[tex-live] TeX Live installation tools

[Lars Madsen]

Lars Madsen wrote:
> T T wrote:
>> On 16 November 2010 11:26, Lars Madsen <daleif at imf.au.dk> wrote:
>>> but that is exactly want I want!
>>>
>>> w32client already has a suitable uninstaller which only remove desktop
>>> icons, menu entries etc.
>>>
>>> I'm trying to create a w32transplant script to speed up TL 
>>> installation on
>>> windows for 'install-party' sessions such that we do not waste too 
>>> much time
>>> installing in these sessions.
>>
>> Ah, in that case Godspeed!
>>
>>
>>> As far as I can see this is what I need to do
>>>
>>> * add the same items to the menu that the install-tl script does (you
>>> already mentioned how this can be done)
>>>
>>> * add items to the desktop
>>>
>>> * add to PATH variable
>>
>> Yep, all as in w32client.
>>
>>> * adjust TeXWorks (I haven't looked at how this is done yet)
>>
>> You don't need to do anything special about TW (unless you want to
>> preconfigure it, which we don't do in TL).  TW autoconfigures itself
>> on the first start.  Configuration is stored by default under
>> $TEXMFCONFIG/texworks (can be changed, see TW_LIBPATH and TW_INIPATH
>> in texmf.cnf).
>>
>>> I would also like to be able to do the following
>>>
>>> Assume the donor TL is installed in C:/texlive/2010 and we zip from 
>>> texlive
>>> and down
>>>
>>> Then we would like to be able to transplant this to say
>>>
>>> D:/foo
>>>
>>> such that the new installation lives at
>>>
>>> D:/foo/texlive/2010
>>>
>>> Most of the work is already done in w32client, so I'll just copy some of
>>> that.
>>
>> Yep, that should work.
>>
>> On 16 November 2010 12:49, Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at> wrote:
>>> On Di, 16 Nov 2010, Lars Madsen wrote:
>>>> BTW: can we ask tlmgr (or other items in TeXLive perl bundle) for this
>>>> information
>>>>
>>>>  my $TEXDIR="$vars{'TEXDIR'}";
>>>>   my $TEXDIRW="$vars{'TEXDIRW'}";
>>>>   my $TEXMFSYSVAR="$vars{'TEXMFSYSVAR'}";
>>>>   my $TEXMFSYSCONFIG="$vars{'TEXMFSYSCONFIG'}";
>>>>   my $TEXMFVAR="$vars{'TEXMFVAR'}";
>>>>   my $TEXMFCONFIG="$vars{'TEXMFCONFIG'}";
>>>>   my $TEXMFLOCAL="$vars{'TEXMFLOCAL'}";
>>>>
>>>> because the create_uninstaller needs it (btw, this is not documented in
>>>> the perldoc info from TLWinGoo, I usually just read the source anyways)
>>> On Di, 16 Nov 2010, Reinhard Kotucha wrote:
>>>> The installer writes them to tlpkg/texlive.profile .
>>> Don't use texlive.profile,
>>>
>>> simply ask
>>>        TEXMFSYSVAR ->  kpsewhich -var-value TEXMFSYSVAR
>>>        etc
>>>        TEXDIR -> kpsewhich -var-value SELFAUTOPARENT
>>> ...
>>>        TEXDIRW is a problem, but I think this is not necessary
>>> because it is only used for the portable installation setup.
>>>
>>
>> Or, once you loaded tlmgr in your w32transplant.pl:
>>
>> my $TEXDIR = $Master;
>> my $TEXDIRW = $TEXDIR; # these differ only when installation is on
>> non-writable media
>> # default texmf trees locations, use kpsewhich if different
>> my $TEXMFSYSVAR = "$Master/texmf-var;
>> my $TEXMFSYSCONFIG = "$Master/texmf-config;
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Tomek
> 
> that was exactly was I was doing, though I went through init_local_db(); 
> and $localtlmedia, seems $Master is much easier.
> 
> The full uninstaller, seems to be working just fine, though it did leave 
> some of the texlive dirs and some scripts, but it did delete everything 
> else.
> 
> What did not work well though as adding the TeXLive Manager to the menu, 
>  it showed up, but kept on giving an error about not being able to find 
> perl.exe
> 
> I'll do a bit more testing.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

no, it is "perl.exe has stopped working" I keep getting when trying to 
start "TeX Live Manager" from the menu.

But a Windows reboot helped, do I need some sort of environemnt 
broadcast somewhere for the manager to work immediately? (not sure if 
that is what the net installer is doing)



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/daleif