From c55216858e59f805a5655d026db6d647bff3412d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jfbu <jfbu@free.fr>
Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 11:38:24 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Abstract \stepcounter{sphinxscope} into macro for flexibility

---
 sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
index 831f736f1..cfe2164c1 100644
--- a/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
+++ b/sphinx/texinputs/sphinx.sty
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@
 %
 % Support scopes for footnote numbering
 \newcounter{sphinxscope}
+\newcommand{\sphinxstepscope}{\stepcounter{sphinxscope}}
 % Support large numbered footnotes in minipage
 % But now obsolete due to systematic use of \savenotes/\spewnotes
 % when minipages are in use in the various macro definitions next.