[tex-live] Forwarded messages sent earlier today

[Siep Kroonenberg]

On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 12:27:51PM +0100, Philip Taylor wrote:
> Later messages have been coming through but not these three,
> so I am re-sending.
> 
> ** Phil.

> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 10:42:38 +0100

> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 10:28:29 +0100
> From: Philip Taylor <P.Taylor at Rhul.Ac.Uk>
> To: tex-live <tex-live-bounces at tug.org>
> Subject: Re: Install-TL appears to hang when launched from mirror directory
> 
> Update (2).  -- ditto -- when mapped to drive-letter "T"
> and started therefrom.
> 
> Problem signature:
>   Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
>   Application Name:	perl.exe
>   Application Version:	0.0.0.0
>   Application Timestamp:	50a6a593
>   Fault Module Name:	Tk.dll

> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 10:23:58 +0100
> From: Philip Taylor <P.Taylor at Rhul.Ac.Uk>
> To: tex-live <tex-live-bounces at tug.org>
> Subject: Re: Install-TL appears to hang when launched from mirror directory
> 
> Update : "Perl.exe has stopped working"
> 
> Problem signature:
>   Problem Event Name:	APPCRASH
>   Application Name:	perl.exe
>   Application Version:	0.0.0.0
>   Application Timestamp:	50a6a593
>   Fault Module Name:	Tk.dll

> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 10:08:58 +0100
> From: Philip Taylor <P.Taylor at Rhul.Ac.Uk>
> To: tex-live <tex-live-bounces at tug.org>
> Subject: Install-TL appears to hang when launched from mirror directory
> After some delay, a CMD window appeared, and contains the following :
> 
> > '\\rv-103\CTAN'
> > CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
> > UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.
> > PATH=\\rv-103\CTAN\tlpkg\tlperl\bin;E:\Layered products\Active State\Perl\site\bin;E:\Layered products\Active State\Perl\bin;C:\
> > ows\system32;C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem;C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\;C:\Layered products\Gnu\Win32\bin
> > "\\rv-103\CTAN\install-tl"
> 
> At this point, nothing further happens, and the Task Manager shews
> no TeX-Live-related activity at all.

Both Perl crashes occurred in the graphical module Tk.dll. Time to
try the text-mode installer:

<path>\install-tl.bat -gui=text

The message

> > '\\rv-103\CTAN'
> > CMD.EXE was started with the above path as the current directory.
> > UNC paths are not supported.  Defaulting to Windows directory.

is harmless.

-- 
Siep Kroonenberg