Re: tlmgr deleted texlive-scripts

Norbert Preining <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.tex.live
Message-ID <[email protected]> 
Thanks, yes I got a hint I will follow:
> tlmgr.pl: Error message from unpack: don't know how to unpack

That is surprising ...

Do you know how to use "patch"? If yes, later on I will send a patch for testing and debugging.

Thanks for all your testing, greatly appreciated

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DI Dr Norbert Preining                        https://www.preining.info
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Nov 3, 2025 22:39:53 Pablo González L <[email protected]>:

> Reproduce the problem with `tlmgr option autobackup 0`. I first restored
> to the previous version and then deleted the copy and disable backup.
> 
> ########################################################################
> C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\backups>tlmgr restore texlive-scripts 76705
> Do you really want to restore texlive-scripts to revision 76705 (y/N): y
> Restoring texlive-scripts, 76705 from
> C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/backups/texlive-scripts.r76705.tar.xz
> running mktexlsr ...
> done running mktexlsr.
> running updmap-sys ...
> done running updmap-sys.
> tlmgr.pl: package log updated: C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr.log
> tlmgr.pl: command log updated:
> C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr-commands.log
> 
> 
> C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\backups>dir
> El volumen de la unidad C es driveC
> El número de serie del volumen es: DA38-3A48
> 
> Directorio de C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\backups
> 
> 03-11-2025  18:23    <DIR>          .
> 03-11-2025  18:18    <DIR>          ..
>                0 archivos              0 bytes
>                2 dirs  77.071.872.000 bytes libres
> 
> C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\backups>tlmgr option autobackup 0
> tlmgr.pl: setting option autobackup to 0.
> tlmgr.pl: updating C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb
> 
> Now the plan is to upgrade `texlive-scripts` and have the download
> _fail_ to test what happens to the directories and files:
> 
> ########################################################################
> C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\backups>tlmgr update --self --all -v
> D:tlmgr version 75204 (2025-05-13 23:48:24 +0200)
> D:maintree=C:/texlive/2025
> D:appending to package log file: C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr.log
> D:appending to command log file:
> C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr-commands.log
> D:Setting env var HTTPS_CA_FILE to
> C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/curl/curl-ca-bundle.crt
> D:tlmgr.pl:main: ::tldownload_server hash::
> {enabled:1,errorcount:0,initcount:1,ua:LWP::UserAgent=HASH(0x22a48c3bbe8)}
> D:setup_programs: preferring system versions
> D:(w32) trying to set up tar, default
> C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/tar.exe, arg --version
> D:Using shipped C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/tar.exe for tar (tested).
> D:program curl found in path
> D:program wget not usable from path
> D:(w32) trying to set up wget, default
> C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/wget/wget.exe, arg --version
> D:Using shipped C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/wget/wget.exe for wget (tested).
> D:TLUtils::setup_programs: checking for ssl enabled wget
> D:TLUtils::setup_programs: wget has ssl, final wget args:
> --no-check-certificate --user-agent=texlive/wget --tries=4
> --timeout=30 -q -O
> D:program lz4 not usable from path
> D:(w32) trying to set up lz4, default
> C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/lz4/lz4.exe, arg --version
> D:Using shipped C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/lz4/lz4.exe for lz4 (tested).
> D:program gzip found in path
> D:program xz not usable from path
> D:(w32) trying to set up xz, default
> C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/xz/xz.exe, arg --version
> D:Using shipped C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/xz/xz.exe for xz (tested).
> D:Using checksum method digest::sha
> D:Testing for gpg in gpg
> D:Testing for gpg in gpg2
> D:Testing for gpg in C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/installer/gpg/gpg.exe
> D:tlmgr.pl: No gpg found, verification implicitly requested,
> continuing without verification
> D:persistent connection set up, trying to get
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> (for C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\QG0SNgYz5O)
> D:TLDownload::get_file: response error: 501 Protocol scheme 'https' is
> not supported (LWP::Protocol::https not installed) (for
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512)
> D:TLUtils::download_file: persistent connection ok, but download
> failed: https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> D:TLUtils::download_file: retrying with other downloaders.
> D:TLUtils::_download_file_program: curl
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\QG0SNgYz5O
> D:downloading https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> using curl --user-agent texlive/curl --retry 4 --retry-delay 4
> --connect-timeout 30 --fail --location --silent --output
> D:download of https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> succeeded
> D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using curl succeeded
> D:gpg prog not defined, no checking of signatures
> D:verify_checksum: returning -3 and no gpg available
> D:C:\texlive\2025\texmf-dist\scripts\texlive\tlmgr.pl: TLPDB: no gpg
> available, continuing anyway!
> D:TLPDB.pm: trying to initialize from
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb
> D:trying to download
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.xz
> to C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\o1VJOra7LL
> D:persistent connection set up, trying to get
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.xz
> (for C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\o1VJOra7LL)
> D:TLDownload::get_file: response error: 501 Protocol scheme 'https' is
> not supported (LWP::Protocol::https not installed) (for
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.xz)
> D:TLUtils::download_file: persistent connection ok, but download
> failed: https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.xz
> D:TLUtils::download_file: retrying with other downloaders.
> D:TLUtils::_download_file_program: curl
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.xz
> C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\o1VJOra7LL
> D:downloading https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.xz
> using curl --user-agent texlive/curl --retry 4 --retry-delay 4
> --connect-timeout 30 --fail --location --silent --output
> D:download of https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.xz
> succeeded
> D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using curl succeeded
> D:decompressing
> C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\o1VJOra7LL to
> C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\MMEiGlmCpx
> D:TLUtils::system_pipe: calling
> C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\installer\xz\xz.exe -dcf <
> "C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\o1VJOra7LL" >
> "C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\MMEiGlmCpx"
> D:TLUtils::system_pipe: removing
> C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\o1VJOra7LL
> D:found the uncompressed xz file
> D:persistent connection set up, trying to get
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> (for C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\4l9M1qEjxC)
> D:TLDownload::get_file: response error: 501 Protocol scheme 'https' is
> not supported (LWP::Protocol::https not installed) (for
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512)
> D:TLUtils::download_file: persistent connection ok, but download
> failed: https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> D:TLUtils::download_file: retrying with other downloaders.
> D:TLUtils::_download_file_program: curl
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\4l9M1qEjxC
> D:downloading https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> using curl --user-agent texlive/curl --retry 4 --retry-delay 4
> --connect-timeout 30 --fail --location --silent --output
> D:download of https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512
> succeeded
> D:TLUtils::download_file: downloading using curl succeeded
> D:gpg prog not defined, no checking of signatures
> D:verify_checksum: returning -3 and no gpg available
> D:C:\texlive\2025\texmf-dist\scripts\texlive\tlmgr.pl: TLPDB: no gpg
> available, continuing anyway!
> D:texlive-scripts remote revision 76736, texlive-scripts local revision 76705
> D:tlmgr:setup_one_remote_tlpdb: writing out remote tlpdb to
> C:/texlive/2025/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.main.602f87c2c45bb0a25d888908b9120b34
> tlmgr.pl: package repository
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet (not verified: gpg
> unavailable)
> tlmgr.pl: no self-updates for tlmgr available
> D:tlmgr.pl: new pkgs:
> D:tlmgr.pl: deleted :
> D:tlmgr.pl: forced  :
> D:texlive-scripts upd package
> [1/1, ??:??/??:??] update: texlive-scripts [557k] (76705 -> 76736) ...
> D:tlchecksum(C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\UI5nrdpEom/__BACKUP_texlive-scripts.r76705.tar):
> ===d06167395bf69dde1138593cfd9720405678af7f4115f9548dacc52c41214614958e6dc8ed02d2de00aafbba94c07f47f46f3225893f56c8baa4a4d7e6f3789b===
> D: done __BACKUP_texlive-scripts.r76705.tar, size 3000320, csum
> d06167395bf69dde1138593cfd9720405678af7f4115f9548dacc52c41214614958e6dc8ed02d2de00aafbba94c07f47f46f3225893f56c8baa4a4d7e6f3789b
> D:announce_execute_actions: given disable (for texlive-scripts)
> D: TLPDB::remove_package: running remove postinstall
> D:running postaction=remove for texlive-scripts
> D:TLPDB::_install_data:
> what=https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz,
> target=C:/texlive/2025, size=115040,
> checksum=eccec385e7274c2226a65d02d80ff2c4fb50c73ac9c59ca6c184d868181df080063890a1d60aceef27072f99f785a51feeeb1eca773010236e54a5a46f274ae9,
> tmpdir=C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\Yy1i91Ahh8
> D:persistent connection set up, trying to get
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> (for C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\Yy1i91Ahh8/texlive-scripts.tar.xz)
> D:TLDownload::get_file: response error: 501 Protocol scheme 'https' is
> not supported (LWP::Protocol::https not installed) (for
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz)
> D:TLUtils::download_file: persistent connection ok, but download
> failed: https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> D:TLUtils::download_file: retrying with other downloaders.
> D:TLUtils::_download_file_program: curl
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\Yy1i91Ahh8\texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> D:downloading https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> using curl --user-agent texlive/curl --retry 4 --retry-delay 4
> --connect-timeout 30 --fail --location --silent --output
> D:TLUtils::_download_file_program: wget
> https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> C:\Users\pablg\AppData\Local\Temp\PERfqEcfkq\Yy1i91Ahh8\texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> D:downloading https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> using C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\installer\wget\wget.exe
> --no-check-certificate --user-agent=texlive/wget --tries=4
> --timeout=30 -q -O
> D:TLUtils::download_file: tried to download using lwp curl wget, none succeeded
> TLPDB::_install_data: downloading did not succeed (download_file
> failed) for https://ctan.dcc.uchile.cl/systems/texlive/tlnet/archive/texlive-scripts.tar.xz
> tlmgr.pl: Installation of new version of texlive-scripts failed,
> trying to unwind.
> tlmgr.pl: Restoring of old package did NOT succeed.
> tlmgr.pl: Error message from unpack: don't know how to unpack
> tlmgr.pl: Most likely repair: run tlmgr install texlive-scripts and hope.
> done
> tlmgr.pl: action update returned an error; continuing.
> D:starting handle_execute_actions
> running mktexlsr ...
> done running mktexlsr.
> running updmap-sys ...
> 
> tlmgr.pl: updmap-sys failed (status 1), output:
> C:\texlive\2025\bin\windows\runscript.tlu:953:
> C:\texlive\2025\bin\windows\runscript.tlu:876: no appropriate script
> or program found: updmap
> D:finished handle_execute_actions, errors=2
> tlmgr.pl: package log updated: C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr.log
> tlmgr.pl: command log updated:
> C:/texlive/2025/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr-commands.log
> tlmgr.pl: An error has occurred. See above messages. Exiting.
> ########################################################################
> 
> Now see dirs:
> 
> ########################################################################
> C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\backups>dir
> El volumen de la unidad C es driveC
> El número de serie del volumen es: DA38-3A48
> 
> Directorio de C:\texlive\2025\tlpkg\backups
> 
> 03-11-2025  18:23    <DIR>          .
> 03-11-2025  18:31    <DIR>          ..
>                0 archivos              0 bytes
>                2 dirs  77.030.993.920 bytes libres
> 
> C:\texlive\2025\texmf-dist\scripts\texlive>dir
> El volumen de la unidad C es driveC
> El número de serie del volumen es: DA38-3A48
> 
> Directorio de C:\texlive\2025\texmf-dist\scripts\texlive
> 
> 03-11-2025  18:31    <DIR>          .
> 14-10-2025  22:14    <DIR>          ..
> 14-10-2025  21:41             8.225 mktexlsr
> 14-10-2025  21:41            20.068 NEWS
> 14-10-2025  21:41               134 tl-errmess.ps1
> 14-10-2025  21:41           361.470 tlmgr.pl
> 14-10-2025  21:41            91.330 tlmgrgui.pl
> 14-10-2025  21:41             2.410 uninstall-windows.pl
> 14-10-2025  21:41               287 uninstq.ps1
>                7 archivos        483.924 bytes
>                2 dirs  77.021.016.064 bytes libres
> ########################################################################
> 
> I hope this helps.
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