[tex-live] [BUG] Upgrade-Description

[Reinhard Kotucha]

On 2014-06-28 at 19:27:24 -0500, Herbert Schulz wrote:

 > 
 > On Jun 28, 2014, at 6:44 PM, Reinhard Kotucha <reinhard.kotucha at web.de> wrote:
 > 
 > > On 2014-06-28 at 20:07:08 +0200, moonkid at posteo.org wrote:
 > > 
 > >> The description how to upgrade from 2013 to 2014 is buggy.
 > >> 
 > >> There are two points missing.
 > >> 
 > >> 1.
 > >> It is not clear which of the command need be run as root. And in point
 > >> of that it doesn't respect the fact, that "user" and "root" have
 > >> different PATH variables. Because of that...
 > >> Some command/scripts doesn't work as root because the binarys (e.g.
 > >> kpsewhich) are not found.
 > >> Some command/scripts doesn't work as user.
 > >> 
 > >> 2.
 > >> On point 8 it is not enough description of what the commands there do.
 > >> What is kpsewhich? Ok, now I know. TEXMFSYSCONFIG give the wrong string
 > >> back. "texmf-config" doesn't work here. The "web2c" directory is under
 > >> "texmf-dist".
 > >> 
 > >> Please fix it. It costs me hours of work to upgrade.
 > > 
 > > What should be fixed?  You are the only one who is unable to install
 > > TeX Live.
 > > 
 > >> It is not clear which of the command need be run as root.
 > > 
 > > If you installed TeX Live as root it's obvious that mortal users
 > > aren't allowed to break the system.  What do you expect?
 > > 
 > >> What is kpsewhich?
 > > 
 > >   kpsewhich --help
 > >   man kpsewhich
 > >   info kpsewhich
 > >   texdoc kpsewhich
 > > 
 > > What else do you need?
 > > 
 > >> Ok, now I know.
 > > 
 > > I doubt.
 > > 
 > >> The "web2c" directory is under "texmf-dist"
 > > 
 > > Hopefully!
 > > 
 > >> TEXMFSYSCONFIG give the wrong string back. "texmf-config" doesn't
 > >> work here. The "web2c" directory is under "texmf-dist".
 > > 
 > > What, on earth, do you want to achieve?  TEXMFSYSCONFIG is an internal
 > > variable which shouldn't be touched at all.
 > > 
 > >> It costs me hours of work to upgrade.
 > > 
 > > This is what you deserve if you don't follow the instructions because
 > > you believe that you are smarter than everybody else.
 > > 
 > > It's a matter of fact that you are the only one world-wide who is
 > > unable to install TeX Live properly.
 > > 
 > > Regards,
 > >  Reinhard
 > 
 > Howdy,
 > 
 > Is this person really trying to update from TL2013 to TL2014 rather
 > than just install TL2014 and then remove TL2013? From all the stuff
 > that person is saying I suspect the former while the latter is so
 > much easier!

>From all the stuff that person is saying I suspect that he's unable to
read the documentation.

Regards,
  Reinhard


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