[tex-live] Reporting problem as requested by tlmgr

[Marco Pessotto]

Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at> writes:

> On Di, 04 Nov 2008, Marco Pessotto wrote:
>> The procedure was: install from DVD, upgrade the tlmgr as described in
>> the web page, and tlmgr update --all, as suggested. Nothing more,
>> nothing less.
>
> Ok, I will try to reproduce it. What scheme did you install? 
>

The ``full'' scheme 

>> I'll say also that the message  "is newer than revision" does *not*
>> appear each time. I think that the mirrors are not synced. My source
>
> Yes, that is the problem. You might set a default mirror, select one you
> think that is fast and near you, then call
> 	tlmgr option location http://your.mirror.here/systems/texlive/tlnet/2008
>

tlmgr option location \
ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/publishing/tex/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/2008

texlive at universe:~$ tlmgr update --list                                
tlmgr: installation location ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/publishing/tex/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/2008
skipping forcibly removed package chembst (collection-bibtexextra)

tlmgr: should not happen, please report: fontinst.i386-linux mentioned, but neither new nor forcibly removed
skipping forcibly removed package gene-logic (collection-science)
skipping forcibly removed package isomath (collection-mathextra)
skipping forcibly removed package xelibertine (collection-xetex)
texlive at universe:~$

Thanks

Marco