tlmgr search output

[Norbert Preining]

Hi Joseph

Let me check when I'm back home, should beer ready to some json output out similar for the search results.

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Apr 24, 2024 16:07:25 Joseph Wright <joseph at texdev.net>:

> On 24/04/2024 08:02, Marei Peischl via tex-live wrote:
>> Hi Joseph,
>> 
>> On 4/24/24 8:36 AM, Joseph Wright wrote:
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> There was a question on TeX-sx yesterday about automatically determining
>>> 'CTAN' (TeX Live really) packages needed by a document. I started on a
>>> script with the idea of being to use --recorder, parse the .fls file
>>> then do a lookup for each line to list all of the TL packages needed.
>>> That would be handy for anyone using a deliberately minimised TeX system.
>>> 
>>> However, I ran into the issue that
>>> 
>>>     tlmgr search --global --file <filename>
>>> 
>>> doesn't return anything I can use from a script - try e.g.
>> 
>> Do you need the --global here?
> 
> It depends on the use case, but I suspect so - if you have an existing
> full TL setup and are sending information to someone else with a
> minimised setup, they need to get the *current* TL package with the
> file. That might not match what you have if there have been
> re-arrangements of the files in TL/CTAN in the time since you did your
> installation.
> 
>> I use that via shell-escape in a container running a full TeX Live to
>> detect without using --recorder
> 
> "That"?
> 
>> Then the output is by far more usable. Maybe that helps. Alternatively
>> one can set the tlmgr repo to be able to predict the string before the
>> package
> The .fls file is quite easy to read - I'm not sure what you mean here.
> 
>> Could turn that repo public already in case you think it might help but
>> it's rather alpha state I guess and a bit chaotic atm.
> 
> You could just add me for the present ;)
> 
> Joseph