Fixed patch command for author.

Author: Clément

md_version/info/info.tex

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 % One of the following two lines should be commented, and one should be un-commented.
 %\togglefalse{ms}                                            % Comment this toggle if you are a PhD student.
 \toggletrue{ms}                                              % Comment this toggle if you are a MS student
-\newcommand{\yourdate}{2022-01-31}                           % Enter the date in the YYYY-MM-DD format. Only the month and year will be displayed on the cover 
+\newcommand{\yourdate}{2024-12-23}                           % Enter the date in the YYYY-MM-DD format. Only the month and year will be displayed on the cover 
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %%%% Optional arguments %
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 \newcommand{\yourlicence}{\href{https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}{CC Attribution 4.0 International}}    % More precise licence.
 % To pick a licence, you can use e.g. https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/licences/ or https://choosealicense.com/ to help you decide.
 
-% \newcommand{\yoursubtitle}{Subtitle (Optional)}                                                                     % The subtitle.
+\newcommand{\yoursubtitle}{Subtitle (Optional)}                                                                     % The subtitle.
 
 % You can add a "mention", typically to 
 % indicate that your manuscript is a draft

md_version/main.pdf

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ @inproceedings{DBLP:journals/corr/Gluck13
   pages        = {250--258},
   doi          = {10.4204/EPTCS.129.15},
   editor       = {Anindya Banerjee and Olivier Danvy and Kyung{-}Goo Doh and John Hatcliff},
-  bibsource    = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org}
+  bibsource    = {dblp computer science bibliography, https://dblp.org},
+  month        = sep
 }
 @book{American_Psychological_Association2023,
   title        = {Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association},

md_version/references/references.bib

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 % https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/297655
 \usepackage[english]{datetime2}                    % To extract the month and year from the date.
 \usepackage{chngcntr}                              % To obtain a "global numbering" of tables and figures.
+\usepackage{xpatch}
 
 % Package to display images
 \usepackage{graphicx}
@@ -29,12 +30,11 @@
 % Cover page %
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
-
 % We add some space after the subtitle if it
 % is defined, after the title if not.
 \ifdefined\yoursubtitle
     \makeatletter
-        \apptocmd{\@subtitle}{\par}{}{}
+        \xapptocmd{\@subtitle}{\par}{}{}
     \makeatother
     \else
     \let\yoursubtitle\par\vspace{1em}
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 % before your name, and change the font 
 % to 16pts.
 \makeatletter
-    \pretocmd{\@author}{By \\}{}{}
+    \xpatchcmd{\maketitle}{\@author}{By \\ \@author}{}{}
 \makeatother
 
 % The following extract the month and year