From efa94d2ff93364bd36495d255e0c9b38e9bda86e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Carlisle <d.p.carlisle@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:22:53 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] extra macro env

---
 base/ltxref.dtx | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/base/ltxref.dtx b/base/ltxref.dtx
index 049f5c780..da2d9a6ae 100644
--- a/base/ltxref.dtx
+++ b/base/ltxref.dtx
@@ -418,6 +418,14 @@
 %
 %
 %  \begin{macro}{\refstepcounter}
+%    \changes{v1.1t}{2025/01/22}{Macro added}
+% Saved |*| for testing the argument of \cs{refstepcounter}.
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\def\ltx@star@counter{*}
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% \end{macro}
+%
+% \begin{macro}{\refstepcounter}
 %     Step the counter and allow for labels to point to its current value.
 %  \changes{v1.1n}{2020/05/05}{record the counter name in \cs{@currentcounter}}
 %  \changes{v1.1o}{2020/08/23}{add default definition of \cs{@currentcounter}}
@@ -463,7 +471,6 @@
 %    \end{macrocode}
 % \end{plugdecl}
 %    \begin{macrocode}
-\def\ltx@star@counter{*}
 \def\refstepcounter#1{%
   \UseSocket{refstepcounter}{%
     \stepcounter{#1}%