[tex-live] tlmgr --self

[Norbert Preining]

On Do, 30 Jul 2009, T T wrote:
> No, there isn't such '--no-auto-install' option yet. It can always be

Yes, but it somehow makes sense.

> (left due to --no-remove) we could add, say --sync switch, for
> synchronization with the remote repository, e.g.:
> 
>   tlmgr update --sync collection-foo package-bar

That can be done with
	tlmgr install --reinstall collection-foo package-bar

>   tlmgr update --sync --all

That one is missing.

> installation, respectively. However, I worry a bit that the update
> subroutine will soon turn into full blown "package calculator" that

It is already a full blown package calculator ;-)

Best wishes

Norbert

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