Custom color template, custom commands, custom cv footer, added skills, make targets rely on new custom style and commands, formatting and cleanup

_custom/customcommands.sty

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+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                identification
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
+\ProvidesPackage{customcommands}[2025/10/28 custom commands for caperren]
+
+\RequirePackage{datetime2}
+\RequirePackage{pgfmath}
+\RequirePackage{moderncvfooti}
+\RequirePackage{xcolor}
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+%                command definitions
+%-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+% Specific to undoing the section and sub-section spacing of the moderncv templates without forking the whole thing
+\newcommand*{\removesectionmargin}{\vspace{-2ex}}
+\newcommand*{\removesectionpadding}{\vspace{-1ex}}
+
+\newcommand*{\removesubsectionmargin}{\vspace{-1ex}}
+\newcommand*{\removesubsectionpadding}{\vspace{-0.5ex}}
+
+\newcommand{\yearsSince}[3]{
+    \pgfmathparse{
+        int(\year - \number#1 - ((\month < \number#2) || ((\month == \number#2) && (\day < \number#3)) ? 1 : 0))
+    }
+    \pgfmathresult
+}
+
+\newcommand{\addcustomcvfooter}{
+    \fancypagestyle{plain}{
+        \fancyfoot[c]{
+            \parbox[b]{\footwidth}{
+                \centering
+                \color{addresscolor}\addressfont
+                \vspace{\baselineskip}
+                \textit{\small{References available upon request. Detailed experiences are available on my website.}}
+            }}}
+    \pagestyle{plain}
+}
+
+\endinput