default.latex: \setcounter{secnumdepth}{-\maxdimen}

[iwelch]

I thought secnumdepth should be a number from 0 to 6 (or so). I am wondering why it is set to -\maxnumdepth instead of 0 to suppressed section numbers. anyone know?

[jgm]

    Notes on secnumdepth:
    
    1 = Number `\section`
    0 = Number `\chapter`
    -1 = Number `\part`
    -2 = No numbering

[iwelch]

then why does line 348 of default.latex in https://github.com/jgm/pandoc-templates/blob/master/default.latex read:

\setcounter{secnumdepth}{-\maxdimen} % remove section numbering

minor buglet or intentional?

[jgm]

See #5351

[iwelch]

Ahhh... Koma script special thingy...