[tex-live] tlmgr query

[Norbert Preining]

On So, 12 Okt 2008, Victor Ivrii wrote:
> > We don't remove these packages because that could be local packages (I
> > can create my own repository for our department with commercial fonts).
> 
> Does it mean that these packages form a separate collection residing on
> http//myserver.mydomain.org/myrepository

Yes.

> 
> and they are installed-updated-removed while running
> 
> tlmgr --location=http//myserver.mydomain.org/myrepository update --all

Yes.

> and then they will be listed if tlmgr with
> 
> tlmgr --location=http//myserver.mydomain.org/myrepository list

Yes and no.

> while without such --location they will not be touched/listed?

Well, some operations of tlmgr only work on the local database. Listing
for example a package that is locally installed will not access the
network, so yes, it will belisted.

Best wishes

Norbert

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