[tex-live] tl09 release status: coming up

Lars Madsen daleif at imf.au.dk
Wed Oct 7 13:21:05 CEST 2009


Norbert Preining wrote:
> On Mi, 07 Okt 2009, Lars Madsen wrote:
>> Unknown category Documentation for package FAQ-en found.
>> Please update texlive.infra.
>> ....
>> An old installation of TeX Live has been found in /vol/packages/TL/2008
> 
> Ah yes, agreed. That explains it. We try to load the old tlpdb.
> That is fine, ignore the warnings.
> 
>> Where I usually say no. So I assume that it is reading from the current  
>> system, and gets confused from it.
> 
> Ah yes, it is first reading the tlpdb and then asking you. I will 
> change that so that if you answer "n" then no warning will appear.
> 
> Thanks a lot
> 
> Norbert
> 

shouldn't it just test for it at the start, and provide the question 
before it starts reading, because at the momemnt the y/n question comes 
after the reading.

BTW: have anyone been working on a transplant script for TL09? By this I 
mean a script that can be used when one wants to more a TL09 
installation from one mashine to a Windows, and then integrate it into 
windows (menus, PATH and stuff). There was a script in TL08, that almost 
did all of this.

It will be very handy for install parties, because installing via web or 
from DVD is a bit too slow if you have say 20 people trying to install 
at once.

Then having the entire installation on a USB will making the 
installation a lot faster. (at least in theory)


-- 

/daleif


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