[tex-live] tlmgr update --self fails

[Norbert Preining]

Hi Marting, hi Tomek,

On Mi, 07 Nov 2012, Martin Schröder wrote:
> cannot set/edit root of a virtual tlpdb

On Do, 08 Nov 2012, T T wrote:
> :-)  Anyway, I guess the bit with '$remotetlpdb->root . "/$Archive"'
> in tlmgr.pl (line1924 at rev27748) needs to be patched, but I'm not sure

Indeed. I will fix it as soon as possible.

Unfortunately *all* the Windows machines that use virtual tlpdbs
already, i.e., multiple source, need to update with the .exe
updater, or temporarily go to single tlpdb mode.

More later.

Best wishes

Norbert
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