ago






  • 1





    Does your template also provide code for endthebibliography?

    – Mico
    9 hours ago











  • @Mico no, after that there's just the bibliography and the document ends.

    – Superuser27
    9 hours ago






  • 1





    That template is mandatory in your University? If not, you are taking too long to delete it. My suggestions: (1) Start with a standard class as book, scrbook or memoir (2) Add only what you really understand and what you really really need (3) Take ideas from anywhere, but last site to search for outstanding code are the thesis templates (4) Write your bibliography using biblatex, not writing directly bibtems in the thebibliography environment (5) Remember the KISS principle.

    – Fran
    8 hours ago


















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for my thesis I got handed a TeX template and I was trying to understand the code before doing anything redundant or useless. I got most of it figured out but then there's this piece of code I can't decipher:



makeatletter
defthebibliography#1{chapter*{References@mkboth
{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}list
{[arabic{enumi}]}{settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}leftmarginlabelwidth
advanceleftmarginlabelsep
usecounter{enumi}}
defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}
sloppyclubpenalty4000widowpenalty4000
sfcode`.=1000relax}
makeatother


It's right before the bibliography.

Is anyone able to help me understand this arcane language?










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  • Welcome to TeX.SE. Very nice your final comment :-).

    – Sebastiano
    9 hours ago






  • 1





    Does your template also provide code for endthebibliography?

    – Mico
    9 hours ago











  • @Mico no, after that there's just the bibliography and the document ends.

    – Superuser27
    9 hours ago






  • 1





    That template is mandatory in your University? If not, you are taking too long to delete it. My suggestions: (1) Start with a standard class as book, scrbook or memoir (2) Add only what you really understand and what you really really need (3) Take ideas from anywhere, but last site to search for outstanding code are the thesis templates (4) Write your bibliography using biblatex, not writing directly bibtems in the thebibliography environment (5) Remember the KISS principle.

    – Fran
    8 hours ago
















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for my thesis I got handed a TeX template and I was trying to understand the code before doing anything redundant or useless. I got most of it figured out but then there's this piece of code I can't decipher:



makeatletter
defthebibliography#1{chapter*{References@mkboth
{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}list
{[arabic{enumi}]}{settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}leftmarginlabelwidth
advanceleftmarginlabelsep
usecounter{enumi}}
defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}
sloppyclubpenalty4000widowpenalty4000
sfcode`.=1000relax}
makeatother


It's right before the bibliography.

Is anyone able to help me understand this arcane language?










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for my thesis I got handed a TeX template and I was trying to understand the code before doing anything redundant or useless. I got most of it figured out but then there's this piece of code I can't decipher:



makeatletter
defthebibliography#1{chapter*{References@mkboth
{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}list
{[arabic{enumi}]}{settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}leftmarginlabelwidth
advanceleftmarginlabelsep
usecounter{enumi}}
defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}
sloppyclubpenalty4000widowpenalty4000
sfcode`.=1000relax}
makeatother


It's right before the bibliography.

Is anyone able to help me understand this arcane language?







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  • Welcome to TeX.SE. Very nice your final comment :-).

    – Sebastiano
    9 hours ago






  • 1





    Does your template also provide code for endthebibliography?

    – Mico
    9 hours ago











  • @Mico no, after that there's just the bibliography and the document ends.

    – Superuser27
    9 hours ago






  • 1





    That template is mandatory in your University? If not, you are taking too long to delete it. My suggestions: (1) Start with a standard class as book, scrbook or memoir (2) Add only what you really understand and what you really really need (3) Take ideas from anywhere, but last site to search for outstanding code are the thesis templates (4) Write your bibliography using biblatex, not writing directly bibtems in the thebibliography environment (5) Remember the KISS principle.

    – Fran
    8 hours ago





















  • Welcome to TeX.SE. Very nice your final comment :-).

    – Sebastiano
    9 hours ago






  • 1





    Does your template also provide code for endthebibliography?

    – Mico
    9 hours ago











  • @Mico no, after that there's just the bibliography and the document ends.

    – Superuser27
    9 hours ago






  • 1





    That template is mandatory in your University? If not, you are taking too long to delete it. My suggestions: (1) Start with a standard class as book, scrbook or memoir (2) Add only what you really understand and what you really really need (3) Take ideas from anywhere, but last site to search for outstanding code are the thesis templates (4) Write your bibliography using biblatex, not writing directly bibtems in the thebibliography environment (5) Remember the KISS principle.

    – Fran
    8 hours ago



















Welcome to TeX.SE. Very nice your final comment :-).

– Sebastiano
9 hours ago





Welcome to TeX.SE. Very nice your final comment :-).

– Sebastiano
9 hours ago




1




1





Does your template also provide code for endthebibliography?

– Mico
9 hours ago





Does your template also provide code for endthebibliography?

– Mico
9 hours ago













@Mico no, after that there's just the bibliography and the document ends.

– Superuser27
9 hours ago





@Mico no, after that there's just the bibliography and the document ends.

– Superuser27
9 hours ago




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1





That template is mandatory in your University? If not, you are taking too long to delete it. My suggestions: (1) Start with a standard class as book, scrbook or memoir (2) Add only what you really understand and what you really really need (3) Take ideas from anywhere, but last site to search for outstanding code are the thesis templates (4) Write your bibliography using biblatex, not writing directly bibtems in the thebibliography environment (5) Remember the KISS principle.

– Fran
8 hours ago







That template is mandatory in your University? If not, you are taking too long to delete it. My suggestions: (1) Start with a standard class as book, scrbook or memoir (2) Add only what you really understand and what you really really need (3) Take ideas from anywhere, but last site to search for outstanding code are the thesis templates (4) Write your bibliography using biblatex, not writing directly bibtems in the thebibliography environment (5) Remember the KISS principle.

– Fran
8 hours ago












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With slightly different indentation the code reads



makeatletter
defthebibliography#1{%
chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%
list
{[arabic{enumi}]}
{settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
leftmarginlabelwidth
advanceleftmarginlabelsep
usecounter{enumi}}%
defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%
sloppy
clubpenalty4000
widowpenalty4000
sfcode`.=1000relax}
makeatother


It modifies the command thebibliography that forms the basis of the begin code of



begin{thebibliography}{<longest label>}
bibitem{<key>} <entry text>
end{thebibliography}




In detail



  chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%


First the code typesets an unnumbered chapter References and adds running heads on both sides reading REFERENCES.



  list
{[arabic{enumi}]}


The bibliography is typeset as a list using the counter enumi (a bit unusual, the standard implementations use the counter enumiv, but normally that does not matter). The label number/label is wrapped in square brackets



    {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
leftmarginlabelwidth
advanceleftmarginlabelsep
usecounter{enumi}}%


This is standard stuff that sets up a list with sensible margins for this scenario.



  defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%


Defines the additional stretchable space that newblock inserts. newblock is a command issued by many bibliography styles to separate larger blocks of information in the bibliography. It allows for visual separation and can help improve line breaking with its additional stretchiness.



  sloppy


Sets parameters for line breaking, see What is the meaning of fussy, sloppy, emergencystretch, tolerance, hbadness?. This setting is usually good at avoiding overfull, but could give sub-par result for longer paragraphs of text. For the bibliography that is probably acceptable.



  clubpenalty4000
widowpenalty4000


Sets parameters to control widows and orphans. See How do I prevent widow/orphan lines? and https://texfaq.org/FAQ-widows.



  sfcode`.=1000relax


Disable the larger space after sentence-ending .s in the bibliography. See also Double space between sentences.





Compared to the standard definition in report.cls (it's the same in book.cls and only slightly different in article.cls)



newenvironment{thebibliography}[1]
{chapter*{bibname}%
@mkboth{MakeUppercasebibname}{MakeUppercasebibname}%
list{@biblabel{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
{settowidthlabelwidth{@biblabel{#1}}%
leftmarginlabelwidth
advanceleftmarginlabelsep
@openbib@code
usecounter{enumiv}%
letp@enumiv@empty
renewcommandtheenumiv{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
sloppy
clubpenalty4000
@clubpenalty clubpenalty
widowpenalty4000%
sfcode`.@m}
{def@noitemerr
{@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}%
endlist}
newcommandnewblock{hskip .11em@plus.33em@minus.07em}


we note the following differences:




  • Your code only redefines the begin code (presumably the end code is left unchanged).

  • Your code uses enumi instead of enumiv. In practice that difference should hardly matter.

  • The standard code has customisable macros in some places where your code has hard-coded values ([...] vs @biblabel{...}; References vs bibname; ).


    • In particular the standard classes would print bibname, which defaults to Bibliography, while your code has References hard-coded. This is about the only visible difference between your code and the standard definition for 'normal use' (assuming the standard definition of def@biblabel#1{[#1]}, which is hard-coded in your definition).



  • Since your code redefines newblock in the begin code, all changes that are made to that command in the document will be void.






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    With slightly different indentation the code reads



    makeatletter
    defthebibliography#1{%
    chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%
    list
    {[arabic{enumi}]}
    {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
    leftmarginlabelwidth
    advanceleftmarginlabelsep
    usecounter{enumi}}%
    defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%
    sloppy
    clubpenalty4000
    widowpenalty4000
    sfcode`.=1000relax}
    makeatother


    It modifies the command thebibliography that forms the basis of the begin code of



    begin{thebibliography}{<longest label>}
    bibitem{<key>} <entry text>
    end{thebibliography}




    In detail



      chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%


    First the code typesets an unnumbered chapter References and adds running heads on both sides reading REFERENCES.



      list
    {[arabic{enumi}]}


    The bibliography is typeset as a list using the counter enumi (a bit unusual, the standard implementations use the counter enumiv, but normally that does not matter). The label number/label is wrapped in square brackets



        {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
    leftmarginlabelwidth
    advanceleftmarginlabelsep
    usecounter{enumi}}%


    This is standard stuff that sets up a list with sensible margins for this scenario.



      defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%


    Defines the additional stretchable space that newblock inserts. newblock is a command issued by many bibliography styles to separate larger blocks of information in the bibliography. It allows for visual separation and can help improve line breaking with its additional stretchiness.



      sloppy


    Sets parameters for line breaking, see What is the meaning of fussy, sloppy, emergencystretch, tolerance, hbadness?. This setting is usually good at avoiding overfull, but could give sub-par result for longer paragraphs of text. For the bibliography that is probably acceptable.



      clubpenalty4000
    widowpenalty4000


    Sets parameters to control widows and orphans. See How do I prevent widow/orphan lines? and https://texfaq.org/FAQ-widows.



      sfcode`.=1000relax


    Disable the larger space after sentence-ending .s in the bibliography. See also Double space between sentences.





    Compared to the standard definition in report.cls (it's the same in book.cls and only slightly different in article.cls)



    newenvironment{thebibliography}[1]
    {chapter*{bibname}%
    @mkboth{MakeUppercasebibname}{MakeUppercasebibname}%
    list{@biblabel{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
    {settowidthlabelwidth{@biblabel{#1}}%
    leftmarginlabelwidth
    advanceleftmarginlabelsep
    @openbib@code
    usecounter{enumiv}%
    letp@enumiv@empty
    renewcommandtheenumiv{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
    sloppy
    clubpenalty4000
    @clubpenalty clubpenalty
    widowpenalty4000%
    sfcode`.@m}
    {def@noitemerr
    {@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}%
    endlist}
    newcommandnewblock{hskip .11em@plus.33em@minus.07em}


    we note the following differences:




    • Your code only redefines the begin code (presumably the end code is left unchanged).

    • Your code uses enumi instead of enumiv. In practice that difference should hardly matter.

    • The standard code has customisable macros in some places where your code has hard-coded values ([...] vs @biblabel{...}; References vs bibname; ).


      • In particular the standard classes would print bibname, which defaults to Bibliography, while your code has References hard-coded. This is about the only visible difference between your code and the standard definition for 'normal use' (assuming the standard definition of def@biblabel#1{[#1]}, which is hard-coded in your definition).



    • Since your code redefines newblock in the begin code, all changes that are made to that command in the document will be void.






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      With slightly different indentation the code reads



      makeatletter
      defthebibliography#1{%
      chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%
      list
      {[arabic{enumi}]}
      {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
      leftmarginlabelwidth
      advanceleftmarginlabelsep
      usecounter{enumi}}%
      defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%
      sloppy
      clubpenalty4000
      widowpenalty4000
      sfcode`.=1000relax}
      makeatother


      It modifies the command thebibliography that forms the basis of the begin code of



      begin{thebibliography}{<longest label>}
      bibitem{<key>} <entry text>
      end{thebibliography}




      In detail



        chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%


      First the code typesets an unnumbered chapter References and adds running heads on both sides reading REFERENCES.



        list
      {[arabic{enumi}]}


      The bibliography is typeset as a list using the counter enumi (a bit unusual, the standard implementations use the counter enumiv, but normally that does not matter). The label number/label is wrapped in square brackets



          {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
      leftmarginlabelwidth
      advanceleftmarginlabelsep
      usecounter{enumi}}%


      This is standard stuff that sets up a list with sensible margins for this scenario.



        defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%


      Defines the additional stretchable space that newblock inserts. newblock is a command issued by many bibliography styles to separate larger blocks of information in the bibliography. It allows for visual separation and can help improve line breaking with its additional stretchiness.



        sloppy


      Sets parameters for line breaking, see What is the meaning of fussy, sloppy, emergencystretch, tolerance, hbadness?. This setting is usually good at avoiding overfull, but could give sub-par result for longer paragraphs of text. For the bibliography that is probably acceptable.



        clubpenalty4000
      widowpenalty4000


      Sets parameters to control widows and orphans. See How do I prevent widow/orphan lines? and https://texfaq.org/FAQ-widows.



        sfcode`.=1000relax


      Disable the larger space after sentence-ending .s in the bibliography. See also Double space between sentences.





      Compared to the standard definition in report.cls (it's the same in book.cls and only slightly different in article.cls)



      newenvironment{thebibliography}[1]
      {chapter*{bibname}%
      @mkboth{MakeUppercasebibname}{MakeUppercasebibname}%
      list{@biblabel{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
      {settowidthlabelwidth{@biblabel{#1}}%
      leftmarginlabelwidth
      advanceleftmarginlabelsep
      @openbib@code
      usecounter{enumiv}%
      letp@enumiv@empty
      renewcommandtheenumiv{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
      sloppy
      clubpenalty4000
      @clubpenalty clubpenalty
      widowpenalty4000%
      sfcode`.@m}
      {def@noitemerr
      {@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}%
      endlist}
      newcommandnewblock{hskip .11em@plus.33em@minus.07em}


      we note the following differences:




      • Your code only redefines the begin code (presumably the end code is left unchanged).

      • Your code uses enumi instead of enumiv. In practice that difference should hardly matter.

      • The standard code has customisable macros in some places where your code has hard-coded values ([...] vs @biblabel{...}; References vs bibname; ).


        • In particular the standard classes would print bibname, which defaults to Bibliography, while your code has References hard-coded. This is about the only visible difference between your code and the standard definition for 'normal use' (assuming the standard definition of def@biblabel#1{[#1]}, which is hard-coded in your definition).



      • Since your code redefines newblock in the begin code, all changes that are made to that command in the document will be void.






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        With slightly different indentation the code reads



        makeatletter
        defthebibliography#1{%
        chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%
        list
        {[arabic{enumi}]}
        {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
        leftmarginlabelwidth
        advanceleftmarginlabelsep
        usecounter{enumi}}%
        defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%
        sloppy
        clubpenalty4000
        widowpenalty4000
        sfcode`.=1000relax}
        makeatother


        It modifies the command thebibliography that forms the basis of the begin code of



        begin{thebibliography}{<longest label>}
        bibitem{<key>} <entry text>
        end{thebibliography}




        In detail



          chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%


        First the code typesets an unnumbered chapter References and adds running heads on both sides reading REFERENCES.



          list
        {[arabic{enumi}]}


        The bibliography is typeset as a list using the counter enumi (a bit unusual, the standard implementations use the counter enumiv, but normally that does not matter). The label number/label is wrapped in square brackets



            {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
        leftmarginlabelwidth
        advanceleftmarginlabelsep
        usecounter{enumi}}%


        This is standard stuff that sets up a list with sensible margins for this scenario.



          defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%


        Defines the additional stretchable space that newblock inserts. newblock is a command issued by many bibliography styles to separate larger blocks of information in the bibliography. It allows for visual separation and can help improve line breaking with its additional stretchiness.



          sloppy


        Sets parameters for line breaking, see What is the meaning of fussy, sloppy, emergencystretch, tolerance, hbadness?. This setting is usually good at avoiding overfull, but could give sub-par result for longer paragraphs of text. For the bibliography that is probably acceptable.



          clubpenalty4000
        widowpenalty4000


        Sets parameters to control widows and orphans. See How do I prevent widow/orphan lines? and https://texfaq.org/FAQ-widows.



          sfcode`.=1000relax


        Disable the larger space after sentence-ending .s in the bibliography. See also Double space between sentences.





        Compared to the standard definition in report.cls (it's the same in book.cls and only slightly different in article.cls)



        newenvironment{thebibliography}[1]
        {chapter*{bibname}%
        @mkboth{MakeUppercasebibname}{MakeUppercasebibname}%
        list{@biblabel{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
        {settowidthlabelwidth{@biblabel{#1}}%
        leftmarginlabelwidth
        advanceleftmarginlabelsep
        @openbib@code
        usecounter{enumiv}%
        letp@enumiv@empty
        renewcommandtheenumiv{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
        sloppy
        clubpenalty4000
        @clubpenalty clubpenalty
        widowpenalty4000%
        sfcode`.@m}
        {def@noitemerr
        {@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}%
        endlist}
        newcommandnewblock{hskip .11em@plus.33em@minus.07em}


        we note the following differences:




        • Your code only redefines the begin code (presumably the end code is left unchanged).

        • Your code uses enumi instead of enumiv. In practice that difference should hardly matter.

        • The standard code has customisable macros in some places where your code has hard-coded values ([...] vs @biblabel{...}; References vs bibname; ).


          • In particular the standard classes would print bibname, which defaults to Bibliography, while your code has References hard-coded. This is about the only visible difference between your code and the standard definition for 'normal use' (assuming the standard definition of def@biblabel#1{[#1]}, which is hard-coded in your definition).



        • Since your code redefines newblock in the begin code, all changes that are made to that command in the document will be void.






        share|improve this answer















        With slightly different indentation the code reads



        makeatletter
        defthebibliography#1{%
        chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%
        list
        {[arabic{enumi}]}
        {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
        leftmarginlabelwidth
        advanceleftmarginlabelsep
        usecounter{enumi}}%
        defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%
        sloppy
        clubpenalty4000
        widowpenalty4000
        sfcode`.=1000relax}
        makeatother


        It modifies the command thebibliography that forms the basis of the begin code of



        begin{thebibliography}{<longest label>}
        bibitem{<key>} <entry text>
        end{thebibliography}




        In detail



          chapter*{References@mkboth{REFERENCES}{REFERENCES}}%


        First the code typesets an unnumbered chapter References and adds running heads on both sides reading REFERENCES.



          list
        {[arabic{enumi}]}


        The bibliography is typeset as a list using the counter enumi (a bit unusual, the standard implementations use the counter enumiv, but normally that does not matter). The label number/label is wrapped in square brackets



            {settowidthlabelwidth{[#1]}%
        leftmarginlabelwidth
        advanceleftmarginlabelsep
        usecounter{enumi}}%


        This is standard stuff that sets up a list with sensible margins for this scenario.



          defnewblock{hskip .11em plus .33em minus .07em}%


        Defines the additional stretchable space that newblock inserts. newblock is a command issued by many bibliography styles to separate larger blocks of information in the bibliography. It allows for visual separation and can help improve line breaking with its additional stretchiness.



          sloppy


        Sets parameters for line breaking, see What is the meaning of fussy, sloppy, emergencystretch, tolerance, hbadness?. This setting is usually good at avoiding overfull, but could give sub-par result for longer paragraphs of text. For the bibliography that is probably acceptable.



          clubpenalty4000
        widowpenalty4000


        Sets parameters to control widows and orphans. See How do I prevent widow/orphan lines? and https://texfaq.org/FAQ-widows.



          sfcode`.=1000relax


        Disable the larger space after sentence-ending .s in the bibliography. See also Double space between sentences.





        Compared to the standard definition in report.cls (it's the same in book.cls and only slightly different in article.cls)



        newenvironment{thebibliography}[1]
        {chapter*{bibname}%
        @mkboth{MakeUppercasebibname}{MakeUppercasebibname}%
        list{@biblabel{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
        {settowidthlabelwidth{@biblabel{#1}}%
        leftmarginlabelwidth
        advanceleftmarginlabelsep
        @openbib@code
        usecounter{enumiv}%
        letp@enumiv@empty
        renewcommandtheenumiv{@arabicc@enumiv}}%
        sloppy
        clubpenalty4000
        @clubpenalty clubpenalty
        widowpenalty4000%
        sfcode`.@m}
        {def@noitemerr
        {@latex@warning{Empty `thebibliography' environment}}%
        endlist}
        newcommandnewblock{hskip .11em@plus.33em@minus.07em}


        we note the following differences:




        • Your code only redefines the begin code (presumably the end code is left unchanged).

        • Your code uses enumi instead of enumiv. In practice that difference should hardly matter.

        • The standard code has customisable macros in some places where your code has hard-coded values ([...] vs @biblabel{...}; References vs bibname; ).


          • In particular the standard classes would print bibname, which defaults to Bibliography, while your code has References hard-coded. This is about the only visible difference between your code and the standard definition for 'normal use' (assuming the standard definition of def@biblabel#1{[#1]}, which is hard-coded in your definition).



        • Since your code redefines newblock in the begin code, all changes that are made to that command in the document will be void.







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