[tex-live] tlmgr update --self

[Norbert Preining]

On Mo, 06 Jun 2011, Arno Trautmann wrote:
> I'm wondering wether it is possible to avoid the need to explicitely
> call update --self when there are tlmgr updates available. I've seen

--self is a very critical thing and should not be done lightly.
Thus I prefer that it is run separately.

Furthermore, people using the cmd line should:
- be able to understand this difference
- should use update --list first, then --all --self if necessary,
  otherwise only --all

Best wishes

Norbert
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