[tex-live] optimizing dvd access

[Manfred Lotz]

Hi Karl,


Karl Berry wrote:
> There have been occasional threads about how reading TL from a physical
> dvd takes a long time (for some people), and speculations that files
> could be burned in a better order.
> 
> There is a script + information about doing this at the end of
> http://www.tina-vision.net/tina-knoppix/remastering.html, under
> "Optimise the CD".  The general idea is to do the install and see in
> what order files are read.
> 

Thanks for pointing to this site.



> If anyone wants to take the time to try this and post the results (and
> the precise steps/scripts/files), that would be cool, hopefully Manfred
> can make use of it for the final burn.  (For myself, I don't plan to
> look at this further.)
> 

Looks very interesting. I'll try it out..




-- 
Manfred