pretest 2022 begin

[Joseph Wright]

On 27/02/2022 02:46, Karl Berry wrote:
> Hi everyone.  I think the pretest area is populated with the first build
> for TL 2022. See https://tug.org/texlive/pretest.html as usual for
> details of how to install (unchanged from previous years), and the list
> of notable changes that I've got so far. Additions or corrections to the
> news are greatly appreciated.
> 
> The binaries for some of the platforms have not yet been updated (coming
> soon), but the basic sets (x86_64-linux, Windows, Mac current & legacy)
> are there.  Dick Koch is creating the separate MacTeX/BasicTeX packages
> and they should also be available soon.
> 
> As with last year, tlnet will continue to be updated during this pretest
> period. That is, regular package updates sent to CTAN will normally end
> up in both tlnet and tlpretest. If a package update should only be in
> the pretest, and you haven't already told me, please say so in the CTAN
> upload notes.
> 
> Please don't avoid the pretest just because tlnet is being updated.
> Better for everyone to test now than wait for breakage in the official
> release. TL has no dedicated testers or QA department, so it's all up to
> us collectively as volunteers.
> 
> Hope it flies,
> Karl

All good so far: installation smooth as usual.

Joseph