Re: TeX Live, panne [= French for TeX Live breakdown]

> On Jul 11, 2026, at 8:47=E2=80=AFPM, Bruno Voisin <[email protected]> =
wrote:
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>> On 11 Jul 2026, at 23:38, Adam R. Maxwell <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> TeX Live Utility users can install it using the main menu item
>> Actions->Reinstall TeX Live Manager
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>> Since that uses update-tlmgr-latest.sh under the hood, it'll work
>> even if normal list/update fails (provided update-tlmgr-latest.sh is
>> rebuilt, ofc).
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> This works provided the Option key is pressed, so that
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> Reinstall TeX Live Manager
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> becomes
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> Install TeX Live Manager from Critical Repository
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> Revision 79652 of TLPDB.pm then replaces 79591. Associated patch file =
attached.
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> For tlmgr users, I think that would be
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>  sudo tlmgr --repository=3Dhttps://tug.org/texlive/tlcritical update =
--self
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> (untried).
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>> On 11 Jul 2026, at 22:55, Karl Berry <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> Please try this patch if you're up for it. I'll push it out tonight, =
but
>> honestly I'm not sure if the update will work and I can't feasibly
>> test. If it still fails after tonight, you might have to install this
>> change by hand.
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> After doing the above, both tlmgr and TeX Live Utility work normally =
again (logs below).
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> Bruno
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> TLU
> =3D=3D=3D
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> 2026-07-12 01:02:19 +0000 Notice -[TLMAuthorizedOperation =
setUnderlyingPID:][2792] tlu_ipctask checking in: pid =3D 3413 =
(/Library/TeX/texbin/tlmgr --repository =
https://ctan.mines-albi.fr/systems/texlive/tlnet/ --machine-readable =
--persistent-downloads update --all)
> 2026-07-12 01:02:19 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] tlu_ipctask: child =
HOME =3D '/var/root'
> 2026-07-12 01:02:19 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] tlu_ipctask: =
current HOME =3D '/var/empty'
> 2026-07-12 01:02:20 +0000 Warning tlu_ipctask[3412] start load =
https://ctan.mines-albi.fr/systems/texlive/tlnet/
> 2026-07-12 01:02:22 +0000 Warning tlu_ipctask[3412] finish load =
https://ctan.mines-albi.fr/systems/texlive/tlnet/
> 2026-07-12 01:02:22 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] location-url =
https://ctan.mines-albi.fr/systems/texlive/tlnet/
> 2026-07-12 01:02:22 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Beginning download =
of 20376.5 kbytes
> 2026-07-12 01:02:22 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Beginning download =
and installation of packages
> 2026-07-12 01:02:23 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating beebe
> 2026-07-12 01:02:23 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating ffcode
> 2026-07-12 01:02:23 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating fits-astro
> 2026-07-12 01:02:24 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating iexec
> 2026-07-12 01:02:25 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating l3build
> 2026-07-12 01:02:25 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating luadraw
> 2026-07-12 01:02:27 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating luamplib
> 2026-07-12 01:02:27 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating olsak-misc
> 2026-07-12 01:02:28 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating proofgraph
> 2026-07-12 01:02:29 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating =
simpleicons
> 2026-07-12 01:02:30 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating =
texlive-common
> 2026-07-12 01:02:30 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating =
texlive-scripts
> 2026-07-12 01:02:31 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating timechart
> 2026-07-12 01:02:32 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating ulthese
> 2026-07-12 01:02:32 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Adding revbadge
> 2026-07-12 01:02:32 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Updating =
collection-latexextra
> 2026-07-12 01:02:32 +0000 Warning tlu_ipctask[3412] running mktexlsr =
...
> 2026-07-12 01:02:32 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] Installation =
complete; reconfiguring TeX Live
> 2026-07-12 01:02:34 +0000 Warning tlu_ipctask[3412] done running =
mktexlsr.
> 2026-07-12 01:02:35 +0000 Warning tlu_ipctask[3412] running updmap-sys =
...
> 2026-07-12 01:02:38 +0000 Warning tlu_ipctask[3412] done running =
updmap-sys.
> 2026-07-12 01:02:38 +0000 Warning tlu_ipctask[3412] tlmgr: package log =
updated: /usr/local/texlive/2026/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr.log
> 2026-07-12 01:02:38 +0000 Warning tlu_ipctask[3412] tlmgr: command log =
updated: /usr/local/texlive/2026/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr-commands.log
> 2026-07-12 01:02:38 +0000 Notice -[TLMAuthorizedOperation =
_runUntilChildExit][2792] kqueue noted that pid 3413 exited =
(/Library/TeX/texbin/tlmgr --repository =
https://ctan.mines-albi.fr/systems/texlive/tlnet/ --machine-readable =
--persistent-downloads update --all)
> 2026-07-12 01:02:38 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] child process pid =3D=
 3413 exited
> 2026-07-12 01:02:39 +0000 Notice tlu_ipctask[3412] exit status of pid =
=3D 3413 was 0
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> tlmgr
> =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
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> % sudo tlmgr --machine-readable update --list
> Password:
> start load =
https://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/ctan/systems/texlive/tl=
net
> finish load =
https://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/ctan/systems/texlive/tl=
net
> location-url =
https://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/mirrors/ctan/systems/texlive/tl=
net
> total-bytes 0
> end-of-header
> texlive.infra r 79653 79635 - - - - - -
> end-of-updates
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> <TLPDB-fix.patch>

Howdy,

Ran the command for using tlcrtical and all seems to be back to normal =
now.=20

Thanks for all the quick work on everyone's part.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
[email protected]