Text Formatting ⇒ Use of '\makeatletter' and '\makeatother'

[heavytull]

I'm using \makeatletter and \makeatother in a *.sty file for commands generated with newcommand.py, but depending the place at which it is put it can make the compilation failing with e.g. the following error:

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! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.133 \newif\if@
                firstdetailselement\@firstdetailselementtrue
? 
when /makeatother is just above a \newif.

When it is later in the file I get the following error:
! You can't use `\spacefactor' in vertical mode.
\@->\spacefactor 
                 \@m 
l.121 \section{Skills}

There's a \renewcommand*{\section} in the file; if I put the \makeatletter just after that command definition the compilation runs without errors. But the problem is that I need it above.

[sommerfee]

I'm using \makeatletter and \makeatother in a .sty file

\makeatletter and \makeatother are not needed in sty files and one should not use them in sty files at all.

So I guess all your problems go away if you just omit them.

[heavytull]

Right, it works without these commands, thanks.