[tex-live] Unattended TL install

Siep Kroonenberg siepo at cybercomm.nl
Sun Aug 26 11:25:56 CEST 2012


On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 10:44:16PM +0200, Reinhard Kotucha wrote:
> On 2012-08-25 at 11:02:15 +0200, Siep Kroonenberg wrote:
> 
>  > On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 04:12:56AM +0200, Reinhard Kotucha wrote:
>  > > On 2012-08-24 at 20:55:16 +0200, Siep Kroonenberg wrote:
>  > > 
>  > >  > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 06:27:56PM +0200, Lars Madsen wrote:
>  > >  > > Siep Kroonenberg wrote, On 2012-08-24 18:18:
>  > >  > > >On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 05:07:17PM +0200, Lars Madsen wrote:
>  > >  > > >>Siep Kroonenberg wrote, On 2012-08-24 15:04:
>  > >  > > >>>On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:32:14PM +0200, Lars Madsen wrote:
>  > >  > > >>>>Lars Madsen wrote, On 2012-08-24 09:49:
>  > >  > > >>>>>Karl Berry wrote, On 2012-08-23 23:57:
>  > > 
>  > > I installed a cicuit simulator on W7 and created a few files in order
>  > > to define simulations.  It worked fine.  But when I tried to run
>  > > exactly the same simulations a few weeks later, the program complained
>  > > that none of the files I created myself exist.  And indeed, neither
>  > > dir (cmd.exe) nor the Exploder displayed them.
>  > > 
>  > > At a first glance I thought that the files got lost.  But Emacs in
>  > > dired-mode shows them all.  Emacs even allows me to copy/move/delete
>  > > these "non-existent" files.  
>  > >  
>  > > Hence it would be quite helpful to know whether texlive.profile
>  > > exists physically.  But you can't use Windows tools in order to find
>  > > out whether a file exists or not. 
>  > > 
>  > > Another thing I can reproduce on Windows 7 reliably:
>  > > 
>  > >   Go to %ProgramFiles% and run 
>  > > 
>  > >     zip -r foo.zip foo
>  > > 
>  > > The file foo.zip doesn't appear in any directory listing, neither
>  > > cmd.exe nor the Exploder displays it.  But it definitely exists.  You
>  > > need Emacs in order to access "non-existent" files under Windows.
>  > > 
>  > > Regards,
>  > >   Reinhard
>  > 
>  > On my XP-and W7 vm's the zipfile is visible.
>  > 
>  > Can you check whether the hidden attribute is set for the zipfile?
>  > (which would be a mystery of its own)
> 
> No, I can only check attributes of files which are displayed by
> Windows.  Emacs only shows the permission bits and file owner.

Some 3rd-party file managers can display attributes. I use an
antique free beta of Servant Salamander for this purpose.

Also, `dir /ah' will display the invisible files. And in Windows
Explorer, you can select Tools / Folder Options, and on de View tab
you can make hidden files and `Protected operating system files'
visible. The hidden files are shown with a faded icon.

-- 
Siep Kroonenberg


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