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diff --git a/Build/source/doc/tlbuild.info b/Build/source/doc/tlbuild.info new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6adbef66513 --- /dev/null +++ b/Build/source/doc/tlbuild.info @@ -0,0 +1,6335 @@ +This is tlbuild.info, produced by makeinfo version 5.1 from +tlbuild.texi. + +This file documents the TeX Live build system and more. + +Copyright (C) 2016-2021 Karl Berry. +Copyright (C) 2013-2015 Karl Berry & Peter Breitenlohner. + + Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this +manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are +preserved on all copies. + + Permission is granted to copy and distribute modified versions of +this manual under the conditions for verbatim copying, provided that the +entire resulting derived work is distributed under the terms of a +permission notice identical to this one. + + Permission is granted to copy and distribute translations of this +manual into another language, under the above conditions for modified +versions, except that this permission notice may be stated in a +translation approved by the TeX Users Group. +INFO-DIR-SECTION TeX +START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY +* TLbuild: (tlbuild). TeX Live configuration and development. +END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY + +INFO-DIR-SECTION Individual utilities +START-INFO-DIR-ENTRY +* install-tl:: Installing TeX Live. +* tlmgr:: Managing TeX Live. +END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Top, Next: Introduction, Up: (dir) + +Building TeX Live (2021) +************************ + +For an overview of this manual, *note Introduction::. + +* Menu: + +* Introduction:: About this manual. +* Overview of build system:: The TeX Live build system. +* Prerequisites:: Requirements for building TeX Live. +* Building:: The overall build process. +* Installing:: How and where installation happens (or not). +* Layout and infrastructure:: Autoconf macros, etc., in detail. +* Configure options:: List of all configure options. +* Coding conventions:: Conventions to follow. +* Continuous integration:: Automated build testing. +* install-tl:: The TeX Live installer. +* tlmgr:: The native TeX Live package manager. +* Index:: General index. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Introduction, Next: Overview of build system, Prev: Top, Up: Top + +1 Introduction +************** + +This manual (dated February 2021) corresponds to the TeX Live 2021 +release. + + This manual is aimed at system installers and programmers, and +focuses on how to configure, build, and develop the TeX Live (TL) +sources. It is also available as plain text files in the source tree: +'source/README.*'. + + The main 'source/README' file in the TL source tree provides +maximally-terse information for doing a build, and portability +information for different systems, along with +'source/doc/README.solaris'. + + For information on acquiring the TL sources, see +<https://tug.org/texlive/svn>. The canonical source repository uses +Subversion, and we have no plans to change this. + + This manual does not duplicate the information found in other TL +documentation resources, such as: + + * The TeX Live web pages: <https://tug.org/texlive>. + + * The web page describing how to build the binaries which are + distributed with TeX Live: <https://tug.org/texlive/build.html>. + + * The TeX Live user manual: <https://tug.org/texlive/doc.html>, or + run 'texdoc texlive'. + + * Other TeX-related Texinfo manuals (*note (web2c)::, *note + (kpathsea)::, etc.): <https://tug.org/texinfohtml/>, or check the + 'TeX' category in the GNU Info system. + + * Package documentation: + <https://tug.org/texlive/Contents/live/doc.html>, or the 'doc.html' + file at the top level of the installed TL. + + As an exception, the full documentation for 'install-tl' and 'tlmgr' +is included here as appendices, simply because it is easy to do so. The +same text is available online (linked from +<https://tug.org/texlive/doc.html>, or by invoking the program with +'--help' (or look at the end of the source). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Overview of build system, Next: Prerequisites, Prev: Introduction, Up: Top + +2 Overview of build system +************************** + +The TeX Live build system was redesigned in 2009 to consistently use +Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool. Thus, running + 'configure && make && make check && make install' +or the essentially-equivalent top-level 'Build' script suffices to build +and install the TL programs. The 'make check' clause performs various +tests of the generated programs--not strictly required but strongly +recommended. Running 'configure --help' will display a comprehensive +list of all 'configure' options. + + The main components of the TL build system are: + +'libs/LIB' + Generic libraries. + +'texk/LIB' + TeX-specific libraries in subdirectories, notably LIB='kpathsea'. + (The other one is 'texk/ptexenc'.) + +'texk/PROG' + TeX-specific programs (that use Kpathsea). + +'utils/PROG' + Other programs (that don't use Kpathsea). + + The primary design goal of the build system is modularity. Each +program and library module (or package) specifies its own requirements +and properties, such as required libraries, whether an installed +(system) version of a library can be used, 'configure' options to be +seen at the top level, and more. An explicit list of all available +modules is kept in a single central place: 'm4/kpse-pkgs.m4'. + + A second, related goal is to configure and build each library before +configuring any other (program or library) module which uses that +library. This allows checking for properties and features of a library +built as part of the TL tree in much the same way as for a system +version of that library. + + All generic libraries and several programs are maintained +independently. The corresponding modules use (most of) the distributed +source tree and document any modifications of that source. + + All this is for the sake of simplifying both upgrading of modules and +integrating new modules into the TL build system. (Despite all efforts, +neither task is easy.) + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Prerequisites, Next: Building, Prev: Overview of build system, Up: Top + +3 Prerequisites +*************** + +Overall, building the TeX Live programs, when using all libraries from +the TL source tree, requires C and C++11 compilers and GNU 'make'. If +'make' from your 'PATH' is not GNU make, you can set the 'MAKE' +environment variable to whatever is necessary. + + GNU 'make' is required only because of some third-party libraries, +notably FreeType; all the TL-maintained directories (and +Automake/Autoconf output in general) work with any reasonable 'make'. + + A C++11 compiler is similarly required because of the third-party +library ICU; the program 'dvisvgm' also requires C++11. It is possible +to build everything else with older compilers, but you have to remove +the C++11-dependent sources. *Note Build one package::. + + A few programs in the tree have additional requirements: + +'web2c' + requires 'perl' for some tests run by 'make check'. + +'xdvik' +'xpdfopen' + require X11 headers and libraries, typically in "development" + packages that are not installed by default. + +'xetex' + requires 'fontconfig' (again both headers and library), or, for + MacOSX only, the 'ApplicationServices' and 'Cocoa' frameworks. + +'xindy' + requires GNU 'clisp', 'libsigsegv', and 'libiconv'; additionally, + to build the rules and/or documentation: 'perl', 'latex', + 'pdflatex'. + +Lacking the required tools, building these programs must avoided, e.g., +'configure --without-x --disable-xetex --disable-xindy' + + Modifying source files induces more requirements, as one might +expect: + + * Modification of any '.y' or '.l' source files requires 'bison' or + 'flex' to update the corresponding C sources. + + * Modification of the sources for '.info' files requires 'makeinfo'. + + * Modification of any part of the build system (M4 macros, + 'configure.ac', 'Makefile.am', or their fragments) requires GNU M4, + GNU Autoconf, GNU Automake, and GNU Libtool to update the generated + files. Furthermore, to reliably reproduce the build files, the + original GNU releases of these tools must be used, not any distro + packaging of them. *Note Build system tools::, for more + discussion. + + If you haven't modified any source files, and infrastructure tools +such as 'autoconf' or 'makeinfo' are still being run, check your +timestamps--notably, 'use-commit-times' must be set to 'yes' in your +Subversion configuration (*note Build system tools::). Barring buggy +commits, no infrastructure tools are needed to do a normal build. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Building, Next: Installing, Prev: Prerequisites, Up: Top + +4 Building +********** + +The top-level 'Build' script is intended to simplify building the +binaries distributed with TeX Live itself--we call this the "native" TL +build. It runs 'configure && make world', which builds everything in a +subdirectory of the main source tree (default 'Work/'), installs +everything in another subdirectory (default 'inst/'), and finally runs +'make check'. The exact directory and command names can be specified +via environment variables and a few leading options. All remaining +arguments (assignments or options) are passed to the 'configure' script. +Please take a look at the './Build' source file for more information; it +is a straightforward shell script. + + An alternative, and the one we will mainly discuss here, is to run +'configure' and 'make' in a suitable empty subdirectory. Building in +the source directory itself is not supported (sorry). + +* Menu: + +* Build iteration:: What 'configure' and 'make' do in TL. +* Build problems:: If the build fails. +* Build in parallel:: Simultaneous 'make' processes. +* Build distribution:: Making a distribution tarball. +* Build one package:: Example of working on just one program. +* Build one engine:: Example of building just one TeX engine. +* Cross compilation:: Building on host X for target Y. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Build iteration, Next: Build problems, Up: Building + +4.1 Build iteration +=================== + +Running the top-level 'configure' script configures the top level and +the subdirectories 'libs', 'utils', and 'texk'. Running 'make' at the +top level first iterates over the TeX-specific libraries, and then runs +'make' in 'libs', 'utils', and 'texk' to iterate over the generic +libraries, utility programs, and TeX-specific programs, respectively. +These iterations consist of two steps: + + 1. For each library or program module not yet configured, run + 'configure', adding the configure option '--disable-build' if the + module need not be built, otherwise running 'make all'. + + 2. For each library or program module that must be built, run 'make' + for the selected target(s): 'default' or 'all' to (re-)build, + 'check' to run tests, 'install', etc. + + Running the top-level 'make' a second time iterates again over all +the library and program modules, and finds (should find) nothing to be +done. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Build problems, Next: Build in parallel, Prev: Build iteration, Up: Building + +4.2 Build problems +================== + +If configuring or building a module fails, you should first try to find +and fix the problem. Failing that, a possible workaround is to remove +the subdirectory for that module from the build tree (so 'configure' +won't try to run there, and finally rerun the top level 'make' (or +'./Build' '--no-clean'). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Build in parallel, Next: Build distribution, Prev: Build problems, Up: Building + +4.3 Build in parallel +===================== + +The TL build system carefully formulates dependencies as well as 'make' +rules when a tool (such as 'tangle', 'ctangle', and 'convert') creates +several output files. This allows for parallel builds ('make -j N' with +N>1 or even 'make -j') that can considerably speed up the TL build. + + Incidentally, a noticeable speed-up can be independently gained by +using a configure cache file, i.e., specifying the 'configure' option +'-C' (recommended). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Build distribution, Next: Build one package, Prev: Build in parallel, Up: Building + +4.4 Build distribution +====================== + +Running 'make dist' at the top level creates a tarball +'tex-live-YYYY-MM-DD.tar.xz' from the TL source tree. Running 'make +distcheck' also verifies that this tarball suffices to build and install +all of TL. + + This is useful for checking consistency of the source tree and +Makefiles, but the result is not a complete or even usable TeX system, +since all the support files are lacking; *note Installing::. We do not +actually distribute any such tarball, and have no plans to do so. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Build one package, Next: Build one engine, Prev: Build distribution, Up: Building + +4.5 Build one package +===================== + +To build one package, the basic idea is to use the 'configure' option +'--disable-all-pkgs' (*note '--disable-all-pkgs'::). Then all program +and library modules are configured but none are made. However, the +'Makefile's still contain all build rules and dependencies and can be +invoked to build an individual program or library, first building any +required libraries. + + Here is an example from start to finish for working on 'dvipdfm-x'. +(Unfortunately, this does not suffice for building the TeX engines; see +the next section.) + + mkdir mydir && cd mydir # new working directory + + # Get sources (<https://tug.org/texlive/svn>), e.g.: + rsync -a --delete --exclude=.svn --exclude=Work \ + tug.org::tldevsrc/Build/source/ . + + # Create build directory: + mkdir Work && cd Work + + # Do the configure: + ../configure --disable-all-pkgs --enable-dvipdfm-x \ + -C CFLAGS=-g CXXFLAGS=-g >&outc || echo fail + + # Do the make: + make >&outm || echo fail + + # Test: + cd texk/dvipdfm-x + make check + + Then you can modify source files in 'mydir/texk/dvipdfm-x' and rerun +'make' in 'mydir/Work/texk/dvipdfm-x' to rebuild; that build directory +is where the binary ends up and where you can run a debugger, etc. + + The second line of the 'configure' invocation shows examples of extra +things you likely want to specify if you intend to hack the sources (and +not just build binaries): the '-C' speeds 'configure' by enabling a +cache file, and the 'CFLAGS' and 'CXXFLAGS' settings eliminate compiler +optimization for debugging purposes. + + Of course, you need to actually look at the output and check that +things are working. There are many 'configure' options you can tweak as +desired; check the output from 'configure --help'. It is also a good +idea to run 'make check' after making any changes, to ensure that +whatever tests have been written still pass. + + Finally, the above retrieves the entire TL source tree (several +hundred megabytes). It is natural to ask if this is really necessary. +Strictly speaking, the answer is no, but it is vastly more convenient to +do so. If you cut down the source tree, you must also give additional +'configure' flags to individually disable using system versions of +libraries, or the intricacies of the dependencies (such as 'teckit' +requiring 'zlib') will have undesired side effects. For an example of +this approach, see the 'build-pdftex.sh' script in the 'pdftex' +development source (details at <http://pdftex.org>), which is indeed +such a cut-down TL source tree. + + Some libraries and programs require C++11. If you want to build with +an older compiler lacking such support, you need to (re)move those +source directories; specifying '--disable' for them does not suffice, +unfortunately. Specifically, before running 'configure': + + rm -rf libs/icu libs/graphite2 texk/dvisvgm + + Also, even with '--disable-all-pkgs', dependencies are (currently) +checked. For instance, if a (non-MacOSX) system does not have +'fontconfig', XeTeX cannot be built (*note Prerequisites::), and +'configure' will terminate even with '--disable-xetex'. To proceed +without such dependencies, specify '--enable-missing' also. (Patches to +improve this would be most welcome.) + + By default, the 'gcc' compilers will be used if present; otherwise, +individual packages may use something different. You can explicitly +specify the compilers to be used with the environment variables 'CC', +'CXX', and 'OBJCXX'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Build one engine, Next: Cross compilation, Prev: Build one package, Up: Building + +4.6 Build one engine +==================== + +Unfortunately, there is one common case where the steps in the preceding +section to build one package (*note Build one package::) do not suffice: +wanting to build one, or a subset, of the TeX engines (or other Web2c +programs). + + The simplest way to do this is to disable everything and then +explicitly specify what to make. For example, to build only the +original TeX: + + cd Work # top build directory + ../configure --without-x --disable-shared --disable-all-pkgs \ + --enable-tex --disable-synctex -C CFLAGS=-g CXXFLAGS=-g + make + cd texk/web2c # cd engine build directory + make tex # must specify target + + The first 'make' run will configure everything, and even build the +libraries, even though the packages are disabled. The source tree can +be cut down to just what is needed for the given engine (the separate +pdfTeX and LuaTeX source repositories do this, for example), but see +caveats in previous section. + + If you want to debug an X-related program or shared library setup, or +other variants, change the 'configure' options accordingly. Either +'../Build' or '../configure' can be run. + + Then it is necessary to again specify the target engine ('tex', in +the above) in the 'make'. + + All this is somewhat unfortunate. We hope to improve the situation +in the future. Patches are welcome. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Cross compilation, Prev: Build one engine, Up: Building + +4.7 Cross compilation +===================== + +In a cross compilation a "build" system is used to create binaries to be +executed on a "host" system with different hardware and/or operating +system. + + In simple cases, the build system can execute binaries for the host +system. This typically occurs for bi-arch systems where, e.g., +'i386-linux' binaries can run on 'x86_64-linux' systems and 'win32' +binaries can run on 'win64' systems. Although sometimes called "native +cross", technically this is not cross compilation at all. In most such +cases it suffices to specify suitable compiler flags. It might be +useful to add the configure option '--build=HOST' to get the correct +canonical host name, but note that this should _not_ be '--host=HOST' +(*note (autoconf)Hosts and Cross-Compilation::). + + In order to build, e.g., 32-bit binaries with 'clang' on a 64-bit +MacOSX system one could use: + + TL_BUILD_ENV="CC='clang -arch i386' \ + CXX='clang++ -arch i386' \ + OBJCXX='clang++ -arch i386'" \ + ./Build --build=i386-apple-darwin + +* Menu: + +* Cross configuring:: Configuring for cross compilation. +* Cross problems:: Cross compilation problems. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Cross configuring, Next: Cross problems, Up: Cross compilation + +4.7.1 Cross configuring +----------------------- + +In a standard cross compilation, binaries for the host system cannot +execute on the build system and it is necessary to specify the configure +options '--host=HOST' and '--build=BUILD' with two different values. + + Building binaries requires suitable "cross" tools, e.g., compiler, +linker, and archiver, and perhaps a "cross" version of 'pkg-config' and +similar to locate host system libraries. Autoconf expects that these +cross tools are given by their usual variables or found under their +usual name prefixed with 'HOST-'. Here a list of such tools and +corresponding variables: + + ar AR + freetype-config FT2_CONFIG + g++ CXX + gcc CC + icu-config ICU_CONFIG + objdump OBJDUMP + pkg-config PKG_CONFIG + ranlib RANLIB + strip STRIP + +In order to, e.g., build 'mingw32' binaries on 'x86_64-linux' with a +cross compiler found as 'i386-pc-mingw32-gcc' one would specify + + --host=i386-pc-mingw32 --build=x86_64-linux-gnu + +or perhaps + + --host=mingw32 --build=x86_64-linux CC=i386-pc-mingw32-gcc + +but this latter, especially, might require adding 'CXX' and others. + + Configure arguments such as 'CFLAGS=...' refer to the cross compiler. +If necessary, you can specify compilers and flags for the few auxiliary +C and C++ programs required for the build process as configure arguments + + BUILDCC=... + BUILDCPPFLAGS=... + BUILDCFLAGS=... + BUILDCXX=... + BUILDCXXFLAGS=... + BUILDLDFLAGS=... + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Cross problems, Prev: Cross configuring, Up: Cross compilation + +4.7.2 Cross problems +-------------------- + +The fact that binaries for the host system cannot be executed on the +build system causes some problems. + + One problem is that configure tests using 'AC_RUN_IFELSE' can compile +and link the test program but cannot execute it. Such tests should be +avoided if possible and otherwise must supply a pessimistic test result. + + Another problem arises if the build process must execute some +(auxiliary or installable) programs. Auxiliary programs can be placed +into a subdirectory that is configured natively as is done for +'texk/web2c/web2c', 'texk/dvipsk/squeeze', and 'texk/xdvik/squeeze'. +The module 'libs/freetype2' uses the value of 'CC_BUILD', 'BUILD-gcc', +'gcc', or 'cc' as the compiler for the auxiliary program. + + The situation for installable programs needed by the build process is +somewhat different. A rather expensive possibility, chosen for the ICU +libraries in module 'libs/icu', is to first compile natively for the +build system and in a second step to use these (uninstalled) programs +during the cross compilation. + + This approach would also be possible for the tools such as 'tangle' +used in the module 'texk/web2c' to build the WEB programs, but that +would require first building a native 'kpathsea' library. To avoid this +complication, cross compilation of programs written in (C)WEB requires +sufficiently recent installed versions of 'tangle', 'ctangle', +'otangle', and 'tie'. + + Building 'xindy' requires running the host system 'clisp' binary, +thus cross compilation is painful, but possible. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Installing, Next: Layout and infrastructure, Prev: Building, Up: Top + +5 Installing +************ + +This section discusses the results of 'make install' in the source tree. + + The main consideration is that 'make install' is not enough to make a +usable TeX installation. Beyond the compiled binaries, (thousands of) +support files are needed; just as a first example, 'plain.tex' is not in +the source tree. + + These support files are maintained completely independently and are +not present in the TL source tree. The best basis for dealing with them +is the TeX Live (plain text) database in 'Master/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb', +and/or the TeX Live installer, 'install-tl'. More information is under +'Master/tlpkg' and at <https://tug.org/texlive/distro.html>. + +* Menu: + +* Installation directories:: The prefix, 'bindir', etc., directories. +* Linked scripts:: Scripts not maintained in the sources. +* Distro builds:: Configuring and building for OS distributions. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Installation directories, Next: Linked scripts, Up: Installing + +5.1 Installation directories +============================ + +Running 'make install' (or 'make install-strip') installs executables in +'BINDIR', libraries in 'LIBDIR', headers in 'INCLUDEDIR', general data +(including "linked scripts", *note Linked scripts::) in +'DATAROOTDIR/texmf-dist', man pages in 'MANDIR', and Info files in +'INFODIR'. + + The values of these directories are determined by 'configure' and can +be specified explicitly as options such as '--prefix=PREFIX' or +'--bindir=BINDIR'; otherwise, they are given by their usual Autoconf +defaults: + + PREFIX /usr/local + EXEC_PREFIX PREFIX + BINDIR EXEC_PREFIX/bin + LIBDIR EXEC_PREFIX/lib + INCLUDEDIR PREFIX/include + DATAROOTDIR PREFIX/share + MANDIR DATAROOTDIR/man + INFODIR DATAROOTDIR/info + +except possibly modified as follows: + + * If the option '--enable-multiplatform' is given, '/PLATFORM' (i.e., + the canonical platform name) is appended to 'BINDIR' and 'LIBDIR'. + This is implied for a native TL build. + + * In a native TL build, 'DATAROOTDIR' is set to 'PREFIX', 'INFODIR' + is set to 'PREFIX/texmf-dist/doc/info', and 'MANDIR' to + 'PREFIX/texmf-dist/doc/man', corresponding to the directories used + in the TL distribution. + +The top-level 'configure' script displays all these installation paths. + + For the native TL build, the 'Build' script leaves the binaries in +'./inst/bin/STD-SYSTEM-TRIPLET'. The new binaries are not directly +usable from that location; they need to be copied to +'Master/bin/TL-PLATFORM'. The other files and directories that end up +in './inst/' are ignored. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Linked scripts, Next: Distro builds, Prev: Installation directories, Up: Installing + +5.2 Linked scripts +================== + +Quite a few executables are architecture-independent shell, Perl, or +other interpreted scripts, rather than compiled binaries. A few are +maintained as part of the TL source tree, but most are maintained +elsewhere with copies under 'texk/texlive/linked_scripts'. + + These so-called "linked scripts" are installed under +'DATAROOTDIR/texmf-dist/scripts'; for Unix-like systems a symbolic link +is made in 'BINDIR'. For example, a symlink points from 'BINDIR/ps2eps' +to 'DATAROOTDIR/texmf-dist/scripts/ps2eps/ps2eps.pl'. For Windows, a +standard wrapper binary (copied to, e.g., 'BINDIR/ps2eps.exe') serves +the same purpose. The source for the wrapper is in +'texk/texlive/w32_wrapper'. + + One reason for this is to avoid having many copies of the same +script; a more important reason is that it guarantees the scripts will +stay in sync across the different supported operating systems. + + Most important of all, we want the 'BINDIR' resulting from the build +to be as close as possible to what is in the TL distribution. At +present, there are a few exceptions--Asymptote, Biber, Xindy--and each +one creates considerable extra work. We don't want to add more. (See +<https://tug.org/texlive/build.html> for information about building +those exceptions, as well as the 'xz' and 'wget' programs that are used +in the TL infrastructure.) + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Distro builds, Prev: Linked scripts, Up: Installing + +5.3 Distro builds +================= + +Although they use the same code base, building for the native TL +distribution as shipped by the TeX user groups is typically quite +different from a "distro" build needed by, e.g., a full GNU/Linux or BSD +operating system distribution. + + The native TL distribution uses shared libraries only when absolutely +necessary ('libc', 'libm', X11 libraries, and 'libfontconfig'). In +contrast, a distro typically wants to use as many shared libraries as +possible from elsewhere on the system, including TeX-specific libraries +such as 'libkpathsea' (even though Kpathsea has never officially been +released as a shared library). In addition, the installation paths +will, in general, be completely different. + + Here are the 'configure' options that distro builds are likely to +find most relevant: + +'--disable-native-texlive-build' + This must be specified to avoid interference from the many tweaks + we do for the native TL build. + +'--with-banner-add=/SOMEDISTRO' + This isn't technically required, but is strongly recommended, so + your build and your distro can be distinguished from others. + +'--enable-shared' + Build shared versions of the TeX-specific libraries (uses + 'libtool'). + +'--disable-static' + Do not build the static versions of the TeX-specific libraries. + +'--with-system-LIB' + Look for and use a system version of the library LIB. 'configure + --help' will give you the list of possibilities. + +'--with-LIB-includes=DIR' +'--with-LIB-libdir=DIR' + If needed, allows you to specify where the headers/code are for the + given library LIB. + +'--prefix=/usr' +'--prefix=/opt/TeXLive' + Or whatever your convention is. The default is '/usr/local' and + you shouldn't install there for a distro. + +'--libdir=\${exec_prefix}/lib64' + May be needed for 64-bit bi-architecture (GNU/Linux) systems. + + You will need to take care of the support files mentioned above +(*note Installing::), and many other issues, such as font maps, +languages, and formats, independently of the build. Norbert Preining +has written a detailed article on adapting TL for distros: +<https://tug.org/TUGboat/tb34-3/tb108preining-distro.pdf>. (If the +article needs updating in the future, perhaps we will merge it into this +document.) + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Layout and infrastructure, Next: Configure options, Prev: Installing, Up: Top + +6 Layout and infrastructure +*************************** + +The TeX Live source tree is the subtree rooted at 'Build/source' of the +complete TL distribution and contains the sources for all executables +distributed by TL, as well as 'configure' scripts and 'make' rules to +build and install them together with some of their support files. + +* Menu: + +* Build system tools:: Modifying infrastructure files. +* Top-level directories:: libs texk utils; am auxdir build-aux m4; doc extra. +* Autoconf macros:: TL-specific Autoconf macros. +* Library modules:: Handling libraries, with examples. +* Program modules:: Handling programs, with examples. +* Extending TeX Live:: Adding a new module. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Build system tools, Next: Top-level directories, Up: Layout and infrastructure + +6.1 Build system tools +====================== + +As mentioned above (*note Prerequisites::), a normal build has few +requirements. On the other hand, if you want to modify the TeX Live +infrastructure sources, such as 'configure.ac' or 'Makefile.am' files, +you will need to have several additional tools installed. + + In general, the TL build system uses the latest released versions of +the GNU build tools, installed directly from the original GNU releases +(e.g., by building them with 'configure --prefix=/usr/local/gnu' and +having 'PATH' start with '/usr/local/gnu/bin'). We have found that +trying to use the versions of these tools packaged for distros causes +many extra hassles, so don't do that, tempting as it may be. + + Currently the versions we use are: + + autoconf (GNU Autoconf) 2.69 + automake (GNU automake) 1.16.2 + bison (GNU Bison) 3.7.4 + flex 2.6.0 + ltmain.sh (GNU libtool) 2.4.6 + m4 (GNU M4) 1.4.18 + makeinfo (GNU texinfo) 6.7 + + These versions should be used to update the generated files (e.g., +'configure' or 'Makefile.in') in all or parts of the TL tree after their +dependencies have been changed. This can be done explicitly with the +top-level 'reautoconf' script or implicitly by using the configure +option '--enable-maintainer-mode'. + + It has often turned out that the bison and flex versions are not +critical; however, the autotools versions are. If you don't have the +given versions, get them before modifying the build infrastructure. + + The files in the Subversion repository (see +<https://tug.org/texlive/svn>) are all up to date (barring bugs). For +this to be reflected by their timestamps in your checkout, be sure to +set 'use-commit-times=yes' in '~/.subversion/config' or the equivalent. + + If timestamps are wrong, you may also be able to avoid unnecessary +runs of 'bison', 'flex', or 'makeinfo' with 'touch' of the generated +('.c', '.h', or '.info') files. With '--enable-maintainer-mode' it may +also be necessary to 'touch' first 'aclocal.m4', then 'configure' and +'config.h.in' (or 'c-auto.in'), and finally all 'Makefile.in' files. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Top-level directories, Next: Autoconf macros, Prev: Build system tools, Up: Layout and infrastructure + +6.2 Top-level directories +========================= + +Here is a brief description of the top-level directories in the TeX Live +source tree. + + As mentioned at the beginning of *note Overview of build system::, +the main source directories are 'texk/' (TeX-specific programs and +libraries), 'utils/' (additional programs), and 'libs/' (generic +libraries). + + In addition, the top-level directories 'am/' and 'm4/' contain +'Makefile.am' fragments and Autoconf macros, respectively, used in many +places. Specifically, the file 'm4/kpse-pkgs.m4' contains lists of all +program and library modules; missing modules are silently ignored. +(This helps in creating cut-down source trees.) + + Each module contributes fragments (in separate files) defining its +capabilities and requirements to the 'configure.ac' scripts at the +top-level and in the subdirectories 'libs', 'utils', and 'texk'. The +fragments from program modules supply 'configure' options to disable or +enable building them; those from library modules specify if an installed +(system) version of that library can be used. This ultimately +determines which modules need to be built--although all modules must be +configured for the benefit of 'make' targets such as 'dist' or +'distcheck'. + + The top-level 'build-aux/' directory contains the common files +'compile', 'config.guess', 'config.sub', 'depcomp', etc. used by most +packages. These are taken from the GNU Gnulib sources +(<https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib>), which in turn synchronizes with +any ultimate upstream repository. There are independent copies of some +of these in a few other places, e.g., +'libs/freetype2/freetype-*/builds/unix/'. The 'reautoconf' script does +not touch those, but a TL cron job keeps them in sync (nightly). + + When the top-level './Build' script is used to build TL, two more two +more top-level directories appear: 'Work/' for the build tree, and +'inst/' for the install tree (from 'make install'). These names (and +everything else about 'Build''s operation) can be changed by setting +environment variables before running it; see the script source. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Autoconf macros, Next: Library modules, Prev: Top-level directories, Up: Layout and infrastructure + +6.3 Autoconf macros +=================== + +Here we describe a few of the Autoconf macros used in several +modules--many more are defined in the sources; see the top-level 'm4/' +directory. These general macros are supplemented by module-specific +macros in directories such as 'texk/dvipng/m4/'; some of those are +described in following sections (*note Library modules:: and *note +Program modules::). + +* Menu: + +* Setup: General setup macros. +* Programs: Macros for programs. +* Compilers: Macros for compilers. +* Libraries: Macros for libraries. +* Flags: Macros for library and header flags. +* Windows: Macros for Windows. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: General setup macros, Next: Macros for programs, Up: Autoconf macros + +6.3.1 General setup macros +-------------------------- + +The TL sources use two general setup macros: + + -- Macro: KPSE_BASIC (NAME, [MORE-OPTIONS]) + Initialize the basic TL infrastructure for module NAME: + 'AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([foreign MORE-OPTIONS])' + 'AM_MAINTAINER_MODE' + 'KPSE_COMPILER_WARNINGS' + and make sure the C compiler understands function prototypes. This + is used for all generic library and program modules. + + -- Macro: KPSE_COMMON (NAME, [MORE-OPTIONS]) + Like 'KPSE_BASIC' but add: + 'LT_PREREQ([2.2.6])' + 'LT_INIT([win32-dll])' + 'AC_SYS_LARGEFILE' + 'AC_FUNC_FSEEKO' + along with checks for frequently used functions, headers, types, + and structures. This is used for TeX-specific modules. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Macros for programs, Next: Macros for compilers, Prev: General setup macros, Up: Autoconf macros + +6.3.2 Macros for programs +------------------------- + +Macros for program checks: + + -- Macro: KPSE_CHECK_LATEX + Set 'LATEX' to the first of 'latex', 'elatex', or 'lambda' which + exists in 'PATH', or to 'no' if none of them exists. Call + 'AC_SUBST' for 'LATEX'. The result of this test can be overridden + by setting the 'LATEX' environment variable or the cache variable + 'ac_cv_prog_LATEX'. + + -- Macro: KPSE_CHECK_PDFLATEX + Check for 'pdflatex' in 'PATH' and set 'PDFLATEX'. + + -- Macro: KPSE_CHECK_PERL + Check for 'perl' or 'perl5' in 'PATH' and set 'PERL'. + + -- Macro: KPSE_PROG_LEX + Call 'AC_PROG_LEX' and add the flag '-l' for 'flex'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Macros for compilers, Next: Macros for libraries, Prev: Macros for programs, Up: Autoconf macros + +6.3.3 Macros for compilers +-------------------------- + +Macros for compiler-related checks: + + -- Macro: KPSE_COMPILER_WARNINGS + When using the (Objective) C/C++ compiler, set + 'WARNING_[OBJ]C[XX]FLAGS' to suitable warning flags (depending on + the value given to or implied for '--enable-compiler-warnings'). + Call 'AC_SUBST' for them. At present this assumes GNU compiler + warning options, but could be extended to others if necessary. + + This macro caches its results in the 'kpse_cv_warning_cflags', ... + variables. + + -- Macro: KPSE_COMPILER_VISIBILITY + When using the C or C++ compiler, try to set + 'VISIBILITY_C[XX]FLAGS' to flags to hide external symbols. Call + 'AC_SUBST' for this variable. At present this only tests for the + compiler option '-fvisibility=hidden', but could be extended if + necessary. + + This macro caches its results in the 'kpse_cv_visibility_cflags' or + 'kpse_cv_visibility_cxxflags' variable. + + -- Macro: KPSE_CXX_HACK + Provide the configure option '--enable-cxx-runtime-hack'. If + enabled and when using 'g++', try to statically link with + 'libstdc++', notably improving portability of the resulting binary. + + This macro caches its result in the 'kpse_cv_cxx_hack' variable. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Macros for libraries, Next: Macros for library and header flags, Prev: Macros for compilers, Up: Autoconf macros + +6.3.4 Macros for libraries +-------------------------- + +One macro for a library check: + + -- Macro: KPSE_LARGEFILE (VARIABLE, [EXTRA-DEFINE]) + Call 'AC_SYS_LARGEFILE' and 'AC_FUNC_FSEEKO' and append suitable + '-D' flags (optionally including '-DEXTRA-DEFINE') to VARIABLE. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Macros for library and header flags, Next: Macros for Windows, Prev: Macros for libraries, Up: Autoconf macros + +6.3.5 Macros for library and header flags +----------------------------------------- + +Each library module 'libs/LIB' or 'texk/LIB' is supplemented by a macro +'KPSE_LIB_FLAGS' (all uppercase) that provides make variables for that +library. E.g., for 'libs/libpng': + + -- Macro: KPSE_LIBPNG_FLAGS + Provide the configure option '--with-system-libpng'. Set and + 'AC_SUBST' 'make' variables for modules using this library (either + an installed version or from the TeX Live tree): + + 'LIBPNG_INCLUDES' for use in 'CPPFLAGS', + 'LIBPNG_LIBS' for use in 'LDADD', + 'LIBPNG_DEPEND' for use as a Makefile dependency, + 'LIBPNG_RULE' for the 'make' rules to rebuild the library. + + -- Macro: KPSE_ADD_FLAGS (NAME) + Temporarily extend 'CPPFLAGS' and 'LIBS' with the values required + for the library module 'NAME'. + + -- Macro: KPSE_RESTORE_FLAGS + Restore 'CPPFLAGS' and 'LIBS' to their original values. + + As an example, the 'configure.ac' file for a hypothetical program +'utils/foo' using 'libpng', and hence 'zlib', would contain + KPSE_ZLIB_FLAGS + KPSE_LIBPNG_FLAGS + +and its 'Makefile.am' would be along these lines: + bin_PROGRAMS = foo + AM_CPPFLAGS = ${LIBPNG_INCLUDES} ${ZLIB_INCLUDES} + foo_LDADD = ${LIBPNG_LIBS} ${ZLIB_LIBS} + foo_DEPENDENCIES = ${ZLIB_DEPEND} ${LIBPNG_DEPEND} + ## Rebuild libz + @ZLIB_RULE@ + ## Rebuild libpng + @LIBPNG_RULE@ + + If it were necessary to examine whether certain 'zlib' or 'libpng' +features were available, 'configure.ac' should be continued this way: + KPSE_ADD_FLAGS([zlib]) + ... # tests for 'zlib' features, if any + KPSE_ADD_FLAGS([libpng]) + ... # tests for 'libpng' features + KPSE_RESTORE_FLAGS # restore 'CPPFLAGS' and 'LIBS' + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Macros for Windows, Prev: Macros for library and header flags, Up: Autoconf macros + +6.3.6 Macros for Windows +------------------------ + +Windows differs in several aspects from Unix-like systems, many of them +due to the lack of symbolic links. + + -- Macro: KPSE_CHECK_WIN32 + Check if compiling for a Windows system. The result is either 'no' + for Unix-like systems (including Cygwin), 'mingw32' for Windows + with GCC, or 'native' for Windows with MSVC. The result is cached + in the 'kpse_cv_have_win32' variable. + + -- Macro: KPSE_COND_WIN32 + Call 'KPSE_CHECK_WIN32' and define the Automake conditional 'WIN32' + ('true' if the value of 'kpse_cv_have_win32' is not 'no'). + + -- Macro: KPSE_COND_MINGW32 + Call 'KPSE_COND_WIN32' and define the Automake conditional + 'MINGW32' ('true' if the value of 'kpse_cv_have_win32' is + 'mingw32'). + + -- Macro: KPSE_COND_WIN32_WRAP + Call 'KPSE_COND_WIN32' and define the Automake conditional + 'WIN32_WRAP' ('true' if the standard Windows wrapper + ('texk/texlive/w32_wrapper/runscript.exe') exists. This wrapper is + used on Windows instead of symlinks for the "linked scripts" (*note + Linked scripts::). + + -- Macro: KPSE_WIN32_CALL + Call 'KPSE_COND_WIN32' and check if the file + 'texk/texlive/w32_wrapper/callexe.c' exists; if it does, create a + symlink in the build tree. Compiling 'callexe.c' with + '-DEXEPROG='"FOO.exe"'' and installing 'callexe.exe' as 'BAR.exe' + is used on Windows instead of a symlink 'BAR->FOO' for Unix-like + systems. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Library modules, Next: Program modules, Prev: Autoconf macros, Up: Layout and infrastructure + +6.4 Library modules +=================== + +Here we discuss some specifics for a few of the libraries in TL, both +for the details themselves, and as a way of illuminating the general +structure and variation. + +* Menu: + +* 'png' library:: 'libs/libpng' +* 'zlib' library:: 'libs/zlib' +* 'freetype' library:: 'libs/freetype2' +* 'kpathsea' library:: 'texk/kpathsea' + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: 'png' library, Next: 'zlib' library, Up: Library modules + +6.4.1 The 'png' library in 'libs/libpng' +---------------------------------------- + +The "generic" 'png' library uses the source tree in the subdirectory +'libpng-src/', with all modifications for TL recorded in 'TLpatches/*'. +The 'configure.ac' fragment 'ac/withenable.ac' contains + + KPSE_WITH_LIB([libpng], [zlib]) + +to specify the module name and indicate the dependency on 'zlib'. A +third literal argument ''tree'' would specify that the library from the +TeX Live tree cannot be replaced by a system version. That not being +the case here, a second fragment 'ac/libpng.ac' contains + + KPSE_TRY_LIB([libpng], + [#include <png.h>], + [png_structp png; png_voidp io; png_rw_ptr fn; + png_set_read_fn(png, io, fn);]) + +thus providing the simple C code + + #include <png.h> + int main () + { png_structp png; png_voidp io; png_rw_ptr fn; + png_set_read_fn(png, io, fn); + return 0; } + +which Autoconf uses to verify the usability of a system version with C +code. The analogous macro 'KPSE_TRY_LIBXX' would check using C++. +These fragments are included by the 'configure.ac' at the top level of +TL ('Build/source/configure.ac'). + + For this library, like many other modules, a proxy build system for +TL is used, consisting of our own 'configure.ac', 'Makefile.am', +'include/Makefile.am'; the distributed build system is not used. +(Consequently, a few generated files and auxiliary scripts are removed +from the distributed source tree.) + + The public headers 'png.h', 'pngconf.h', and 'pnglibconf.h' are +"installed" (as symlinks) under 'include/' in the build tree exactly as +they are for a system version under, e.g., '/usr/include/'. + + The module is supplemented by the file 'm4/kpse-libpng-flags.m4' that +defines the M4 macro 'KPSE_LIBPNG_FLAGS' used by all modules depending +on this library in their 'configure.ac' to generate the 'make' variables +'LIBPNG_INCLUDES' for use in 'CPPFLAGS', 'LIBPNG_LIBS' for use in +'LDADD', 'LIBPNG_DEPEND' for use as dependencies, and 'LIBPNG_RULE' for +the 'make' rules to rebuild the library. + + 'm4/kpse-libpng-flags.m4' also supplies the configure option +'--with-system-libpng', which then uses 'pkg-config' to determine the +flags required for the system library. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: 'zlib' library, Next: 'freetype' library, Prev: 'png' library, Up: Library modules + +6.4.2 The 'zlib' library in 'libs/zlib' +--------------------------------------- + +This generic library is very much analogous to 'libpng', but without the +dependency on any other library. The file 'm4/kpse-zlib-flags.m4' +supplies the configure option '--with-system-zlib', as well as +'--with-zlib-includes' and '--with-zlib-libdir' to specify non-standard +locations of the 'zlib' headers and/or library. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: 'freetype' library, Next: 'kpathsea' library, Prev: 'zlib' library, Up: Library modules + +6.4.3 The 'freetype' library in 'libs/freetype2' +------------------------------------------------ + +This module uses a wrapper build system. In contrast to the proxy build +described earlier, the wrapper build has an almost trivial +'configure.ac' and a 'Makefile.am' which invokes the 'configure' and +'make' in the distributed source, followed by 'make install' with the TL +build tree as destination. In other words, this actually uses the build +system provided by upstream (possibly patched). + + The flags required for the system library are obtained through +'freetype-config'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: 'kpathsea' library, Prev: 'freetype' library, Up: Library modules + +6.4.4 The 'kpathsea' library in 'texk/kpathsea' +----------------------------------------------- + +This is one of the TeX-specific libraries that are maintained as part of +TeX Live (*note (kpathsea)::); the other is 'ptexenc'. These TeX +libraries are Libtool libraries (static and/or shared) and are installed +by 'make install' together with the programs. They are, however, not +part of the TL DVD as distributed by TeX user groups, and have never +been officially released for standalone use. + + It is possible, and probably useful for distro builds (*note Distro +builds::), to specify the configure option '--with-system-kpathsea' in +order to use a system version of the library. Programs outside the TL +tree should use 'pkg-config' for the required flags. + + In addition to 'kpathsea/ac/withenable.ac' and +'kpathsea/ac/kpathsea.ac' here there is a third fragment +'kpathsea.ac/mktex.ac', included by both 'withenable.ac' and +'configure.ac', which supplies configure options such as +'--enable-mktextfm-default'. These determine the compile time default +of whether or not to run 'mktextfm' (and similar) to generate a missing +'.tfm' (or whatever) file. In any case, however, the command line +options '-mktex=tfm' or '-no-mktex=tfm' for the TeX-like engines +override this default. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Program modules, Next: Extending TeX Live, Prev: Library modules, Up: Layout and infrastructure + +6.5 Program modules +=================== + +As with libraries (*note Library modules::), here we discuss the details +for a few of the programs in TL. + +* Menu: + +* 't1utils' package:: 'utils/t1utils' +* 'xindy' package:: 'utils/xindy' +* 'xdvik' package:: 'texk/xdvik' +* 'asymptote':: 'utils/asymptote' + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: 't1utils' package, Next: 'xindy' package, Up: Program modules + +6.5.1 The 't1utils' package in 'utils/t1utils' +---------------------------------------------- + +Here we use the distributed source tree 't1utils-src' with modifications +documented in 'TLpatches/*' and a proxy build system consisting of +'configure.ac' and 'Makefile.am'. The fragment 'ac/withenable.ac' +contains + + KPSE_ENABLE_PROG([t1utils]) + +specifying the module name without any dependencies, and supplies the +configure option '--disable-t1utils'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: 'xindy' package, Next: 'xdvik' package, Prev: 't1utils' package, Up: Program modules + +6.5.2 The 'xindy' package in 'utils/xindy' +------------------------------------------ + +This module uses the distributed source tree 'xindy-src/' with +modifications documented in 'TLpatches/*', and a wrapper 'configure.ac' +and 'Makefile.am' that descends into 'xindy-src'. + + The 'xindy' build requires a 'make' that supports a 'VPATH' build, +can handle all targets, and do not refer to '${top_srcdir}' or +'${top_builddir}'. The fragment 'xindy/ac/withenable.ac' contains + + KPSE_ENABLE_PROG([xindy], , [disable]) + m4_include(kpse_TL[utils/xindy/ac/xindy.ac]) + m4_include(kpse_TL[utils/xindy/ac/clisp.ac]) + +where 'disable' in the third argument indicates that 'xindy' is only +built if explicitly enabled by the user with 'configure --enable-xindy' +(the need for 'clisp' makes it too painful to enable by default). + + The additional fragments 'ac/xindy.ac' and 'ac/clisp.ac' specify more +'configure' options to be seen at the top level, with 'ac/xindy.ac' also +included by 'configure.ac'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: 'xdvik' package, Next: 'asymptote', Prev: 'xindy' package, Up: Program modules + +6.5.3 The 'xdvik' package in 'texk/xdvik' +----------------------------------------- + +This package is maintained as part of the TeX Live tree with sources in +its own directory ('texk/xdvik/'). The fragment +'xdvik/ac/withenable.ac' contains + + dnl extra_dirs = texk/xdvik/squeeze + KPSE_ENABLE_PROG([xdvik], [kpathsea freetype2], [x]) + m4_include(kpse_TL[texk/xdvik/ac/xdvik.ac]) + +thus specifying dependencies on the 'kpathsea', 'freetype', and X11 +libraries. The M4 comment (following 'dnl') signals the subsidiary +'squeeze/configure.ac'. This is needed because the main executable +'xdvi-bin' (to be installed as, e.g., 'xdvi-xaw') is for the 'host' +system whereas the auxiliary program 'squeeze/squeeze' has to run on the +'build' system; in a cross compilation, these differ. + + The additional fragment 'ac/xdvik.ac' is also included by +'configure.ac' and supplies the configure option '--with-xdvi-x-toolkit' +also seen at the top level. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: 'asymptote', Prev: 'xdvik' package, Up: Program modules + +6.5.4 The subdirectory 'utils/asymptote' +---------------------------------------- + +This subdirectory contains the sources for 'asy' and 'xasy' but due to +its complexity and prerequisites (e.g., OpenGL) it is not part of the TL +build system. These programs must be built and installed independently, +but are included on the TL DVD together with their support files. See +<https://tug.org/build.html#asymptote>. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Extending TeX Live, Prev: Program modules, Up: Layout and infrastructure + +6.6 Extending TeX Live +====================== + +This section outlines the basic process for adding new packages to the +TL build system. + + In any case, a new package directory 'foo' should contain the +original sources, modified only with changes necessary for TL, in +'foo/foo-src'. The changes should be documented in 'foo/TLpatches/*', +and also be submitted upstream whenever reasonable. In addition, 'foo/' +will need the usual Automake build-related files ('configure.ac', +'Makefile.am', etc. Please maintain 'foo/ChangeLog' for all TL changes. + +* Menu: + +* Adding a new program module:: +* Adding a new generic library module:: +* Adding a new TeX-specific library module:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Adding a new program module, Next: Adding a new generic library module, Up: Extending TeX Live + +6.6.1 Adding a new program module +--------------------------------- + +A TeX-specific program module in a subdirectory 'texk/PROG' may use the +TeX-specific libraries and is included by adding its name 'PROG' to the +M4 list 'kpse_texk_pkgs' defined in 'm4/kpse-pkgs.m4'. + + A generic program module in a subdirectory 'utils/PROG' must not use +the TeX-specific libraries and is included by adding its name 'PROG' to +the M4 list 'kpse_utils_pkgs' in 'm4/kpse-pkgs.m4'. + + In either case, the subdirectory 'texk/PROG' or 'utils/PROG' must +provide a fragment 'ac/withenable.ac' that contains the M4 macro +'KPSE_ENABLE_PROG' defined in 'm4/kpse-setup.m4' with 'PROG' as the +mandatory first argument and three optional arguments: + + 1. a list of required libraries from the TL tree; + + 2. a list of options: 'disable' if this module is not to be built + without the configure option '--enable-PROG', 'native' if cross + compilation is not possible, 'x' if the program requires X11 + libraries; + + 3. a comment added to the help text for the 'configure' option + '--enable-PROG' or '--disable-PROG'. + + If the module requires specific 'configure' options to be seen at the +top level, they should be defined in an additional fragment 'ac/PROG.ac' +included from 'ac/withenable.ac' and 'configure.ac'. + + Usually, the new program is maintained somewhere outside of TeX Live. +In that case, as above, we put the upstream sources into a subdirectory +'PROG-src' (e.g., 'utils/newprog/newprog-src'). We do not typically run +'configure' in this original '...-src' directory, but only in our own +directory; but we do compile using the source files in '...-src'. + + So, to summarize the files that must (usually) be created inside a +new TL source directory ('texk/newprog' or 'utils/newprog'): + +'ac/withenable.ac' + The 'KPSE_ENABLE_PROG' call just explained. + +'configure.ac' +'Makefile.am' + By merging the contents of the original 'configure.ac' (if + provided) and a comparable program already in TL. In the above + example, one line that will be needed in 'configure.ac' (can be + added before the 'AC_CONFIG_FILES' at the end) is: + + AC_SUBST([NEWPROG_TREE], [newprog-src]) + + and then use '@NEWPROG_TREE@' in 'Makefile.am' where needed. + + In general, there is no magic recipe for this part of the job. + It's necessary to think about what needs to be done in the original + vs. in TeX Live. It's useful to look at the setup for the most + comparable programs already in TL that you can find. It's also + useful to grep the entire 'Build/source' tree for whatever you can + think of to investigate how something is done. Most of the + TL-specific macros are defined in 'Build/source/m4/*'. + +'TLpatches/TL-Changes' + First actions taken after getting the original source tree; + typically removal of derived or unused common files. + +'TLpatches/patch-...' + If any changes are needed to the original sources, record the + patches here so they can be applied next time. Also, send them + upstream so that we don't have to maintain them forever. + +'ChangeLog' + Record all TL-specific changes, now and in the future. + + After populating the new TL source directory ('.../newprog/', in the +above), run GNU 'autoreconf' there (*note Build system tools::). Once +that works, if you are the one who's eventually going to commit the new +package, 'svn add' the necessary files, including the generated +'Makefile.in aclocal.m4 configure', and 'svn:ignore' the Automake cache +'autom4te.cache'. (This is so people checking out the TL source tree do +not have to run any autotools, but can simply run 'configure'.) + + To reiterate: do not fail to commit the generated 'configure' and +other files. The m4 code in 'kpse-pkgs.m4' uses the existence of +'configure' to determine whether to descend into (and configure) a given +subdirectory. + + Then, run the TL tool 'reautoconf' in the top-level TL +'Build/source/' directory, to incorporate the new program into the build +tree. It is good to then rebuild the whole tree (e.g., using TL's +'Build/Build' script) to get all the necessary files generated. + + It will probably fail. So then you need to keep at it until the +program compiles and tests successfully. The most efficient way is to +rerun 'autoreconf' as needed in the new source directory +('Build/source/.../newprog'), then 'make' in the corresponding build +directory ('Build/work/.../newprog'), then 'make check', etc. In the +end, also make sure that the whole tree builds from scratch. + + After final success, don't forget to commit. (Or email the TL +maintainers with the patch.) + + Caveat: adding a new TeX engine is not completely different, but it's +not all that similar, either. In that case, the work is done inside a +new subdirectory of 'texk/web2c/'. Many things are common to all the +engines, other things need to be copied and possibly modified for each +one, yet others are unique to each. No general recipe is possible. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Adding a new generic library module, Next: Adding a new TeX-specific library module, Prev: Adding a new program module, Up: Extending TeX Live + +6.6.2 Adding a new generic library module +----------------------------------------- + +A generic library module in a subdirectory 'libs/LIB' must not depend on +TeX-specific libraries, by definition. It is included by adding its +name 'LIB' to the M4 macro 'kpse_libs_pkgs' in 'm4/kpse-pkgs.m4'--before +any other libraries from the TeX Live tree on which it depends. + + As with program modules, the subdirectory 'libs/LIB' must contain the +sources and build system for the library (and any installable support +programs) and a fragment 'ac/withenable.ac' that contains the M4 macro +'KPSE_WITH_LIB' defined in 'm4/kpse-setup.m4' with 'LIB' as the +mandatory first argument and two optional arguments: a list of required +libraries from the TL tree, and a list of options: for libraries, +currently there is only one--specify 'tree' if this library cannot be +replaced by a system version. + + If a system version can be used, a second fragment 'ac/LIB.ac' is +needed, containing the M4 macro 'KPSE_TRY_LIB' (or 'KPSE_TRY_LIBXX') +with 'LIB' as the mandatory first argument and two additional arguments +for the Autoconf macro 'AC_LANG_PROGRAM' used to compile and link a +small C (or C++) program as sanity check for using the system library. + + In addition a file 'm4/kpse-LIB-flags' (at the top level) must define +the M4 macro 'KPSE_LIB_FLAGS' (all uppercase) setting up the 'make' +variables 'LIB_INCLUDES', 'LIB_LIBS', 'LIB_DEPEND', and 'LIB_RULE' with +the values required for 'CPPFLAGS', 'LDADD', dependencies, and a +(multi-line) 'make' rule to rebuild the library when necessary. All of +that is needed for the library from the TL tree and, if supported, for a +system version. + + If a system library is allowed, 'KPSE_LIB_FLAGS' also provides the +configure option '--with-system-LIB' and uses the additional M4 macro +'KPSE_LIB_SYSTEM_FLAGS' to generate the 'make' variables for a system +library. In addition, the definition of the M4 macro +'KPSE_ALL_SYSTEM_FLAGS' in 'm4/kpse-pkgs.m4' must be extended by the +line: + 'AC_REQUIRE([KPSE_LIB_SYSTEM_FLAGS])' + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Adding a new TeX-specific library module, Prev: Adding a new generic library module, Up: Extending TeX Live + +6.6.3 Adding a new TeX-specific library module +---------------------------------------------- + +A TeX-specific library module in a subdirectory 'texk/LIB' may depend on +other TeX-specific libraries but must not depend on any generic library +from the TL tree. It is included in the same general ways as a generic +library (see the previous section), with these modifications: + + * The library name 'LIB' is added to the M4 macro + 'kpse_texlibs_pkgs', which is also in 'm4/kpse-pkgs.m4'. + + * The fragment 'ac/withenable.ac' must use 'KPSE_WITH_TEXLIB'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options, Next: Coding conventions, Prev: Layout and infrastructure, Up: Top + +7 Configure options +******************* + +Corresponding to the large number of program and library modules there +are a large number 'configure' options, most of which are described +here. The command + 'configure --help' +at the top level gives an exhaustive list of all global options and a +few important module-specific ones, whereas, e.g., + 'texk/lcdf-typetools/configure --help' +also displays the 'lcdf-typetools' specific options, which are not shown +at the top level. + + The help text also mentions several influential environment +variables, but for TeX Live it is better to specify them as assignments +on the command line. + + The './Build' script used to make the binaries shipped with TeX Live +invokes the top-level 'configure' with a few additional options (*note +Building::). The defaults discussed below are those for the actual +'configure' script; invoking 'configure' via './Build' yields different +results. + + Defaults for most options are set at the top level and propagated +explicitly to all subdirectories. Options specified on the command line +are checked for consistency but never modified. + +* Menu: + +* Global configure options:: +* Program-specific configure options:: +* Library-specific configure options:: +* Variables for configure:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Global configure options, Next: Program-specific configure options, Up: Configure options + +7.1 Global configure options +============================ + +Here are the global configure options. + +* Menu: + +* '--disable-native-texlive-build':: +* '--prefix' '--bindir' ...:: +* '--disable-largefile':: +* '--disable-missing':: +* '--enable-compiler-warnings='LEVEL:: +* '--enable-cxx-runtime-hack':: +* '--enable-maintainer-mode':: +* '--enable-multiplatform':: +* '--enable-shared':: +* '--enable-silent-rules':: +* '--without-ln-s':: +* '--without-x':: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--disable-native-texlive-build', Next: '--prefix' '--bindir' ..., Up: Global configure options + +7.1.1 '--disable-native-texlive-build' +-------------------------------------- + +If enabled (the default), build for a TL binary distribution as shipped +by the TeX user groups. This requires GNU 'make' and implies +'--enable-multiplatform' and '--enable-cxx-runtime-hack' (unless they +are explicitly disabled), and enforces '--disable-shared'. + + If building TL for a GNU/Linux or other distribution, this should be +disabled and system versions of most libraries should be used (*note +Distro builds::). + + A related option, '--enable-texlive-build', is automatically passed +to all subdirectories (and cannot be disabled). Subdirectories that can +also be built independently from the TL tree (such as 'utils/xindy' and +'texk/dvipng') but cooperate with TL can use this option to enable +TL-specific adaptations, such as installation paths. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--prefix' '--bindir' ..., Next: '--disable-largefile', Prev: '--disable-native-texlive-build', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.2 '--prefix', '--bindir', ... +--------------------------------- + +These standard Autoconf options specify various installation directories +as usual. For the complete list, *note Installation directories::. + + Also as usual, all values are prefixed by the value of 'DESTDIR', if +set, on the 'make' command line (*note Installation in a temporary +location: (automake)Staged Installs.). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--disable-largefile', Next: '--disable-missing', Prev: '--prefix' '--bindir' ..., Up: Global configure options + +7.1.3 '--disable-largefile' +--------------------------- + +Omit large file support (LFS), which is needed on most 32-bit Unix +systems for files with 2GB or more. Regardless of this option, the size +of 'DVI' and 'GF' files must always be <2GB, due to the file format +specifications. + + With LFS, there is no fixed limit on the size of PDF files created by +'pdftex' or PostScript files created by 'dvips'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--disable-missing', Next: '--enable-compiler-warnings='LEVEL, Prev: '--disable-largefile', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.4 '--disable-missing' +------------------------- + +Immediately terminate the build process if a requested program or +feature must be disabled, e.g., due to missing libraries. This can help +when figuring out a specific (sub)set of modules to enable. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--enable-compiler-warnings='LEVEL, Next: '--enable-cxx-runtime-hack', Prev: '--disable-missing', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.5 '--enable-compiler-warnings='LEVEL +---------------------------------------- + +Enable various levels of compiler warnings for C, C++, and/or +Objective C: the LEVEL value can be one of: 'no min yes max all'. The +default is 'yes' in 'maintainer-mode' (see below) and 'min' otherwise. +This option defines the variables 'WARNING_[OBJ]C[XX]FLAGS', but these +variables are not consistently used in all library and program modules. +At present, these warning flags assume options from the GNU compilers. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--enable-cxx-runtime-hack', Next: '--enable-maintainer-mode', Prev: '--enable-compiler-warnings='LEVEL, Up: Global configure options + +7.1.6 '--enable-cxx-runtime-hack' +--------------------------------- + +If enabled (as it is for the native TL build), when using 'g++', try to +statically link with 'libstdc++', thus improving portability of the +resulting binary. *Note Macros for compilers::. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--enable-maintainer-mode', Next: '--enable-multiplatform', Prev: '--enable-cxx-runtime-hack', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.7 '--enable-maintainer-mode' +-------------------------------- + +Enable 'make' rules and dependencies not useful (and sometimes +confusing) to the casual user. This requires current versions of the +GNU build tools (*note Build system tools::), as it automatically +rebuilds infrastructure files as needed. *Note 'missing' and +'AM_MAINTAINER_MODE': (automake)maintainer-mode. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--enable-multiplatform', Next: '--enable-shared', Prev: '--enable-maintainer-mode', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.8 '--enable-multiplatform' +------------------------------ + +If enabled (as it is for the native TL build) and '--bindir=DIR' or +'--libdir=DIR' are not specified, install executables and libraries in +per-platform subdirectories of 'EPREFIX/bin' and 'EPREFIX/lib' where +EPREFIX is the value given or implied for 'exec_prefix'. In any case, +the values for 'bindir' and 'libdir' are automatically propagated to all +subdirectories. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--enable-shared', Next: '--enable-silent-rules', Prev: '--enable-multiplatform', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.9 '--enable-shared' +----------------------- + +Build shared versions of the TeX-specific libraries such as +'libkpathsea'. This is not allowed for a native TL build (i.e., +'--disable-native-texlive-build' must also be specified). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--enable-silent-rules', Next: '--without-ln-s', Prev: '--enable-shared', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.10 '--enable-silent-rules' +------------------------------ + +Enable the use of less verbose build rules. When using GNU 'make' (or +any 'make' implementation supporting nested variable expansions), you +can specify 'V=1' on the 'make' command line to get more verbosity, or +'V=0' to get less, regardless of this option. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--without-ln-s', Next: '--without-x', Prev: '--enable-silent-rules', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.11 '--without-ln-s' +----------------------- + +Required when using a system without a working 'ln -s' to build binaries +for a Unix-like system. However, 'make install' will not create +anything useful, and might fail. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--without-x', Prev: '--without-ln-s', Up: Global configure options + +7.1.12 '--without-x' +-------------------- + +Disable all programs using the X Window System. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Program-specific configure options, Next: Library-specific configure options, Prev: Global configure options, Up: Configure options + +7.2 Program-specific configure options +====================================== + +Here are (some of) the program-specific 'configure' options. + +* Menu: + +* '--enable-PROG' '--disable-PROG':: +* '--disable-all-pkgs':: +* Configure options for 'texk/web2c':: +* Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x':: +* Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x':: +* Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm':: +* Configure options for 'texk/texlive':: +* Configure options for 'texk/xdvik':: +* Configure options for 'utils/xindy':: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--enable-PROG' '--disable-PROG', Next: '--disable-all-pkgs', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.1 '--enable-PROG', '--disable-PROG' +--------------------------------------- + +Do or do not build and install the program(s) of module 'PROG'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: '--disable-all-pkgs', Next: Configure options for 'texk/web2c', Prev: '--enable-PROG' '--disable-PROG', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.2 '--disable-all-pkgs' +-------------------------- + +Do not build any program modules by default--only those explicitly +enabled. This is useful when one wants to work on only a single +program, which is specified with an additional '--enable' option, e.g., +'--enable-dvipdfm-x'. It's still simplest to check out and configure +the whole source tree, but at least only the program you are interested +in, and its dependencies, are built. *Note Build one package::. + + Without this option, all modules are built except those that are +explicitly disabled or specify 'disable' in their 'ac/withenable.ac' +fragment. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options for 'texk/web2c', Next: Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x', Prev: '--disable-all-pkgs', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.3 Configure options for 'texk/web2c' +---------------------------------------- + +'--with-banner-add=STR' +Add 'STR' to the default version string (which is ''TeX Live YEAR'' or +''Web2C YEAR'') appended to banner lines. This is ignored for a native +TL build, but distro builds should specify, e.g., '/SOMEDISTRO'. + +'--with-editor=CMD' +Specify the command 'CMD' to invoke from the 'e' option of TeX and +friends, replacing the default 'vi +%d '%s'' for Unix or 'texworks +--position=%d "%s"' for Windows. + +'--with-fontconfig-includes=DIR', '--with-fontconfig-libdir=DIR' +Building XeTeX on non-Mac systems requires the 'fontconfig' library +headers and code. If one or both of these options are given, the +required flags are derived from them; otherwise, they are determined via +'pkg-config' (if present). + +'--with-mf-x-toolkit' +Use the X toolkit ('libXt') for Metafont (the default is to use the +lowest-level 'Xlib' support; it seems this has the best chance of +working across X installations nowadays). + +'--disable-dump-share' +Make the 'fmt'/'base' dump files architecture dependent (somewhat faster +on LittleEndian architectures). + +'--disable-ipc' +Disable TeX's '--ipc' option. + +'--disable-mf-nowin' +Do not build a separate non-graphically-capable Metafont ('mf-nowin'). + +'--disable-tex', '--enable-etex', ... +Do not or do build the various TeX, Metafont, and MetaPost engines +(defaults are defined in the fragment 'texk/web2c/ac/web2c.ac'). + +'--disable-web-progs' +Do not build the original WEB programs 'bibtex', ..., 'weave'. Useful +if, e.g., you only want to (re)build some engines. + +'--enable-auto-core' +This option causes TeX and Metafont to produce a core dump when a +particular hacky filename is encountered, for use in creating preloaded +binaries. This is rarely done nowadays. + +'--enable-libtool-hack' +If enabled (which is the default for all platforms), prevents 'libtool' +from linking explicitly with dependencies of 'libfontconfig' such as +'libexpat'. + +'--enable-*win' +Include various types of non-X window support for Metafont (EPSF output, +'mftalk', old graphics terminals, ...). + +'--enable-tex-synctex', '--disable-etex-synctex', ... +Build the TeX engines with or without 'SyncTeX' support; ignored for a +native TeX Live build. Defaults are defined in +'texk/web2c/ac/web2c.ac'. + +'--disable-synctex' +Do not build the 'SyncTeX' library and tool. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x', Next: Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x', Prev: Configure options for 'texk/web2c', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.4 Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x' +------------------------------------------- + +The programs 'bibtex8' and 'bibtexu' have been merged into the module +'bibtex-x' (extended BibTeX). + +'--disable-bibtex8' +Do not build the 'bibtex8' program. + +'--disable-bibtexu' +Do not build the 'bibtexu' program (building 'bibtexu' requires 'ICU' +libraries). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x', Next: Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm', Prev: Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.5 Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x' +-------------------------------------------- + +The former modules 'dvipdfmx' (extended DVI to PDF converter) and +'xdvipdfmx' (the same, as used by XeTeX) have been merged into +'dvipdfm-x' at the source level. Two separate binaries are still +created by default. In addition, 'dvipdfm' is created as a symlink to +'dvipdfmx', with backward-compatible (very slightly different) behavior. + +'--disable-dvipdfmx' +Do not build the 'dvipdfmx' program or make the 'dvipdfm' symlink. + +'--disable-xdvipdfmx' +Do not build the 'xdvipdfmx' program. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm', Next: Configure options for 'texk/texlive', Prev: Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.6 Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm' +------------------------------------------ + +'--with-system-libgs' +Build 'dvisvgm' using installed Ghostscript ('gs') headers and library +(not allowed for a native TL build). The default is to load the 'gs' +library at runtime if possible, else to disable support for PostScript +specials. + +'--without-libgs' +Build 'dvisvgm' without PostScript support at all. Because the dynamic +loading just mentioned defeats all attempts at static linking, the +result can crash due to library incompatibilities, e.g., on CentOS 5. + +'--with-libgs-includes=DIR', '--with-libgs-libdir=DIR' +Specify non-standard locations of the Ghostscript headers and library. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options for 'texk/texlive', Next: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik', Prev: Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.7 Configure options for 'texk/texlive' +------------------------------------------ + +'--disable-linked-scripts' +Do not install the "linked scripts" (*note Linked scripts::), except for +the TL scripts required to run 'texlinks'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik', Next: Configure options for 'utils/xindy', Prev: Configure options for 'texk/texlive', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.8 Configure options for 'texk/xdvik' +---------------------------------------- + +'--with-gs=FILENAME' +Hardwire the location of Ghostscript ('gs') as called by Xdvik. + +'--with-xdvi-x-toolkit=KIT' +Use toolkit 'KIT' for 'xdvik', one of: 'motif xaw xaw3d neXtaw'. The +default is 'motif' if available, else 'xaw'. + +'--enable-xi2-scrolling' +Use XInput 2.1 "smooth scrolling" if available (default: yes, except for +a native TL build). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options for 'utils/xindy', Prev: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik', Up: Program-specific configure options + +7.2.9 Configure options for 'utils/xindy' +----------------------------------------- + +'--enable-xindy-rules' +Build and install 'xindy' rules (default: yes, except for a native TL +build). + +'--enable-xindy-docs' +Build and install 'xindy' documentation (default: yes, except for a +native TL build). + +'--with-clisp-runtime=FILENAME' +Specifies the full path for the Clisp runtime file ('lisp.run' or +'lisp.exe') to be installed. When specified as 'default' (the default +for a native TL build) the path is determined by the Clisp executable; +the value 'system' (not allowed for a native TL build, but the default +otherwise) indicates that 'xindy' will use the installed version of +'clisp' (which must be identical to the one used to build 'xindy'). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Library-specific configure options, Next: Variables for configure, Prev: Program-specific configure options, Up: Configure options + +7.3 Library-specific configure options +====================================== + +Here are (some of) the library-specific 'configure' options, starting +with this generic one: + +'--with-system-LIB' + + Use an installed (system) version of the library 'LIB'; this option +exists for most libraries, but is not allowed for a native TL build. +Using a system version implies also using the system versions of all +libraries that LIB depends on. + + For many libraries '--with-LIB-includes=DIR' and +'--with-LIB-libdir=DIR' can specify non-standard search locations; +others use 'pkg-config' or similar to determine the required flags. + + The top-level 'configure' script performs a consistency check for all +required system libraries and bails out if tests fail. + +* Menu: + +* Configure options for 'kpathsea':: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Configure options for 'kpathsea', Up: Library-specific configure options + +7.3.1 Configure options for 'kpathsea' +-------------------------------------- + +'--enable-CMD-default', '--disable-CMD-default' +Determine the compile time default for whether or not to run CMD, which +is one of: +'mkocp' + (Omega compiled translation process file) +'mkofm' + (Omega font metrics file) +'mktexfmt' + (format/base dump file) +'mktexmf' + (Metafont source) +'mktexpk' + (PK bitmap font) +'mktextex' + (TeX source) +'mktextfm' + (TFM file) + +to generate the specified type of file dynamically. The default can be +overridden by the user in any case (*note 'kpathsea' library::). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Variables for configure, Prev: Library-specific configure options, Up: Configure options + +7.4 Variables for configure +=========================== + +The values for these variables can be specified as 'configure' arguments +of the form 'VAR=VALUE'. They can also be defined in the environment, +but that might not work for cross compilations. + +'CC' +'CXX' +'CPPFLAGS' + And plenty more. As usual with Autoconf, these variables specify + the name (or full path) of compilers, preprocessor flags, and + similar. *Note (autoconf)Preset Output Variables::. + +'CLISP' + Name (or full path) of the 'clisp' executable, used to build + 'xindy'. + +'FT2_CONFIG' +'ICU_CONFIG' +'PKG_CONFIG' + These specify the name (or path) for the 'freetype-config', + 'icu-config', and 'pkg-config' commands used to determine the flags + required for system versions of 'libfreetype', the ICU libraries, + and other libraries, respectively. + +'KPSEWHICH' + Name (or path) of an installed 'kpsewhich' binary, used by 'make + check' to determine the location of, e.g., 'cmbx10.tfm'. + +'MAKE' +'SED' + And more. Name (or path) of the 'make', 'sed', and similar + programs; used at the top level and propagated to all + subdirectories. + +'PERL' +'LATEX' +'PDFLATEX' + Name (or full path) for the 'perl', 'latex', and 'pdflatex' + commands used, e.g., to build the 'xindy' documentation. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Coding conventions, Next: Continuous integration, Prev: Configure options, Up: Top + +8 Coding conventions +******************** + +Ideally, building all of TeX Live with '--enable-compiler-warnings=max' +should produce no (GCC) compiler warnings at all. In spite of +considerable efforts into that direction we are still far from that goal +and there are reasons that we may never fully reach it. Below are some +rules about declarations of functions or variables and the use of +'const'. These rules should be applied to the code maintained in the +TeX Live tree and for other packages whose maintainers are willing to +accept patches. + +* Menu: + +* Declarations and definitions:: +* Const:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Declarations and definitions, Next: Const, Up: Coding conventions + +8.1 Declarations and definitions +================================ + +C standards +........... + +The TeX Live build system no longer supports pre-ANSI C compilers. Thus +all function prototypes and definitions must conform to the ANSI C +standard (including 'void' in the declaration of C functions with no +parameters). On the other hand, TL is built for a wide variety of +systems, not all of which support the C99 standard. Therefore using C99 +features should be avoided if that can easily be done. In particular, C +code must not contain declarations after statements or C++-style +comments. + + If some C99 (or later) constructs must be used, the module should +verify that they are available and otherwise provide an alternative. +For example, the module 'texk/chktex' uses the C99 function 'stpcpy()' +that may or may not be available on a particular system. It uses +'AC_CHECK_DECLS([stpcpy])' in 'configure.ac' to test this, and provides +a perhaps less efficient alternative (in the file 'Utility.h'): + + #if !(defined HAVE_DECL_STPCPY && HAVE_DECL_STPCPY) + static inline char *stpcpy(char *dest, const char *src) + { + return strcpy(dest, src) + strlen(src); + } + #endif + +Static functions +................ + +Functions used in only one file should be declared 'static'; they +require no prototype except in forward declarations. + +Extern functions +................ + +Functions not declared 'static', usually because they are used in +several files, require an ('extern') prototype in exactly one header +file, which is included in the file defining the function and in all +files using that function--this is the only way to guarantee consistency +between definition and use. There should be no 'extern' declarations +sprinkled throughout the C code (with or without comments as to where +that function is defined). + +Variable declarations +..................... + +The declaration of global variables follows analogous rules: they are +either declared 'static' if used in only one file or declared 'extern' +in exactly one header and instantiated in exactly one file. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Const, Prev: Declarations and definitions, Up: Coding conventions + +8.2 Const +========= + +The 'const' feature of C is valuable, but easy to mis-use. + +Function parameters +................... + +Ideally, a function parameter not modified by the function should be +declared as 'const'. This is important in particular for strings +('char*') because the actual arguments are often string literals. It is +perfectly legitimate and safe to use a type 'char*' value for a type +'const char*' variable (in an assignment, as initializer, as function +argument, or as return value). It is equally safe to use a type +'char**' value for a type 'const char*const*' variable, but not for a +type 'const char**' variable since that might cause modification of a +quantity supposed to be constant. + + Getting all 'const' qualifiers right can get quite involved but can +almost always be done. There are only a couple notable exceptions: the +X11 headers are full of declarations that ought to use 'const' but do +not; at one time, 'libfreetype' also did not fully specify 'const', but +this has not been checked recently. + +What must be avoided with 'const' +................................. + +The GCC compiler warnings "assignment discards qualifiers..." and +analogous warnings for "initialization", "passing arg", or "return" must +be strenuously avoided in our own code. The only exception is when they +are caused by X11 declarations or other third party code. + +What should be avoided with 'const' +................................... + +A type cast, e.g., from 'const char*' to 'char*' does not solve any +problems; depending on warning options, it may only hide them. +Therefore such casts should be avoided whenever possible and otherwise +must be carefully analyzed to make sure that they cannot cause the +modification of quantities supposed to be constant. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Continuous integration, Next: install-tl, Prev: Coding conventions, Up: Top + +9 Continuous integration +************************ + +The TeX Live sources are subjected to continuous integration testing on +Travis-CI (<https://travis-ci.org/TeX-Live/texlive-source>) via a +git-svn mirror of the sources that is pushed to Github +(<https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source>). The git-svn mirror is +updated (currently) at 30 minute intervals, and only the last commit +pushed is tested on Travis-CI. + +* Menu: + +* Transfer from Subversion to Github:: +* Automatic update of the Git mirror:: +* CI testing on Travis-CI:: +* Releases on Github:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Transfer from Subversion to Github, Next: Automatic update of the Git mirror, Up: Continuous integration + +9.1 Transfer from Subversion to Github +====================================== + +The git-svn program (<https://git-scm.com/docs/git-svn>) is used to +check out the subtree 'Build/source' of the canonical Subversion +repository. The author index file used is not maintained in either Git +or Subversion but can be provided on request. + + The initial checkout was done by invoking + git svn --authors-file usermap clone \ + svn://USER@tug.org/texlive/trunk/Build/source + +where the 'usermap' file maps Subversion user names to name and emails +of the authors. Anonymous checkout is also possible: + git svn --authors-file usermap clone \ + svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk/Build/source + + In the following, we will use _admin_ to refer to a user who has +read/write access to the TeX Live subversion repository, and is also an +administrator of the ''TeX-Live'' team at Github. The above initial +checkout has been carried out by _admin_ on the server 'texlive.info'. + + On Github, a new git repository named 'texlive-source' was created by +_admin_ within the 'TeX-Live' "organization" +(<https://github.com/TeX-Live>). The remote was added to the checkout +with 'git remote add origin git@github.com:TeX-Live/texlive-source.git'. + + To automate the update on Github, a new ssh key was generated and +added to the 'texlive-source' repository on Github as deployment key. +Thus, pushes using this key can only go to the 'texlive-source' +repository and not anywhere else. + + The usage of 'git-svn' requires a strict discipline to keep a linear +history in the master branch. Since we are aiming at a pure mirror +facility on Github, we have decided to further restrict the 'master' +branch of the 'texlive-source' repository on Github to changes by +_admin_. + + This setup allows other developers to branch off 'master' and push +their branches to the Github repository, but all updates need to come +from the local 'master' (not the one on Github) to Subversion, back to +'master' on 'texlive.info', and from there to Github. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Automatic update of the Git mirror, Next: CI testing on Travis-CI, Prev: Transfer from Subversion to Github, Up: Continuous integration + +9.2 Automatic update of the Git mirror +====================================== + +_admin_ has installed a cron job on 'texlive.info' running every 30 +minute which essentially runs 'git svn rebase' and 'git push' in the +'master' branch of the checkout. The first command fetches the changes +from the Subversion repository and updates the 'master' branch with +them, and the second pushes changes (if any) to Github. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: CI testing on Travis-CI, Next: Releases on Github, Prev: Automatic update of the Git mirror, Up: Continuous integration + +9.3 CI testing on Travis-CI +=========================== + +The 'source' tree of TeX Live contains a top-level file '.travis.yml' +which controls the automatic testing on Travis-CI. _admin_ has +registered with Travis-CI and allowed access to the Github's 'TeX-Live' +organization's 'texlive-source' repository. The default settings are to +build the last commit of each push. No further action is necessary on +Travis-CI. + + If changes have been pushed via the cron job above, Travis-CI will +automatically checkout the last pushed commit and try building it. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Releases on Github, Prev: CI testing on Travis-CI, Up: Continuous integration + +9.4 Releases on Github +====================== + +Given a git checkout of 'texlive-source': + + git pull + git tag build-svnNNNN + git push --tags + +and the result will appear at +<https://github.com/TeX-Live/texlive-source/releases>. Releases can +also be made manually from that web page (see 'tl-update-bindir' for +hints). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl, Next: tlmgr, Prev: Continuous integration, Up: Top + +Appendix A install-tl +********************* + +* Menu: + +* install-tl NAME:: +* install-tl SYNOPSIS:: +* install-tl DESCRIPTION:: +* install-tl REFERENCES:: +* install-tl OPTIONS:: +* install-tl PROFILES:: +* install-tl ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:: +* install-tl AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl NAME, Next: install-tl SYNOPSIS, Up: install-tl + +A.1 NAME +======== + +install-tl - TeX Live cross-platform installer + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl SYNOPSIS, Next: install-tl DESCRIPTION, Prev: install-tl NAME, Up: install-tl + +A.2 SYNOPSIS +============ + +install-tl [_option_]... + + install-tl-windows.bat [_option_]... + + install-tl-advanced.bat [_option_]... + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl DESCRIPTION, Next: install-tl REFERENCES, Prev: install-tl SYNOPSIS, Up: install-tl + +A.3 DESCRIPTION +=============== + +This installer creates a runnable TeX Live installation from various +media, including over the network, from local hard disk, a DVD, etc. +The installer works on all platforms supported by TeX Live. For +information on initially downloading TeX Live, see +<https://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html>. + + The basic idea of TeX Live installation is for you to choose one of +the top-level _schemes_, each of which is defined as a different set of +_collections_ and _packages_, where a collection is a set of packages, +and a package is what contains actual files. + + Within the installer, you can choose a scheme, and further customize +the set of collections to install, but not the set of the packages. To +work at the package level, use 'tlmgr' (reference just below) after the +initial installation is complete. + + The default is 'scheme-full', which installs everything, and this is +highly recommended. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl REFERENCES, Next: install-tl OPTIONS, Prev: install-tl DESCRIPTION, Up: install-tl + +A.4 REFERENCES +============== + +Post-installation configuration, package updates, and more, are handled +through *tlmgr*(1), the TeX Live Manager +(<https://tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html>). + + The most up-to-date version of this installer documentation is on the +Internet at <https://tug.org/texlive/doc/install-tl.html>. + + For the full documentation of TeX Live, see +<https://tug.org/texlive/doc>. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl OPTIONS, Next: install-tl PROFILES, Prev: install-tl REFERENCES, Up: install-tl + +A.5 OPTIONS +=========== + +As usual, all options can be specified in any order, and with either a +leading '-' or '--'. An argument value can be separated from its option +by either a space or '='. + +*-gui* [[=]_module_] + + If no _module_ is given, starts the Tcl/Tk (see below) GUI + installer. + + If _module_ is given loads the given installer module. Currently + the following modules are supported: + + 'text' + + The text mode user interface (default on Unix systems). Same + as the '-no-gui' option. + + 'tcl' + + The Tcl/Tk user interface (default on Macs and Windows). It + starts with a small number of configuration options, roughly + equivalent to what the wizard option below offers, but a + button 'Advanced' takes you to a screen with roughly the same + options as the 'perltk' interface. + + 'wizard' + + The wizard mode user interface, asking only minimal questions + before installing all of TeX Live. + + 'expert' + + A generic name for, currently, 'perltk'; it may select a + different GUI in the future. + + 'perltk' + + The expert GUI installer, providing access to more options. + + The 'perltk' and 'wizard' modules require the Perl/Tk module + (<https://tug.org/texlive/distro.html#perltk>). if Perl/Tk is not + available, installation continues in text mode, except on Windows, + where all gui options except 'text' are diverted to the default + 'tcl' GUI. + + The 'tcl' GUI requires Tcl/Tk. This is standard on Macs and is + often already installed on GNU/Linux. For Windows, TeX Live + provides a Tcl/Tk runtime. + +*-no-gui* + + Use the text mode installer (default except on Windows and Macs). + +*-lang* _llcode_ + + By default, the GUI tries to deduce your language from the + environment. The Tcl GUI uses the language detection built into + Tcl/Tk; the Perl/Tk GUIs use the 'LC_MESSAGES' environment + variable. If that fails you can select a different language by + giving this option with a language code (based on ISO 639-1). + Currently supported (but not necessarily completely translated) + are: English (en, default), Czech (cs), German (de), French (fr), + Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Dutch (nl), Polish (pl), Brazilian + Portuguese (pt_BR), Russian (ru), Slovak (sk), Slovenian (sl), + Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk), Vietnamese (vi), simplified Chinese + (zh_CN), and traditional Chinese (zh_TW). + +*-repository* _url|path_ + + Specify the package repository to be used as the source of the + installation. In short, this can be a directory name or a url + using http(s), ftp, or scp. The documentation for 'tlmgr' has the + details (<https://tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#OPTIONS>). + + For installation, the default is to pick a mirror automatically, + using <http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet>; the chosen + mirror is used for the entire download. You can use the special + argument 'ctan' as an abbreviation for this. (See + <https://ctan.org> for more about CTAN and its mirrors.) + + After installation is complete, you can use that installation as + the repository for another installation. If you chose to install + less than the full scheme containing all packages, the list of + available schemes will be adjusted accordingly. + +*-select-repository* + + This option allows you to choose a particular mirror from the + current list of active CTAN mirrors. This option is supported in + the 'text', 'wizard' and 'perltk' installer modes, and will also + offer to install from local media if available, or from a + repository specified on the command line. It's useful when the + (default) automatic redirection does not choose a good host for + you. + +*-all-options* + + Normally options not relevant to the current platform are not shown + (e.g., when running on Unix, Windows-specific options are omitted). + Giving this command line option allows configuring such "foreign" + settings. + +*-custom-bin* _path_ + + If you have built your own set of TeX Live binaries (perhaps + because your platform was not supported by TeX Live out of the + box), this option allows you to specify the _path_ to a directory + where the binaries for the current system are present. The + installation will continue as usual, but at the end all files from + _path_ are copied over to 'bin/custom/' under your installation + directory and this 'bin/custom/' directory is what will be added to + the path for the post-install actions. To install multiple custom + binary sets, manually rename 'custom' before doing each. + + For more information on custom binaries, see + <https://tug.org/texlive/custom-bin.html>. For general information + on building TeX Live, see <https://tug.org/texlive/build.html>. + +*-debug-translation* + + In the Perl/Tk GUI modes, this option reports any missing, or more + likely untranslated, messages to standard error. Helpful for + translators to see what remains to be done. + +*-force-platform* _platform_ + + Instead of auto-detecting the current platform, use _platform_. + Binaries for this platform must be present and they must actually + be runnable, or installation will fail. '-force-arch' is a + synonym. + +*-help*, *-help*, *-?* + + Display this help and exit. (This help is also on the web at + <https://tug.org/texlive/doc/install-tl.html>). Sometimes the + 'perldoc' and/or 'PAGER' programs on the system have problems, + possibly resulting in control characters being literally output. + This can't always be detected, but you can set the 'NOPERLDOC' + environment variable and 'perldoc' will not be used. + +*-in-place* + + This is a quick-and-dirty installation option in case you already + have an rsync or svn checkout of TeX Live. It will use the + checkout as-is and will just do the necessary post-install. Be + warned that the file 'tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb' may be rewritten, that + removal has to be done manually, and that the only realistic way to + maintain this installation is to redo it from time to time. This + option is not available via the installer interfaces. USE AT YOUR + OWN RISK. + +*-init-from-profile* _profile_file_ + + Similar to *-profile* (see *note PROFILES: install-tl PROFILES. + below), but only initializes the installation configuration from + _profile_file_ and then starts a normal interactive session. + Environment variables are not ignored. + +*-logfile* _file_ + + Write both all messages (informational, debugging, warnings) to + _file_, in addition to standard output or standard error. + + If this option is not given, the installer will create a log file + in the root of the writable installation tree, for example, + '/usr/local/texlive/YYYY/install-tl.log' for the _YYYY_ release. + +*-no-cls* + + For the text mode installer only: do not clear the screen when + entering a new menu (for debugging purposes). + +*-no-persistent-downloads* + +*-persistent-downloads* + + For network installs, activating this option makes the installer + try to set up a persistent connection using the 'Net::LWP' Perl + module. This opens only one connection between your computer and + the server per session and reuses it, instead of initiating a new + download for each package, which typically yields a significant + speed-up. + + This option is turned on by default, and the installation program + will fall back to using 'wget' if this is not possible. To disable + usage of LWP and persistent connections, use + '-no-persistent-downloads'. + +*-no-verify-downloads* + + By default, if a GnuPG 'gpg' binary is found in PATH, downloads are + verified against a cryptographic signature. This option disables + such verification. The full description is in the Crytographic + Verification section of the 'tlmgr' documentation, e.g., + <https://tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#CRYPTOGRAPHIC-VERIFICATION> + +*-non-admin* + + For Windows only: configure for the current user, not for all + users. + +*-portable* + + Install for portable use, e.g., on a USB stick. Also selectable + from within the perltk and text installers. + +*-print-platform* + + Print the TeX Live identifier for the detected platform + (hardware/operating system) combination to standard output, and + exit. '-print-arch' is a synonym. + +*-profile* _profile_file_ + + Load _profile_file_ and do the installation with no user + interaction, that is, a batch (unattended) install. Environment + variables are ignored. See *note PROFILES: install-tl PROFILES. + below. + +*-q* + + Omit normal informational messages. + +*-scheme* _scheme_ + + Schemes are the highest level of package grouping in TeX Live; the + default is to use the 'full' scheme, which includes everything. + This option overrides that default. You can change the scheme + again before the actual installation with the usual menu. The + _scheme_ argument may optionally have a prefix 'scheme-'. The list + of supported scheme names depends on what your package repository + provides; see the interactive menu list. + +*-v* + + Include verbose debugging messages; repeat for maximum debugging: + '-v -v'. (Further repeats are accepted but ignored.) + +*-version*, *-version* + + Output version information and exit. If '-v' is also given, the + versions of the TeX Live modules used are also reported. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl PROFILES, Next: install-tl ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, Prev: install-tl OPTIONS, Up: install-tl + +A.6 PROFILES +============ + +A _profile_ file contains all the values needed to perform an +installation. After a normal installation has finished, a profile for +that exact installation is written to the file 'tlpkg/texlive.profile'. +In addition, from the text menu one can select 'P' to save the current +setup as a profile at any time. + + Such a profile file can be given as the argument to '-profile', for +example to redo the exact same installation on a different system. +Alternatively, you can use a custom profile, most easily created by +starting from a generated one and changing values, or an empty file, +which will take all the defaults. + + As mentioned above, the installer only supports selection by scheme +and collections, not individual packages, so packages cannot be +specified in profile files either. Use 'tlmgr' to work at the package +level. + + Within a profile file, each line consists of + + _variable_ [_value_] + + except for comment lines starting with '#'. The possible variable +names are listed below. Values, when present, are either '0' or '1' for +booleans, or strings (which must be specified without any quote +characters). Leading whitespace is ignored. + + If the variable 'selected_scheme' is defined and _no_ collection +variables at all are defined, then the collections required by the +specified scheme (which might change over time) are installed, without +explicitly listing them. This eases maintenance of profile files. If +any collections are specified in a profile, though, then all desired +collections must be given explicitly. + + For example, a line + + selected_scheme scheme-small + + along with definitions for the installation directories (given below +under "path options") suffices to install the "small" scheme with all +default options. The schemes are described in the 'S' menu in the text +installer, or equivalent. + + Besides 'selected_scheme', here is the list of variable names +supported in a profile: + + *collection options* (prefix 'collection-') + + Collections are specified with a variable name with the prefix +'collection-' followed by a collection name; there is no value. For +instance, 'collection-basic'. The collections are described in the 'C' +menu. + + Schemes and collections (and packages) are ultimately defined by the +files in the 'tlpkg/tlpsrc/' source directory. + + *path options* + + It is best to define all of these, even though they may not be used +in the installation, so as to avoid unintentionally getting a default +value that could cause problems later. + + TEXDIR + TEXMFCONFIG + TEXMFVAR + TEXMFHOME + TEXMFLOCAL + TEXMFSYSCONFIG + TEXMFSYSVAR + + *installer options* (prefix 'instopt_') + +'instopt_adjustpath' (default 0 on Unix, 1 on Windows) + + Adjust 'PATH' environment variable. + +'instopt_adjustrepo' (default 1) + + Set remote repository to a multiplexed CTAN mirror after + installation; see '-repository' above. + +'instopt_letter' (default 0) + + Set letter size paper as the default, instead of a4. + +'instopt_portable' (default 0) + + Install for portable use, e.g., on a USB stick. + +'instopt_write18_restricted' (default 1) + + Enable '\write18' for a restricted set of programs. + + *tlpdb options* (prefix 'tlpdbopt_') + + The definitive list is given in 'tlpkg/TeXLive/TLConfig.pm', in the +hash '%TeXLive::TLConfig::TLPDBOptions', together with explanations. +All items given there _except_ for 'tlpdbopt_location' can be specified. +Here is the current list: + + tlpdbopt_autobackup + tlpdbopt_backupdir + tlpdbopt_create_formats + tlpdbopt_desktop_integration + tlpdbopt_file_assocs + tlpdbopt_generate_updmap + tlpdbopt_install_docfiles + tlpdbopt_install_srcfiles + tlpdbopt_post_code + tlpdbopt_sys_bin + tlpdbopt_sys_info + tlpdbopt_sys_man + tlpdbopt_w32_multi_user + + *platform options* (prefix 'binary_') + + For each supported platform in TeX Live (directories under 'bin/'), +the variable 'binary_'_PLATFORM_ can be set with value 1. For example: + + binary_x86_64-linux 1 + + If no 'binary_' settings are made, the default is whatever the +current machine is running. + + In releases before 2017, many profile variables had different names +(not documented here; see the 'install-tl' source). They are accepted +and transformed to the names given above. When a profile is written, +the names above are always used. + + For more details on all of the above options, consult the TeX Live +installation manual, linked from <https://tug.org/texlive/doc>. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, Next: install-tl AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT, Prev: install-tl PROFILES, Up: install-tl + +A.7 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES +========================= + +For ease in scripting and debugging, 'install-tl' looks for the +following environment variables. They are not of interest for normal +user installations. + +'TEXLIVE_DOWNLOADER' + +'TL_DOWNLOAD_PROGRAM' + +'TL_DOWNLOAD_ARGS' + + These override the normal choice of a download program; see the + 'tlmgr' documentation, e.g., + <https://tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#ENVIRONMENT-VARIABLES>. + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_ENV_NOCHECK' + + Omit the check for environment variables containing the string + 'tex'. People developing TeX-related software are likely to have + many such variables. + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_NO_CONTEXT_CACHE' + + Omit creating the ConTeXt cache. This is useful for + redistributors. + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_NO_IMPORT' + + Omit check for installing on top of a previous installation and + then asking about importing previous settings. + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_NO_WELCOME' + + Omit printing the welcome message after successful installation, + e.g., when testing. + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_PREFIX' + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXDIR' + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFCONFIG' + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFVAR' + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFHOME' + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFLOCAL' + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFSYSCONFIG' + +'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFSYSVAR' + + Specify the respective directories. 'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_PREFIX' + defaults to '/usr/local/texlive', while 'TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXDIR' + defaults to the release directory within that prefix, e.g., + '/usr/local/texlive/2016'. All the defaults can be seen by running + the installer interactively and then typing 'D' for the directory + menu. + +'NOPERLDOC' + + Don't try to run the '--help' message through 'perldoc'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: install-tl AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT, Prev: install-tl ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, Up: install-tl + +A.8 AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT +========================= + +This script and its documentation were written for the TeX Live +distribution (<https://tug.org/texlive>) and both are licensed under the +GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. + + $Id: install-tl 54143 2020-03-06 23:51:18Z karl $ + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr, Next: Index, Prev: install-tl, Up: Top + +Appendix B tlmgr +**************** + +* Menu: + +* tlmgr NAME:: +* tlmgr SYNOPSIS:: +* tlmgr DESCRIPTION:: +* tlmgr EXAMPLES:: +* tlmgr OPTIONS:: +* tlmgr ACTIONS:: +* tlmgr CONFIGURATION FILE FOR TLMGR:: +* tlmgr CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION:: +* tlmgr USER MODE:: +* tlmgr MULTIPLE REPOSITORIES:: +* tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR:: +* tlmgr MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT:: +* tlmgr ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES:: +* tlmgr AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr NAME, Next: tlmgr SYNOPSIS, Up: tlmgr + +B.1 NAME +======== + +tlmgr - the native TeX Live Manager + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr SYNOPSIS, Next: tlmgr DESCRIPTION, Prev: tlmgr NAME, Up: tlmgr + +B.2 SYNOPSIS +============ + +tlmgr [_option_...] _action_ [_option_...] [_operand_...] + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr DESCRIPTION, Next: tlmgr EXAMPLES, Prev: tlmgr SYNOPSIS, Up: tlmgr + +B.3 DESCRIPTION +=============== + +*tlmgr* manages an existing TeX Live installation, both packages and +configuration options. For information on initially downloading and +installing TeX Live, see <https://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html>. + + The most up-to-date version of this documentation (updated nightly +from the development sources) is available at +<https://tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html>, along with procedures for updating +'tlmgr' itself and information about test versions. + + TeX Live is organized into a few top-level _schemes_, each of which +is specified as a different set of _collections_ and _packages_, where a +collection is a set of packages, and a package is what contains actual +files. Schemes typically contain a mix of collections and packages, but +each package is included in exactly one collection, no more and no less. +A TeX Live installation can be customized and managed at any level. + + See <https://tug.org/texlive/doc> for all the TeX Live documentation +available. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr EXAMPLES, Next: tlmgr OPTIONS, Prev: tlmgr DESCRIPTION, Up: tlmgr + +B.4 EXAMPLES +============ + +After successfully installing TeX Live, here are a few common operations +with 'tlmgr': + +'tlmgr option repository ctan' + +'tlmgr option repository http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet' + + Tell 'tlmgr' to use a nearby CTAN mirror for future updates; useful + if you installed TeX Live from the DVD image and want to have + continuing updates. The two commands are equivalent; 'ctan' is + just an alias for the given url. + + Caveat: 'mirror.ctan.org' resolves to many different hosts, and + they are not perfectly synchronized; we recommend updating only + daily (at most), and not more often. You can choose a particular + mirror if problems; the list of all CTAN mirrors with the status of + each is at <https://ctan.org/mirrors/mirmon>. + +'tlmgr update --list' + + Report what would be updated without actually updating anything. + +'tlmgr update --all' + + Make your local TeX installation correspond to what is in the + package repository (typically useful when updating from CTAN). + +'tlmgr info' _what_ + + Display detailed information about a package _what_, such as the + installation status and description, of searches for _what_ in all + packages. + + For all the capabilities and details of 'tlmgr', please read the +following voluminous information. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr OPTIONS, Next: tlmgr ACTIONS, Prev: tlmgr EXAMPLES, Up: tlmgr + +B.5 OPTIONS +=========== + +The following options to 'tlmgr' are global options, not specific to any +action. All options, whether global or action-specific, can be given +anywhere on the command line, and in any order. The first non-option +argument will be the main action. In all cases, '--'_option_ and +'-'_option_ are equivalent, and an '=' is optional between an option +name and its value. + +*-repository* _url|path_ + + Specify the package repository from which packages should be + installed or updated, either a local directory or network location, + as below. This overridesthe default package repository found in + the installation's TeX Live Package Database (a.k.a. the TLPDB, + which is given entirely in the file 'tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb'). + + This '--repository' option changes the location only for the + current run; to make a permanent change, use 'option repository' + (see the *note option: tlmgr option. action). + + As an example, you can choose a particular CTAN mirror with + something like this: + + -repository http://ctan.example.org/its/ctan/dir/systems/texlive/tlnet + + Of course a real hostname and its particular top-level CTAN + directory have to be specified. The list of CTAN mirrors is + available at <https://ctan.org/mirrors/mirmon>. + + Here's an example of using a local directory: + + -repository /local/TL/repository + + For backward compatibility and convenience, '--location' and + '--repo' are accepted as aliases for this option. + + Locations can be specified as any of the following: + + '/some/local/dir' + + 'file:/some/local/dir' + + Equivalent ways of specifying a local directory. + + 'ctan' + + 'http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet' + + Pick a CTAN mirror automatically, trying for one that is both + nearby and up-to-date. The chosen mirror is used for the + entire download. The bare 'ctan' is merely an alias for the + full url. (See <https://ctan.org> for more about CTAN and its + mirrors.) + + 'http://server/path/to/tlnet' + + Standard HTTP. If the (default) LWP method is used, persistent + connections are supported. TL can also use 'curl' or 'wget' + to do the downloads, or an arbitrary user-specified program, + as described in the 'tlmgr' documentation + (<https://tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#ENVIRONMENT-VARIABLES>). + + 'https://server/path/to/tlnet' + + Again, if the (default) LWP method is used, this supports + persistent connections. Unfortunately, some versions of + 'wget' and 'curl' do not support https, and even when 'wget' + supports https, certificates may be rejected even when the + certificate is fine, due to a lack of local certificate roots. + The simplest workaround for this problem is to use http or + ftp. + + 'ftp://server/path/to/tlnet' + + If the (default) LWP method is used, persistent connections + are supported. + + 'user@machine:/path/to/tlnet' + + 'scp://user@machine/path/to/tlnet' + + 'ssh://user@machine/path/to/tlnet' + + These forms are equivalent; they all use 'scp' to transfer + files. Using 'ssh-agent' is recommended. (Info: + <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSSH>, + <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ssh-agent>.) + + If the repository is on the network, trailing '/' characters and/or + trailing '/tlpkg' and/or '/archive' components are ignored. + +*-gui* [_action_] + + Two notable GUI front-ends for 'tlmgr', 'tlshell' and 'tlcockpit', + are started up as separate programs; see their own documentation. + + 'tlmgr' itself has a graphical interface as well as the command + line interface. You can give the option to invoke it, '--gui', + together with an action to be brought directly into the respective + screen of the GUI. For example, running + + tlmgr --gui update + + starts you directly at the update screen. If no action is given, + the GUI will be started at the main screen. See *note GUI FOR + TLMGR: tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR. + + However, the native GUI requires Perl/TK, which is no longer + included in TeX Live's Perl distribution for Windows. You may find + 'tlshell' or 'tlcockpit' easier to work with. + +*-gui-lang* _llcode_ + + By default, the GUI tries to deduce your language from the + environment (on Windows via the registry, on Unix via + 'LC_MESSAGES'). If that fails you can select a different language + by giving this option with a language code (based on ISO 639-1). + Currently supported (but not necessarily completely translated) + are: English (en, default), Czech (cs), German (de), French (fr), + Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Dutch (nl), Polish (pl), + Brazilian Portuguese (pt_BR), Russian (ru), Slovak (sk), + Slovenian (sl), Serbian (sr), Ukrainian (uk), Vietnamese (vi), + simplified Chinese (zh_CN), and traditional Chinese (zh_TW). + + tlshell shares its message catalog with tlmgr. + +*-debug-translation* + + In GUI mode, this switch tells 'tlmgr' to report any untranslated + (or missing) messages to standard error. This can help translators + to see what remains to be done. + +*-machine-readable* + + Instead of the normal output intended for human consumption, write + (to standard output) a fixed format more suitable for machine + parsing. See the *note MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT: tlmgr + MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT. section below. + +*-no-execute-actions* + + Suppress the execution of the execute actions as defined in the + tlpsrc files. Documented only for completeness, as this is only + useful in debugging. + +*-package-logfile* _file_ + + 'tlmgr' logs all package actions (install, remove, update, failed + updates, failed restores) to a separate log file, by default + 'TEXMFSYSVAR/web2c/tlmgr.log'. This option allows you to specify a + different file for the log. + +*-pause* + + This option makes 'tlmgr' wait for user input before exiting. + Useful on Windows to avoid disappearing command windows. + +*-persistent-downloads* + +*-no-persistent-downloads* + + For network-based installations, this option (on by default) makes + 'tlmgr' try to set up a persistent connection (using the 'LWP' Perl + module). The idea is to open and reuse only one connection per + session between your computer and the server, instead of initiating + a new download for each package. + + If this is not possible, 'tlmgr' will fall back to using 'wget'. + To disable these persistent connections, use + '--no-persistent-downloads'. + +*-pin-file* + + Change the pinning file location from + 'TEXMFLOCAL/tlpkg/pinning.txt' (see *note Pinning: tlmgr Pinning. + below). Documented only for completeness, as this is only useful + in debugging. + +*-usermode* + + Activates user mode for this run of 'tlmgr'; see *note USER MODE: + tlmgr USER MODE. below. + +*-usertree* _dir_ + + Uses _dir_ for the tree in user mode; see *note USER MODE: tlmgr + USER MODE. below. + +*-verify-repo=[none|main|all]* + + Defines the level of verification done: If 'none' is specified, no + verification whatsoever is done. If 'main' is given and a working + GnuPG ('gpg') binary is available, all repositories are checked, + but only the main repository is required to be signed. If 'all' is + given, then all repositories need to be signed. See *note + CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION: tlmgr CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION. below + for details. + + The standard options for TeX Live programs are also accepted: +'--help/-h/-?', '--version', '-q' (no informational messages), '-v' +(debugging messages, can be repeated). For the details about these, see +the 'TeXLive::TLUtils' documentation. + + The '--version' option shows version information about the TeX Live +release and about the 'tlmgr' script itself. If '-v' is also given, +revision number for the loaded TeX Live Perl modules are shown, too. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr ACTIONS, Next: tlmgr CONFIGURATION FILE FOR TLMGR, Prev: tlmgr OPTIONS, Up: tlmgr + +B.6 ACTIONS +=========== + +* Menu: + +* tlmgr help:: +* tlmgr version:: +* tlmgr backup:: +* tlmgr candidates _pkg_:: +* tlmgr check [_option_...] [depends|executes|files|runfiles|texmfdbs|all]:: +* tlmgr conf:: +* tlmgr dump-tlpdb [_option_...] [--json]:: +* tlmgr generate:: +* tlmgr gui:: +* tlmgr info:: +* tlmgr init-usertree:: +* tlmgr install [_option_...] _pkg_...:: +* tlmgr key:: +* tlmgr list:: +* tlmgr option:: +* tlmgr paper:: +* tlmgr path:: +* tlmgr pinning:: +* tlmgr platform:: +* tlmgr postaction:: +* tlmgr print-platform:: +* tlmgr print-platform-info:: +* tlmgr remove [_option_...] _pkg_...:: +* tlmgr repository:: +* tlmgr restore:: +* tlmgr search:: +* tlmgr shell:: +* tlmgr show:: +* tlmgr uninstall:: +* tlmgr update [_option_...] [_pkg_...]:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr help, Next: tlmgr version, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.1 help +---------- + +Display this help information and exit (same as '--help', and on the web +at <https://tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html>). Sometimes the 'perldoc' +and/or 'PAGER' programs on the system have problems, resulting in +control characters being literally output. This can't always be +detected, but you can set the 'NOPERLDOC' environment variable and +'perldoc' will not be used. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr version, Next: tlmgr backup, Prev: tlmgr help, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.2 version +------------- + +Gives version information (same as '--version'). + + If '-v' has been given the revisions of the used modules are +reported, too. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr backup, Next: tlmgr candidates _pkg_, Prev: tlmgr version, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.3 backup +------------ + +*backup [_option_...] -all* + +*backup [_option_...] _pkg_...* + + If the '--clean' option is not specified, this action makes a + backup of the given packages, or all packages given '--all'. These + backups are saved to the value of the '--backupdir' option, if that + is an existing and writable directory. If '--backupdir' is not + given, the 'backupdir' option setting in the TLPDB is used, if + present. If both are missing, no backups are made. (The installer + sets 'backupdir' to '.../tlpkg/backups', under the TL root + installation directory, so it is usually defined; see the *note + option: tlmgr option. description for more information.) + + If the '--clean' option is specified, backups are pruned (removed) + instead of saved. The optional integer value _N_ may be specified + to set the number of backups that will be retained when cleaning. + If 'N' is not given, the value of the 'autobackup' option is used. + If both are missing, an error is issued. For more details of + backup pruning, see the 'option' action. + + Options: + + *-backupdir* _directory_ + + Overrides the 'backupdir' option setting in the TLPDB. The + _directory_ argument is required and must specify an existing, + writable directory where backups are to be placed. + + *-all* + + If '--clean' is not specified, make a backup of all packages + in the TeX Live installation; this will take quite a lot of + space and time. If '--clean' is specified, all packages are + pruned. + + *-clean*[=_N_] + + Instead of making backups, prune the backup directory of old + backups, as explained above. The optional integer argument + _N_ overrides the 'autobackup' option set in the TLPDB. You + must use '--all' or a list of packages together with this + option, as desired. + + *-dry-run* + + Nothing is actually backed up or removed; instead, the actions + to be performed are written to the terminal. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr candidates _pkg_, Next: tlmgr check [_option_...] [depends|executes|files|runfiles|texmfdbs|all], Prev: tlmgr backup, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.4 candidates _pkg_ +---------------------- + +Shows the available candidate repositories for package _pkg_. See *note +MULTIPLE REPOSITORIES: tlmgr MULTIPLE REPOSITORIES. below. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr check [_option_...] [depends|executes|files|runfiles|texmfdbs|all], Next: tlmgr conf, Prev: tlmgr candidates _pkg_, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.5 check [_option_...] [depends|executes|files|runfiles|texmfdbs|all] +------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +Execute one (or all) check(s) of the consistency of the installation. +If no problems are found, there will be no output. (To get a view of +what is being done, run 'tlmgr -v check'.) + +*depends* + + Lists those packages which occur as dependencies in an installed + collection, but are themselves not installed, and those packages + which are not contained in any collection. + + If you call 'tlmgr check collections' this test will be carried out + instead since former versions for 'tlmgr' called it that way. + +*executes* + + Check that the files referred to by 'execute' directives in the TeX + Live Database are present. + +*files* + + Checks that all files listed in the local TLPDB ('texlive.tlpdb') + are actually present, and lists those missing. + +*runfiles* + + List those filenames that are occurring more than one time in the + runfiles sections, except for known duplicates. + +*texmfdbs* + + Checks related to the 'ls-R' files. If you have defined new trees, + or changed the 'TEXMF' or 'TEXMFDBS' variables, it can't hurt to + run this. It checks that: + + - all items in 'TEXMFDBS' have the '!!' prefix. + + - all items in 'TEXMFBDS' have an 'ls-R' file (if they exist at all). + + - all items in 'TEXMF' with '!!' are listed in 'TEXMFDBS'. + + - all items in 'TEXMF' with an 'ls-R' file are listed in 'TEXMFDBS'. + + Options: + +*-use-svn* + + Use the output of 'svn status' instead of listing the files; for + checking the TL development repository. (This is run nightly.) + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr conf, Next: tlmgr dump-tlpdb [_option_...] [--json], Prev: tlmgr check [_option_...] [depends|executes|files|runfiles|texmfdbs|all], Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.6 conf +---------- + +*conf [texmf|tlmgr|updmap [-conffile _file_] [-delete] [_key_ [_value_]]]* + +*conf auxtrees [-conffile _file_] [show|add|remove] [_value_]* + + With only 'conf', show general configuration information for TeX + Live, including active configuration files, path settings, and + more. This is like running 'texconfig conf', but works on all + supported platforms. + + With one of 'conf texmf', 'conf tlmgr', or 'conf updmap', shows all + key/value pairs (i.e., all settings) as saved in 'ROOT/texmf.cnf', + the user-specific 'tlmgr' configuration file (see below), or the + first found (via 'kpsewhich') 'updmap.cfg' file, respectively. + + If _key_ is given in addition, shows the value of only that _key_ + in the respective file. If option _-delete_ is also given, the + value in the given configuration file is entirely removed (not just + commented out). + + If _value_ is given in addition, _key_ is set to _value_ in the + respective file. _No error checking is done!_ + + The 'PATH' value shown by 'conf' is as used by 'tlmgr'. The + directory in which the 'tlmgr' executable is found is automatically + prepended to the PATH value inherited from the environment. + + Here is a practical example of changing configuration values. If + the execution of (some or all) system commands via '\write18' was + left enabled during installation, you can disable it afterwards: + + tlmgr conf texmf shell_escape 0 + + The subcommand 'auxtrees' allows adding and removing arbitrary + additional texmf trees, completely under user control. 'auxtrees + show' shows the list of additional trees, 'auxtrees add' _tree_ + adds a tree to the list, and 'auxtrees remove' _tree_ removes a + tree from the list (if present). The trees should not contain an + 'ls-R' file (or files will not be found if the 'ls-R' becomes + stale). This works by manipulating the Kpathsea variable + 'TEXMFAUXTREES', in (by default) 'ROOT/texmf.cnf'. Example: + + tlmgr conf auxtrees add /quick/test/tree + tlmgr conf auxtrees remove /quick/test/tree + + In all cases the configuration file can be explicitly specified via + the option '--conffile' _file_, e.g., if you don't want to change + the system-wide configuration. + + Warning: The general facility for changing configuration values is + here, but tinkering with settings in this way is strongly + discouraged. Again, no error checking on either keys or values is + done, so any sort of breakage is possible. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr dump-tlpdb [_option_...] [--json], Next: tlmgr generate, Prev: tlmgr conf, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.7 dump-tlpdb [_option_...] [-json] +-------------------------------------- + +Dump complete local or remote TLPDB to standard output, as-is. The +output is analogous to the '--machine-readable' output; see *note +MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT: tlmgr MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT. section. + + Options: + +*-local* + + Dump the local TLPDB. + +*-remote* + + Dump the remote TLPDB. + +*-json* + + Instead of dumping the actual content, the database is dumped as + JSON. For the format of JSON output see + 'tlpkg/doc/JSON-formats.txt', format definition 'TLPDB'. + + Exactly one of '--local' and '--remote' must be given. + + In either case, the first line of the output specifies the repository +location, in this format: + + "location-url" "\t" location + + where 'location-url' is the literal field name, followed by a tab, +and _location_ is the file or url to the repository. + + Line endings may be either LF or CRLF depending on the current +platform. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr generate, Next: tlmgr gui, Prev: tlmgr dump-tlpdb [_option_...] [--json], Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.8 generate +-------------- + +*generate [_option_...] language* + +*generate [_option_...] language.dat* + +*generate [_option_...] language.def* + +*generate [_option_...] language.dat.lua* + + The 'generate' action overwrites any manual changes made in the +respective files: it recreates them from scratch based on the +information of the installed packages, plus local adaptions. The TeX +Live installer and 'tlmgr' routinely call 'generate' for all of these +files. + + For managing your own fonts, please read the 'updmap --help' +information and/or <https://tug.org/fonts/fontinstall.html>. + + For managing your own formats, please read the 'fmtutil --help' +information. + + In more detail: 'generate' remakes any of the configuration files +'language.dat', 'language.def', and 'language.dat.lua' from the +information present in the local TLPDB, plus locally-maintained files. + + The locally-maintained files are 'language-local.dat', +'language-local.def', or 'language-local.dat.lua', searched for in +'TEXMFLOCAL' in the respective directories. If local additions are +present, the final file is made by starting with the main file, omitting +any entries that the local file specifies to be disabled, and finally +appending the local file. + + (Historical note: The formerly supported 'updmap-local.cfg' and +'fmtutil-local.cnf' are no longer read, since 'updmap' and 'fmtutil' now +reads and supports multiple configuration files. Thus, local additions +can and should be put into an 'updmap.cfg' of 'fmtutil.cnf' file in +'TEXMFLOCAL'. The 'generate updmap' and 'generate fmtutil' actions no +longer exist.) + + Local files specify entries to be disabled with a comment line, +namely one of these: + + %!NAME + --!NAME + + where 'language.dat' and 'language.def' use '%', and +'language.dat.lua' use '--'. In all cases, the _name_ is the respective +format name or hyphenation pattern identifier. Examples: + + %!german + --!usenglishmax + + (Of course, you're not likely to actually want to disable those +particular items. They're just examples.) + + After such a disabling line, the local file can include another entry +for the same item, if a different definition is desired. In general, +except for the special disabling lines, the local files follow the same +syntax as the master files. + + The form 'generate language' recreates all three files +'language.dat', 'language.def', and 'language.dat.lua', while the forms +with an extension recreates only that given language file. + + Options: + +*-dest* _output_file_ + + specifies the output file (defaults to the respective location in + 'TEXMFSYSVAR'). If '--dest' is given to 'generate language', it + serves as a basename onto which '.dat' will be appended for the + name of the 'language.dat' output file, '.def' will be appended to + the value for the name of the 'language.def' output file, and + '.dat.lua' to the name of the 'language.dat.lua' file. (This is + just to avoid overwriting; if you want a specific name for each + output file, we recommend invoking 'tlmgr' twice.) + +*-localcfg* _local_conf_file_ + + specifies the (optional) local additions (defaults to the + respective location in 'TEXMFLOCAL'). + +*-rebuild-sys* + + tells 'tlmgr' to run necessary programs after config files have + been regenerated. These are: 'fmtutil-sys --all' after 'generate + fmtutil', 'fmtutil-sys --byhyphen .../language.dat' after 'generate + language.dat', and 'fmtutil-sys --byhyphen .../language.def' after + 'generate language.def'. + + These subsequent calls cause the newly-generated files to actually + take effect. This is not done by default since those calls are + lengthy processes and one might want to made several related + changes in succession before invoking these programs. + + The respective locations are as follows: + + tex/generic/config/language.dat (and language-local.dat) + tex/generic/config/language.def (and language-local.def) + tex/generic/config/language.dat.lua (and language-local.dat.lua) + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr gui, Next: tlmgr info, Prev: tlmgr generate, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.9 gui +--------- + +Start the graphical user interface. See *GUI* below. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr info, Next: tlmgr init-usertree, Prev: tlmgr gui, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.10 info +----------- + +*info [_option_...] _pkg_...* + +*info [_option_...] collections* + +*info [_option_...] schemes* + + With no argument, lists all packages available at the package + repository, prefixing those already installed with 'i'. + + With the single word 'collections' or 'schemes' as the argument, + lists the request type instead of all packages. + + With any other arguments, display information about _pkg_: the + name, category, short and long description, sizes, installation + status, and TeX Live revision number. If _pkg_ is not locally + installed, searches in the remote installation source. + + For normal packages (not collections or schemes), the sizes of the + four groups of files (run/src/doc/bin files) are shown separately. + For collections, the cumulative size is shown, including all + directly-dependent packages (but not dependent collections). For + schemes, the cumulative size is also shown, including all + directly-dependent collections and packages. + + If _pkg_ is not found locally or remotely, the search action is + used and lists matching packages and files. + + It also displays information taken from the TeX Catalogue, namely + the package version, date, and license. Consider these, especially + the package version, as approximations only, due to timing skew of + the updates of the different pieces. By contrast, the 'revision' + value comes directly from TL and is reliable. + + The former actions 'show' and 'list' are merged into this action, + but are still supported for backward compatibility. + + Options: + + *-list* + + If the option '--list' is given with a package, the list of + contained files is also shown, including those for + platform-specific dependencies. When given with schemes and + collections, '--list' outputs their dependencies in a similar + way. + + *-only-installed* + + If this option is given, the installation source will not be + used; only locally installed packages, collections, or schemes + are listed. + + *-only-remote* + + Only list packages from the remote repository. Useful when + checking what is available in a remote repository using 'tlmgr + --repo ... --only-remote info'. Note that '--only-installed' + and '--only-remote' cannot both be specified. + + *-data 'item1,item2,...'* + + If the option '--data' is given, its argument must be a comma + separated list of field names from: 'name', 'category', + 'localrev', 'remoterev', 'shortdesc', 'longdesc', 'installed', + 'size', 'relocatable', 'depends', 'cat-version', 'cat-date', + or 'cat-license'. In this case the requested packages' + information is listed in CSV format one package per line, and + the column information is given by the 'itemN'. The 'depends' + column contains the name of all dependencies separated by ':'. + + *-json* + + In case '--json' is specified, the output is a JSON encoded + array where each array element is the JSON representation of a + single 'TLPOBJ' but with additional information. For details + see 'tlpkg/doc/JSON-formats.txt', format definition: + 'TLPOBJINFO'. If both '--json' and '--data' are given, + '--json' takes precedence. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr init-usertree, Next: tlmgr install [_option_...] _pkg_..., Prev: tlmgr info, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.11 init-usertree +-------------------- + +Sets up a texmf tree for so-called user mode management, either the +default user tree ('TEXMFHOME'), or one specified on the command line +with '--usertree'. See *note USER MODE: tlmgr USER MODE. below. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr install [_option_...] _pkg_..., Next: tlmgr key, Prev: tlmgr init-usertree, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.12 install [_option_...] _pkg_... +------------------------------------- + +Install each _pkg_ given on the command line, if it is not already +installed. It does not touch existing packages; see the 'update' action +for how to get the latest version of a package. + + By default this also installs all packages on which the given _pkg_s +are dependent. Options: + +*-dry-run* + + Nothing is actually installed; instead, the actions to be performed + are written to the terminal. + +*-file* + + Instead of fetching a package from the installation repository, use + the package files given on the command line. These files must be + standard TeX Live package files (with contained tlpobj file). + +*-force* + + If updates to 'tlmgr' itself (or other parts of the basic + infrastructure) are present, 'tlmgr' will bail out and not perform + the installation unless this option is given. Not recommended. + +*-no-depends* + + Do not install dependencies. (By default, installing a package + ensures that all dependencies of this package are fulfilled.) + +*-no-depends-at-all* + + Normally, when you install a package which ships binary files the + respective binary package will also be installed. That is, for a + package 'foo', the package 'foo.i386-linux' will also be installed + on an 'i386-linux' system. This option suppresses this behavior, + and also implies '--no-depends'. Don't use it unless you are sure + of what you are doing. + +*-reinstall* + + Reinstall a package (including dependencies for collections) even + if it already seems to be installed (i.e, is present in the TLPDB). + This is useful to recover from accidental removal of files in the + hierarchy. + + When re-installing, only dependencies on normal packages are + followed (i.e., not those of category Scheme or Collection). + +*-with-doc* + +*-with-src* + + While not recommended, the 'install-tl' program provides an option + to omit installation of all documentation and/or source files. (By + default, everything is installed.) After such an installation, you + may find that you want the documentation or source files for a + given package after all. You can get them by using these options + in conjunction with '--reinstall', as in (using the 'fontspec' + package as the example): + + tlmgr install --reinstall --with-doc --with-src fontspec + + This action does not automatically add new symlinks in system +directories; you need to run 'tlmgr path add' (*note path: tlmgr path.) +yourself if you are using this feature and want new symlinks added. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr key, Next: tlmgr list, Prev: tlmgr install [_option_...] _pkg_..., Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.13 key +---------- + +*key list* + +*key add _file_* + +*key remove _keyid_* + + The action 'key' allows listing, adding and removing additional GPG + keys to the set of trusted keys, that is, those that are used to + verify the TeX Live databases. + + With the 'list' argument, 'key' lists all keys. + + The 'add' argument requires another argument, either a filename or + '-' for stdin, from which the key is added. The key is added to + the local keyring 'GNUPGHOME/repository-keys.gpg', which is + normally 'tlpkg/gpg/repository-keys.gpg'. + + The 'remove' argument requires a key id and removes the requested + id from the local keyring. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr list, Next: tlmgr option, Prev: tlmgr key, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.14 list +----------- + +Synonym for *note info: tlmgr info. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr option, Next: tlmgr paper, Prev: tlmgr list, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.15 option +------------- + +*option [-json] [show]* + +*option [-json] showall|help* + +*option _key_ [_value_]* + + The first form, 'show', shows the global TeX Live settings currently +saved in the TLPDB with a short description and the 'key' used for +changing it in parentheses. + + The second form, 'showall', is similar, but also shows options which +can be defined but are not currently set to any value ('help' is a +synonym). + + Both 'show...' forms take an option '--json', which dumps the option +information in JSON format. In this case, both forms dump the same +data. For the format of the JSON output see +'tlpkg/doc/JSON-formats.txt', format definition 'TLOPTION'. + + In the third form, with _key_, if _value_ is not given, the setting +for _key_ is displayed. If _value_ is present, _key_ is set to _value_. + + Possible values for _key_ are (run 'tlmgr option showall' for the +definitive list): + + repository (default package repository), + formats (generate formats at installation or update time), + postcode (run postinst code blobs) + docfiles (install documentation files), + srcfiles (install source files), + backupdir (default directory for backups), + autobackup (number of backups to keep). + sys_bin (directory to which executables are linked by the path action) + sys_man (directory to which man pages are linked by the path action) + sys_info (directory to which Info files are linked by the path action) + desktop_integration (Windows-only: create Start menu shortcuts) + fileassocs (Windows-only: change file associations) + multiuser (Windows-only: install for all users) + + One common use of 'option' is to permanently change the installation +to get further updates from the Internet, after originally installing +from DVD. To do this, you can run + + tlmgr option repository http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet + + The 'install-tl' documentation has more information about the +possible values for 'repository'. (For backward compatibility, +'location' can be used as a synonym for 'repository'.) + + If 'formats' is set (this is the default), then formats are +regenerated when either the engine or the format files have changed. +Disable this only when you know how and want to regenerate formats +yourself whenever needed (which is often, in practice). + + The 'postcode' option controls execution of per-package +postinstallation action code. It is set by default, and again disabling +is not likely to be of interest except to developers doing debugging. + + The 'docfiles' and 'srcfiles' options control the installation of +their respective file groups (documentation, sources; grouping is +approximate) per package. By default both are enabled (1). Either or +both can be disabled (set to 0) if disk space is limited or for minimal +testing installations, etc. When disabled, the respective files are not +downloaded at all. + + The options 'autobackup' and 'backupdir' determine the defaults for +the actions 'update', 'backup' and 'restore'. These three actions need +a directory in which to read or write the backups. If '--backupdir' is +not specified on the command line, the 'backupdir' option value is used +(if set). The TL installer sets 'backupdir' to '.../tlpkg/backups', +under the TL root installation directory. + + The 'autobackup' option (de)activates automatic generation of +backups. Its value is an integer. If the 'autobackup' value is '-1', +no backups are removed. If 'autobackup' is 0 or more, it specifies the +number of backups to keep. Thus, backups are disabled if the value is +0. In the '--clean' mode of the 'backup' action this option also +specifies the number to be kept. The default value is 1, so that +backups are made, but only one backup is kept. + + To setup 'autobackup' to '-1' on the command line, use: + + tlmgr option -- autobackup -1 + + The '--' avoids having the '-1' treated as an option. (The '--' +stops parsing for options at the point where it appears; this is a +general feature across most Unix programs.) + + The 'sys_bin', 'sys_man', and 'sys_info' options are used on Unix +systems to control the generation of links for executables, Info files +and man pages. See the 'path' action for details. + + The last three options affect behavior on Windows installations. If +'desktop_integration' is set, then some packages will install items in a +sub-folder of the Start menu for 'tlmgr gui', documentation, etc. If +'fileassocs' is set, Windows file associations are made (see also the +'postaction' action). Finally, if 'multiuser' is set, then adaptions to +the registry and the menus are done for all users on the system instead +of only the current user. All three options are on by default. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr paper, Next: tlmgr path, Prev: tlmgr option, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.16 paper +------------ + +*paper [a4|letter]* + +*<[xdvi|pdftex|dvips|dvipdfmx|context|psutils] paper [_papersize_|-list]*> + +*paper -json* + + With no arguments ('tlmgr paper'), shows the default paper size +setting for all known programs. + + With one argument (e.g., 'tlmgr paper a4'), sets the default for all +known programs to that paper size. + + With a program given as the first argument and no paper size +specified (e.g., 'tlmgr dvips paper'), shows the default paper size for +that program. + + With a program given as the first argument and a paper size as the +last argument (e.g., 'tlmgr dvips paper a4'), set the default for that +program to that paper size. + + With a program given as the first argument and '--list' given as the +last argument (e.g., 'tlmgr dvips paper --list'), shows all valid paper +sizes for that program. The first size shown is the default. + + If '--json' is specified without other options, the paper setup is +dumped in JSON format. For the format of JSON output see +'tlpkg/doc/JSON-formats.txt', format definition 'TLPAPER'. + + Incidentally, this syntax of having a specific program name before +the 'paper' keyword is unusual. It is inherited from the longstanding +'texconfig' script, which supports other configuration settings for some +programs, notably 'dvips'. 'tlmgr' does not support those extra +settings. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr path, Next: tlmgr pinning, Prev: tlmgr paper, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.17 path +----------- + +*path [-w32mode=user|admin] add* + +*path [-w32mode=user|admin] remove* + + On Unix, adds or removes symlinks for executables, man pages, and + info pages in the system directories specified by the respective + options (see the *note option: tlmgr option. description above). + Does not change any initialization files, either system or + personal. Furthermore, any executables added or removed by future + updates are not taken care of automatically; this command must be + rerun as needed. + + On Windows, the registry part where the binary directory is added + or removed is determined in the following way: + + If the user has admin rights, and the option '--w32mode' is not + given, the setting _w32_multi_user_ determines the location (i.e., + if it is on then the system path, otherwise the user path is + changed). + + If the user has admin rights, and the option '--w32mode' is given, + this option determines the path to be adjusted. + + If the user does not have admin rights, and the option '--w32mode' + is not given, and the setting _w32_multi_user_ is off, the user + path is changed, while if the setting _w32_multi_user_ is on, a + warning is issued that the caller does not have enough privileges. + + If the user does not have admin rights, and the option '--w32mode' + is given, it must be 'user' and the user path will be adjusted. If + a user without admin rights uses the option '--w32mode admin' a + warning is issued that the caller does not have enough privileges. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr pinning, Next: tlmgr platform, Prev: tlmgr path, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.18 pinning +-------------- + +The 'pinning' action manages the pinning file, see *note Pinning: tlmgr +Pinning. below. + +'pinning show' + + Shows the current pinning data. + +'pinning add' _repo_ _pkgglob_... + + Pins the packages matching the _pkgglob_(s) to the repository + _repo_. + +'pinning remove' _repo_ _pkgglob_... + + Any packages recorded in the pinning file matching the <pkgglob>s + for the given repository _repo_ are removed. + +'pinning remove _repo_ --all' + + Remove all pinning data for repository _repo_. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr platform, Next: tlmgr postaction, Prev: tlmgr pinning, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.19 platform +--------------- + +*platform list|add|remove _platform_...* + +*platform set _platform_* + +*platform set auto* + + 'platform list' lists the TeX Live names of all the platforms + (a.k.a. architectures), ('i386-linux', ...) available at the + package repository. + + 'platform add' _platform_... adds the executables for each given + platform _platform_ to the installation from the repository. + + 'platform remove' _platform_... removes the executables for each + given platform _platform_ from the installation, but keeps the + currently running platform in any case. + + 'platform set' _platform_ switches TeX Live to always use the given + platform instead of auto detection. + + 'platform set auto' switches TeX Live to auto detection mode for + platform. + + Platform detection is needed to select the proper 'xz' and 'wget' + binaries that are shipped with TeX Live. + + 'arch' is a synonym for 'platform'. + + Options: + + *-dry-run* + + Nothing is actually installed; instead, the actions to be + performed are written to the terminal. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr postaction, Next: tlmgr print-platform, Prev: tlmgr platform, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.20 postaction +----------------- + +*postaction [_option_...] install [shortcut|fileassoc|script] [_pkg_...]* + +*postaction [_option_...] remove [shortcut|fileassoc|script] [_pkg_...]* + + Carry out the postaction 'shortcut', 'fileassoc', or 'script' given + as the second required argument in install or remove mode (which is + the first required argument), for either the packages given on the + command line, or for all if '--all' is given. + + Options: + + *-w32mode=[user|admin]* + + If the option '--w32mode' is given the value 'user', all + actions will only be carried out in the user-accessible parts + of the registry/filesystem, while the value 'admin' selects + the system-wide parts of the registry for the file + associations. If you do not have enough permissions, using + '--w32mode=admin' will not succeed. + + *-fileassocmode=[1|2]* + + '--fileassocmode' specifies the action for file associations. + If it is set to 1 (the default), only new associations are + added; if it is set to 2, all associations are set to the TeX + Live programs. (See also 'option fileassocs'.) + + *-all* + + Carry out the postactions for all packages + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr print-platform, Next: tlmgr print-platform-info, Prev: tlmgr postaction, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.21 print-platform +--------------------- + +Print the TeX Live identifier for the detected platform +(hardware/operating system) combination to standard output, and exit. +'--print-arch' is a synonym. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr print-platform-info, Next: tlmgr remove [_option_...] _pkg_..., Prev: tlmgr print-platform, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.22 print-platform-info +-------------------------- + +Print the TeX Live platform identifier, TL platform long name, and +original output from guess. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr remove [_option_...] _pkg_..., Next: tlmgr repository, Prev: tlmgr print-platform-info, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.23 remove [_option_...] _pkg_... +------------------------------------ + +Remove each _pkg_ specified. Removing a collection removes all package +dependencies (unless '--no-depends' is specified), but not any +collection dependencies of that collection. However, when removing a +package, dependencies are never removed. Options: + +*-all* + + Uninstalls all of TeX Live, asking for confirmation unless + '--force' is also specified. + +*-backup* + +*-backupdir* _directory_ + + These options behave just as with the *note update: (update)tlmgr + update [_option_...] [...]. action (q.v.), except they apply to + making backups of packages before they are removed. The default is + to make such a backup, that is, to save a copy of packages before + removal. + + The *note restore: tlmgr restore. action explains how to restore + from a backup. + +*-no-depends* + + Do not remove dependent packages. + +*-no-depends-at-all* + + See above under *note install: tlmgr install [_option_...] _pkg_... + (and beware). + +*-force* + + By default, removal of a package or collection that is a dependency + of another collection or scheme is not allowed. With this option, + the package will be removed unconditionally. Use with care. + + A package that has been removed using the '--force' option because + it is still listed in an installed collection or scheme will not be + updated, and will be mentioned as 'forcibly removed' in the output + of 'tlmgr update --list'. + +*-dry-run* + + Nothing is actually removed; instead, the actions to be performed + are written to the terminal. + + This action does not automatically remove symlinks to executables +from system directories; you need to run 'tlmgr path remove' (*note +path: tlmgr path.) yourself if you are using this feature and want stale +symlinks removed. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr repository, Next: tlmgr restore, Prev: tlmgr remove [_option_...] _pkg_..., Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.24 repository +----------------- + +*repository list* + +*repository list _path|url|tag_* + +*repository add _path_ [_tag_]* + +*repository remove _path|tag_* + +*repository set _path_[#_tag_] [_path_[#_tag_] ...]* + +*repository status* + + This action manages the list of repositories. See *note + (MULTIPLE_REPOSITORIES):: below for detailed explanations. + + The first form, 'repository list', lists all configured + repositories and the respective tags if set. If a path, url, or + tag is given after the 'list' keyword, it is interpreted as the + source from which to initialize a TL database and lists the + contained packages. This can also be an otherwise-unused + repository, either local or remote. If the option + '--with-platforms' is specified in addition, for each package the + available platforms (if any) are also listed. + + The form 'repository add' adds a repository (optionally attaching a + tag) to the list of repositories, while 'repository remove' removes + a repository, either by full path/url, or by tag. + + The form 'repository set' sets the list of available repositories + to the items given on the command line, overwriting previous + settings. + + The form 'repository status' reports the verification status of the + loaded repositories with the format of one repository per line with + fields separated by a single space: + + The tag (which can be the same as the url); + + = the url; + + = iff machine-readable output is specified, the verification + code (a number); + + = a textual description of the verification status, as the + last field extending to the end of line. + + That is, in normal (not machine-readable) output, the third field + (numeric verification status) is not present. + + In all cases, one of the repositories must be tagged as 'main'; + otherwise, all operations will fail! + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr restore, Next: tlmgr search, Prev: tlmgr repository, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.25 restore +-------------- + +*restore [_option_...] _pkg_ [_rev_]* + +*restore [_option_...] -all* + + Restore a package from a previously-made backup. + + If '--all' is given, try to restore the latest revision of all + package backups found in the backup directory. + + Otherwise, if neither _pkg_ nor _rev_ are given, list the available + backup revisions for all packages. With _pkg_ given but no _rev_, + list all available backup revisions of _pkg_. + + When listing available packages, 'tlmgr' shows the revision, and in + parenthesis the creation time if available (in format yyyy-mm-dd + hh:mm). + + If (and only if) both _pkg_ and a valid revision number _rev_ are + specified, try to restore the package from the specified backup. + + Options: + + *-all* + + Try to restore the latest revision of all package backups + found in the backup directory. Additional non-option + arguments (like _pkg_) are not allowed. + + *-backupdir* _directory_ + + Specify the directory where the backups are to be found. If + not given it will be taken from the configuration setting in + the TLPDB. + + *-dry-run* + + Nothing is actually restored; instead, the actions to be + performed are written to the terminal. + + *-force* + + Don't ask questions. + + *-json* + + When listing backups, the option '--json' turn on JSON output. + The format is an array of JSON objects ('name', 'rev', + 'date'). For details see 'tlpkg/doc/JSON-formats.txt', format + definition: 'TLBACKUPS'. If both '--json' and '--data' are + given, '--json' takes precedence. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr search, Next: tlmgr shell, Prev: tlmgr restore, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.26 search +------------- + +*search [_option_...] _what_* + +*search [_option_...] -file _what_* + +*search [_option_...] -all _what_* + + By default, search the names, short descriptions, and long + descriptions of all locally installed packages for the argument + _what_, interpreted as a (Perl) regular expression. + + Options: + + *-file* + + List all filenames containing _what_. + + *-all* + + Search everything: package names, descriptions and filenames. + + *-global* + + Search the TeX Live Database of the installation medium, + instead of the local installation. + + *-word* + + Restrict the search of package names and descriptions (but not + filenames) to match only full words. For example, searching + for 'table' with this option will not output packages + containing the word 'tables' (unless they also contain the + word 'table' on its own). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr shell, Next: tlmgr show, Prev: tlmgr search, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.27 shell +------------ + +Starts an interactive mode, where tlmgr prompts for commands. This can +be used directly, or for scripting. The first line of output is +'protocol' _n_, where _n_ is an unsigned number identifying the protocol +version (currently 1). + + In general, tlmgr actions that can be given on the command line +translate to commands in this shell mode. For example, you can say +'update --list' to see what would be updated. The TLPDB is loaded the +first time it is needed (not at the beginning), and used for the rest of +the session. + + Besides these actions, a few commands are specific to shell mode: + +protocol + + Print 'protocol _n_', the current protocol version. + +help + + Print pointers to this documentation. + +version + + Print tlmgr version information. + +quit, end, bye, byebye, EOF + + Exit. + +restart + + Restart 'tlmgr shell' with the original command line; most useful + when developing 'tlmgr'. + +load [local|remote] + + Explicitly load the local or remote, respectively, TLPDB. + +save + + Save the local TLPDB, presumably after other operations have + changed it. + +get [_var_] =item set [_var_ [_val_]] + + Get the value of _var_, or set it to _val_. Possible _var_ names: + 'debug-translation', 'machine-readable', 'no-execute-actions', + 'require-verification', 'verify-downloads', 'repository', and + 'prompt'. All except 'repository' and 'prompt' are booleans, + taking values 0 and 1, and behave like the corresponding command + line option. The 'repository' variable takes a string, and sets + the remote repository location. The 'prompt' variable takes a + string, and sets the current default prompt. + + If _var_ or then _val_ is not specified, it is prompted for. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr show, Next: tlmgr uninstall, Prev: tlmgr shell, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.28 show +----------- + +Synonym for *note info: tlmgr info. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr uninstall, Next: tlmgr update [_option_...] [_pkg_...], Prev: tlmgr show, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.29 uninstall +---------------- + +Synonym for *note remove: tlmgr remove [_option_...] _pkg_.... + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr update [_option_...] [_pkg_...], Prev: tlmgr uninstall, Up: tlmgr ACTIONS + +B.6.30 update [_option_...] [_pkg_...] +-------------------------------------- + +Updates the packages given as arguments to the latest version available +at the installation source. Either '--all' or at least one _pkg_ name +must be specified. Options: + +*-all* + + Update all installed packages except for 'tlmgr' itself. If + updates to 'tlmgr' itself are present, this gives an error, unless + also the option '--force' or '--self' is given. (See below.) + + In addition to updating the installed packages, during the update + of a collection the local installation is (by default) synchronized + to the status of the collection on the server, for both additions + and removals. + + This means that if a package has been removed on the server (and + thus has also been removed from the respective collection), 'tlmgr' + will remove the package in the local installation. This is called + "auto-remove" and is announced as such when using the option + '--list'. This auto-removal can be suppressed using the option + '--no-auto-remove' (not recommended, see option description). + + Analogously, if a package has been added to a collection on the + server that is also installed locally, it will be added to the + local installation. This is called "auto-install" and is announced + as such when using the option '--list'. This auto-installation can + be suppressed using the option '--no-auto-install' (also not + recommended). + + An exception to the collection dependency checks (including the + auto-installation of packages just mentioned) are those that have + been "forcibly removed" by you, that is, you called 'tlmgr remove + --force' on them. (See the 'remove' action documentation.) To + reinstall any such forcibly removed packages use + '--reinstall-forcibly-removed'. + + To reiterate: automatic removals and additions are entirely + determined by comparison of collections. Thus, if you manually + install an individual package 'foo' which is later removed from the + server, 'tlmgr' will not notice and will not remove it locally. + (It has to be this way, without major rearchitecture work, because + the tlpdb does not record the repository from which packages come + from.) + + If you want to exclude some packages from the current update run + (e.g., due to a slow link), see the '--exclude' option below. + +*-self* + + Update 'tlmgr' itself (that is, the infrastructure packages) if + updates to it are present. On Windows this includes updates to the + private Perl interpreter shipped inside TeX Live. + + If this option is given together with either '--all' or a list of + packages, then 'tlmgr' will be updated first and, if this update + succeeds, the new version will be restarted to complete the rest of + the updates. + + In short: + + tlmgr update --self # update infrastructure only + tlmgr update --self --all # update infrastructure and all packages + tlmgr update --force --all # update all packages but *not* infrastructure + # ... this last at your own risk, not recommended! + +*-dry-run* + + Nothing is actually installed; instead, the actions to be performed + are written to the terminal. This is a more detailed report than + '--list'. + +*-list* [_pkg_] + + Concisely list the packages which would be updated, newly + installed, or removed, without actually changing anything. If + '--all' is also given, all available updates are listed. If + '--self' is given, but not '--all', only updates to the critical + packages (tlmgr, texlive infrastructure, perl on Windows, etc.) + are listed. If neither '--all' nor '--self' is given, and in + addition no _pkg_ is given, then '--all' is assumed (thus, 'tlmgr + update --list' is the same as 'tlmgr update --list --all'). If + neither '--all' nor '--self' is given, but specific package names + are given, those packages are checked for updates. + +*-exclude* _pkg_ + + Exclude _pkg_ from the update process. If this option is given + more than once, its arguments accumulate. + + An argument _pkg_ excludes both the package _pkg_ itself and all + its related platform-specific packages _pkg.ARCH_. For example, + + tlmgr update --all --exclude a2ping + + will not update 'a2ping', 'a2ping.i386-linux', or any other + 'a2ping.'_ARCH_ package. + + If this option specifies a package that would otherwise be a + candidate for auto-installation, auto-removal, or reinstallation of + a forcibly removed package, 'tlmgr' quits with an error message. + Excludes are not supported in these circumstances. + + This option can also be set permanently in the tlmgr config file + with the key 'update-exclude'. + +*-no-auto-remove* [_pkg_...] + + By default, 'tlmgr' tries to remove packages in an existing + collection which have disappeared on the server, as described above + under '--all'. This option prevents such removals, either for all + packages (with '--all'), or for just the given _pkg_ names. This + can lead to an inconsistent TeX installation, since packages are + not infrequently renamed or replaced by their authors. Therefore + this is not recommended. + +*-no-auto-install* [_pkg_...] + + Under normal circumstances 'tlmgr' will install packages which are + new on the server, as described above under '--all'. This option + prevents any such automatic installation, either for all packages + (with '--all'), or the given _pkg_ names. + + Furthermore, after the 'tlmgr' run using this has finished, the + packages that would have been auto-installed _will be considered as + forcibly removed_. So, if 'foobar' is the only new package on the + server, then + + tlmgr update --all --no-auto-install + + is equivalent to + + tlmgr update --all + tlmgr remove --force foobar + + Again, since packages are sometimes renamed or replaced, using this + option is not recommended. + +*-reinstall-forcibly-removed* + + Under normal circumstances 'tlmgr' will not install packages that + have been forcibly removed by the user; that is, removed with + 'remove --force', or whose installation was prohibited by + '--no-auto-install' during an earlier update. + + This option makes 'tlmgr' ignore the forcible removals and + re-install all such packages. This can be used to completely + synchronize an installation with the server's idea of what is + available: + + tlmgr update --reinstall-forcibly-removed --all + +*-backup* + +*-backupdir* _directory_ + + These two options control the creation of backups of packages + _before_ updating; that is, backing up packages as currently + installed. If neither option is given, no backup will made. If + '--backupdir' is given and specifies a writable directory then a + backup will be made in that location. If only '--backup' is given, + then a backup will be made to the directory previously set via the + *note option: tlmgr option. action (see below). If both are given + then a backup will be made to the specified _directory_. + + You can also set options via the *note option: tlmgr option. action + to automatically make backups for all packages, and/or keep only a + certain number of backups. + + 'tlmgr' always makes a temporary backup when updating packages, in + case of download or other failure during an update. In contrast, + the purpose of this '--backup' option is to save a persistent + backup in case the actual _content_ of the update causes problems, + e.g., introduces an TeX incompatibility. + + The *note restore: tlmgr restore. action explains how to restore + from a backup. + +*-no-depends* + + If you call for updating a package normally all depending packages + will also be checked for updates and updated if necessary. This + switch suppresses this behavior. + +*-no-depends-at-all* + + See above under *note install: tlmgr install [_option_...] _pkg_... + (and beware). + +*-force* + + Force update of normal packages, without updating 'tlmgr' itself + (unless the '--self' option is also given). Not recommended. + + Also, 'update --list' is still performed regardless of this option. + + If the package on the server is older than the package already +installed (e.g., if the selected mirror is out of date), 'tlmgr' does +not downgrade. Also, packages for uninstalled platforms are not +installed. + + 'tlmgr' saves a copy of the 'texlive.tlpdb' file used for an update +with a suffix representing the repository url, as in +'tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.'_long-hash-string_. These can be useful for +fallback information, but if you don't like them accumulating (e.g., +'mirror.ctan.org' resolves to many different hosts, each resulting in a +possibly different hash), it's harmless to delete them. + + This action does not automatically add or remove new symlinks in +system directories; you need to run 'tlmgr' *note path: tlmgr path. +yourself if you are using this feature and want new symlinks added. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr CONFIGURATION FILE FOR TLMGR, Next: tlmgr CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION, Prev: tlmgr ACTIONS, Up: tlmgr + +B.7 CONFIGURATION FILE FOR TLMGR +================================ + +'tlmgr' reads two configuration files: one is system-wide, in +'TEXMFSYSCONFIG/tlmgr/config', and the other is user-specific, in +'TEXMFCONFIG/tlmgr/config'. The user-specific one is the default for +the 'conf tlmgr' action. (Run 'kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFSYSCONFIG' or +'... TEXMFCONFIG ...' to see the actual directory names.) + + A few defaults corresponding to command-line options can be set in +these configuration files. In addition, the system-wide file can +contain a directive to restrict the allowed actions. + + In these config files, empty lines and lines starting with # are +ignored. All other lines must look like: + + key = value + + where the spaces are optional but the '=' is required. + + The allowed keys are: + +'auto-remove', value 0 or 1 (default 1), same as command-line option. + +'gui-expertmode', value 0 or 1 (default 1). This switches between the full GUI and a simplified GUI with only the most common settings. + +'gui-lang' _llcode_, with a language code value as with the command-line option. + +'no-checksums', value 0 or 1 (default 0, see below). + +'persistent-downloads', value 0 or 1 (default 1), same as command-line option. + +'require-verification', value 0 or 1 (default 0), same as command-line option. + +'update-exclude', value: comma-separated list of packages (no space allowed). Same as the command line option '--exclude' for the action 'update'. + +'verify-downloads', value 0 or 1 (default 1), same as command-line option. + + The system-wide config file can contain one additional key: + +'allowed-actions' _action1_ [,_action_,...] The value is a comma-separated list of 'tlmgr' actions which are allowed to be executed when 'tlmgr' is invoked in system mode (that is, without '--usermode'). + + This allows distributors to include the 'tlmgr' in their packaging, + but allow only a restricted set of actions that do not interfere + with their distro package manager. For native TeX Live + installations, it doesn't make sense to set this. + + The 'no-checksums' key needs more explanation. By default, package +checksums computed and stored on the server (in the TLPDB) are compared +to checksums computed locally after downloading. 'no-checksums' +disables this process. + + The checksum algorithm is SHA-512. Your system must have one of +(looked for in this order) the Perl 'Digest::SHA' module, the 'openssl' +program (<https://openssl.org>), the 'sha512sum' program (from GNU +Coreutils, <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils>), or finally the +'shasum' program (just to support old Macs). If none of these are +available, a warning is issued and 'tlmgr' proceeds without checking +checksums. (Incidentally, other SHA implementations, such as the pure +Perl and pure Lua modules, are much too slow to be usable in our +context.) 'no-checksums' avoids the warning. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION, Next: tlmgr USER MODE, Prev: tlmgr CONFIGURATION FILE FOR TLMGR, Up: tlmgr + +B.8 CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION +============================== + +'tlmgr' and 'install-tl' perform cryptographic verification if possible. +If verification is performed and successful, the programs report +'(verified)' after loading the TLPDB; otherwise, they report '(not +verified)'. But either way, by default the installation and/or updates +proceed normally. + + If a program named 'gpg' is available (that is, found in 'PATH'), by +default cryptographic signatures will be checked: we require the main +repository be signed, but not any additional repositories. If 'gpg' is +not available, by default signatures are not checked and no verification +is carried out, but 'tlmgr' still proceeds normally. + + The behavior of the verification can be controlled by the command +line and config file option 'verify-repo' which takes one of the +following values: 'none', 'main', or 'all'. With 'none', no +verification whatsoever is attempted. With 'main' (the default) +verification is required only for the main repository, and only if 'gpg' +is available; though attempted for all, missing signatures of subsidiary +repositories will not result in an error. Finally, in the case of +'all', 'gpg' must be available and all repositories need to be signed. + + In all cases, if a signature is checked and fails to verify, an error +is raised. + + Cryptographic verification requires checksum checking (described just +above) to succeed, and a working GnuPG ('gpg') program (see below for +search method). Then, unless cryptographic verification has been +disabled, a signature file ('texlive.tlpdb.*.asc') of the checksum file +is downloaded and the signature verified. The signature is created by +the TeX Live Distribution GPG key 0x0D5E5D9106BAB6BC, which in turn is +signed by Karl Berry's key 0x0716748A30D155AD and Norbert Preining's key +0x6CACA448860CDC13. All of these keys are obtainable from the standard +key servers. + + Additional trusted keys can be added using the 'key' action. + +* Menu: + +* tlmgr Configuration of GnuPG invocation:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Configuration of GnuPG invocation, Up: tlmgr CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION + +B.8.1 Configuration of GnuPG invocation +--------------------------------------- + +The executable used for GnuPG is searched as follows: If the environment +variable 'TL_GNUPG' is set, it is tested and used; otherwise 'gpg' is +checked; finally 'gpg2' is checked. + + Further adaptation of the 'gpg' invocation can be made using the two +environment variables 'TL_GNUPGHOME', which is passed to 'gpg' as the +value for '--homedir', and 'TL_GNUPGARGS', which replaces the default +options '--no-secmem-warning --no-permission-warning'. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr USER MODE, Next: tlmgr MULTIPLE REPOSITORIES, Prev: tlmgr CRYPTOGRAPHIC VERIFICATION, Up: tlmgr + +B.9 USER MODE +============= + +'tlmgr' provides a restricted way, called "user mode", to manage +arbitrary texmf trees in the same way as the main installation. For +example, this allows people without write permissions on the +installation location to update/install packages into a tree of their +own. + + 'tlmgr' is switched into user mode with the command line option +'--usermode'. It does not switch automatically, nor is there any +configuration file setting for it. Thus, this option has to be +explicitly given every time user mode is to be activated. + + This mode of 'tlmgr' works on a user tree, by default the value of +the 'TEXMFHOME' variable. This can be overridden with the command line +option '--usertree'. In the following when we speak of the user tree we +mean either 'TEXMFHOME' or the one given on the command line. + + Not all actions are allowed in user mode; 'tlmgr' will warn you and +not carry out any problematic actions. Currently not supported (and +probably will never be) is the 'platform' action. The 'gui' action is +currently not supported, but may be in a future release. + + Some 'tlmgr' actions don't need any write permissions and thus work +the same in user mode and normal mode. Currently these are: 'check', +'help', 'list', 'print-platform', 'print-platform-info', 'search', +'show', 'version'. + + On the other hand, most of the actions dealing with package +management do need write permissions, and thus behave differently in +user mode, as described below: 'install', 'update', 'remove', 'option', +'paper', 'generate', 'backup', 'restore', 'uninstall', 'symlinks'. + + Before using 'tlmgr' in user mode, you have to set up the user tree +with the 'init-usertree' action. This creates _usertree_'/web2c' and +_usertree_'/tlpkg/tlpobj', and a minimal +_usertree_'/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb'. At that point, you can tell 'tlmgr' +to do the (supported) actions by adding the '--usermode' command line +option. + + In user mode the file _usertree_'/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb' contains only +the packages that have been installed into the user tree using 'tlmgr', +plus additional options from the "virtual" package +'00texlive.installation' (similar to the main installation's +'texlive.tlpdb'). + + All actions on packages in user mode can only be carried out on +packages that are known as 'relocatable'. This excludes all packages +containing executables and a few other core packages. Of the 2500 or so +packages currently in TeX Live the vast majority are relocatable and can +be installed into a user tree. + + Description of changes of actions in user mode: + +* Menu: + +* tlmgr User mode install:: +* tlmgr User mode backup, restore, remove, update:: +* tlmgr User mode generate, option, paper:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr User mode install, Next: tlmgr User mode backup, restore, remove, update, Up: tlmgr USER MODE + +B.9.1 User mode install +----------------------- + +In user mode, the 'install' action checks that the package and all +dependencies are all either relocated or already installed in the system +installation. If this is the case, it unpacks all containers to be +installed into the user tree (to repeat, that's either 'TEXMFHOME' or +the value of '--usertree') and add the respective packages to the user +tree's 'texlive.tlpdb' (creating it if need be). + + Currently installing a collection in user mode installs all dependent +packages, but in contrast to normal mode, does _not_ install dependent +collections. For example, in normal mode 'tlmgr install +collection-context' would install 'collection-basic' and other +collections, while in user mode, _only_ the packages mentioned in +'collection-context' are installed. + + If a package shipping map files is installed in user mode, a backup +of the user's 'updmap.cfg' in 'USERTREE/web2c/' is made, and then this +file regenerated from the list of installed packages. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr User mode backup, restore, remove, update, Next: tlmgr User mode generate, option, paper, Prev: tlmgr User mode install, Up: tlmgr USER MODE + +B.9.2 User mode backup, restore, remove, update +----------------------------------------------- + +In user mode, these actions check that all packages to be acted on are +installed in the user tree before proceeding; otherwise, they behave +just as in normal mode. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr User mode generate, option, paper, Prev: tlmgr User mode backup, restore, remove, update, Up: tlmgr USER MODE + +B.9.3 User mode generate, option, paper +--------------------------------------- + +In user mode, these actions operate only on the user tree's +configuration files and/or 'texlive.tlpdb'. creates configuration files +in user tree + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr MULTIPLE REPOSITORIES, Next: tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR, Prev: tlmgr USER MODE, Up: tlmgr + +B.10 MULTIPLE REPOSITORIES +========================== + +The main TeX Live repository contains a vast array of packages. +Nevertheless, additional local repositories can be useful to provide +locally-installed resources, such as proprietary fonts and house styles. +Also, alternative package repositories distribute packages that cannot +or should not be included in TeX Live, for whatever reason. + + The simplest and most reliable method is to temporarily set the +installation source to any repository (with the '-repository' or 'option +repository' command line options), and perform your operations. + + When you are using multiple repositories over a sustained length of +time, however, explicitly switching between them becomes inconvenient. +Thus, it's possible to tell 'tlmgr' about additional repositories you +want to use. The basic command is 'tlmgr repository add'. The rest of +this section explains further. + + When using multiple repositories, one of them has to be set as the +main repository, which distributes most of the installed packages. When +you switch from a single repository installation to a multiple +repository installation, the previous sole repository will be set as the +main repository. + + By default, even if multiple repositories are configured, packages +are _still_ _only_ installed from the main repository. Thus, simply +adding a second repository does not actually enable installation of +anything from there. You also have to specify which packages should be +taken from the new repository, by specifying so-called "pinning" rules, +described next. + +* Menu: + +* tlmgr Pinning:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Pinning, Up: tlmgr MULTIPLE REPOSITORIES + +B.10.1 Pinning +-------------- + +When a package 'foo' is pinned to a repository, a package 'foo' in any +other repository, even if it has a higher revision number, will not be +considered an installable candidate. + + As mentioned above, by default everything is pinned to the main +repository. Let's now go through an example of setting up a second +repository and enabling updates of a package from it. + + First, check that we have support for multiple repositories, and have +only one enabled (as is the case by default): + + $ tlmgr repository list + List of repositories (with tags if set): + /var/www/norbert/tlnet + + Ok. Let's add the 'tlcontrib' repository (this is a real repository +hosted at <http://contrib.texlive.info>) with the tag 'tlcontrib': + + $ tlmgr repository add http://contrib.texlive.info/current tlcontrib + + Check the repository list again: + + $ tlmgr repository list + List of repositories (with tags if set): + http://contrib.texlive.info/current (tlcontrib) + /var/www/norbert/tlnet (main) + + Now we specify a pinning entry to get the package 'classico' from +'tlcontrib': + + $ tlmgr pinning add tlcontrib classico + + Check that we can find 'classico': + + $ tlmgr show classico + package: classico + ... + shortdesc: URW Classico fonts + ... + + - install 'classico': + + $ tlmgr install classico + tlmgr: package repositories: + ... + [1/1, ??:??/??:??] install: classico @tlcontrib [737k] + + In the output here you can see that the 'classico' package has been +installed from the 'tlcontrib' repository ('@tlcontrib'). + + Finally, 'tlmgr pinning' also supports removing certain or all +packages from a given repository: + + $ tlmgr pinning remove tlcontrib classico # remove just classico + $ tlmgr pinning remove tlcontrib --all # take nothing from tlcontrib + + A summary of 'tlmgr pinning' actions is given above. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR, Next: tlmgr MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT, Prev: tlmgr MULTIPLE REPOSITORIES, Up: tlmgr + +B.11 GUI FOR TLMGR +================== + +The graphical user interface for 'tlmgr' requires Perl/Tk +<https://search.cpan.org/search?query=perl%2Ftk>. For Unix-based +systems Perl/Tk (as well as Perl of course) has to be installed outside +of TL. <https://tug.org/texlive/distro.html#perltk> has a list of +invocations for some distros. For Windows the necessary modules are no +longer shipped within TeX Live, so you'll have to have an external Perl +available that includes them. + + We are talking here about the GUI built into tlmgr itself, not about +the other tlmgr GUIs, which are: tlshell (Tcl/Tk-based), tlcockpit +(Java-based) and, only on Macs, TeX Live Utility. These are invoked as +separate programs. + + The GUI mode of tlmgr is started with the invocation 'tlmgr gui'; +assuming Tk is loadable, the graphical user interface will be shown. +The main window contains a menu bar, the main display, and a status area +where messages normally shown on the console are displayed. + + Within the main display there are three main parts: the 'Display +configuration' area, the list of packages, and the action buttons. + + Also, at the top right the currently loaded repository is shown; this +also acts as a button and when clicked will try to load the default +repository. To load a different repository, see the 'tlmgr' menu item. + + Finally, the status area at the bottom of the window gives additional +information about what is going on. + +* Menu: + +* tlmgr Main display:: +* tlmgr Menu bar:: +* tlmgr GUI options:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Main display, Next: tlmgr Menu bar, Up: tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR + +B.11.1 Main display +------------------- + +* Menu: + +* tlmgr Display configuration area:: +* tlmgr Package list area:: +* tlmgr Main display action buttons:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Display configuration area, Next: tlmgr Package list area, Up: tlmgr Main display + +B.11.1.1 Display configuration area +................................... + +The first part of the main display allows you to specify (filter) which +packages are shown. By default, all are shown. Changes here are +reflected right away. + +Status + + Select whether to show all packages (the default), only those + installed, only those _not_ installed, or only those with update + available. + +Category + + Select which categories are shown: packages, collections, and/or + schemes. These are briefly explained in the *note DESCRIPTION: + tlmgr DESCRIPTION. section above. + +Match + + Select packages matching for a specific pattern. By default, this + searches both descriptions and filenames. You can also select a + subset for searching. + +Selection + + Select packages to those selected, those not selected, or all. + Here, "selected" means that the checkbox in the beginning of the + line of a package is ticked. + +Display configuration buttons + + To the right there are three buttons: select all packages, select + none (a.k.a. deselect all), and reset all these filters to the + defaults, i.e., show all available. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Package list area, Next: tlmgr Main display action buttons, Prev: tlmgr Display configuration area, Up: tlmgr Main display + +B.11.1.2 Package list area +.......................... + +The second are of the main display lists all installed packages. If a +repository is loaded, those that are available but not installed are +also listed. + + Double clicking on a package line pops up an informational window +with further details: the long description, included files, etc. + + Each line of the package list consists of the following items: + +a checkbox + + Used to select particular packages; some of the action buttons (see + below) work only on the selected packages. + +package name + + The name (identifier) of the package as given in the database. + +local revision (and version) + + If the package is installed the TeX Live revision number for the + installed package will be shown. If there is a catalogue version + given in the database for this package, it will be shown in + parentheses. However, the catalogue version, unlike the TL + revision, is not guaranteed to reflect what is actually installed. + +remote revision (and version) + + If a repository has been loaded the revision of the package in the + repository (if present) is shown. As with the local column, if a + catalogue version is provided it will be displayed. And also as + with the local column, the catalogue version may be stale. + +short description + + The short description of the package. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Main display action buttons, Prev: tlmgr Package list area, Up: tlmgr Main display + +B.11.1.3 Main display action buttons +.................................... + +Below the list of packages are several buttons: + +Update all installed + + This calls 'tlmgr update --all', i.e., tries to update all + available packages. Below this button is a toggle to allow + reinstallation of previously removed packages as part of this + action. + + The other four buttons only work on the selected packages, i.e., + those where the checkbox at the beginning of the package line is + ticked. + +Update + + Update only the selected packages. + +Install + + Install the selected packages; acts like 'tlmgr install', i.e., + also installs dependencies. Thus, installing a collection installs + all its constituent packages. + +Remove + + Removes the selected packages; acts like 'tlmgr remove', i.e., it + will also remove dependencies of collections (but not dependencies + of normal packages). + +Backup + + Makes a backup of the selected packages; acts like 'tlmgr backup'. + This action needs the option 'backupdir' set (see 'Options -' + General>). + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Menu bar, Next: tlmgr GUI options, Prev: tlmgr Main display, Up: tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR + +B.11.2 Menu bar +--------------- + +The following entries can be found in the menu bar: + +'tlmgr' menu + + The items here load various repositories: the default as specified + in the TeX Live database, the default network repository, the + repository specified on the command line (if any), and an + arbitrarily manually-entered one. Also has the so-necessary 'quit' + operation. + +'Options menu' + + Provides access to several groups of options: 'Paper' + (configuration of default paper sizes), 'Platforms' (only on Unix, + configuration of the supported/installed platforms), 'GUI Language' + (select language used in the GUI interface), and 'General' + (everything else). + + Several toggles are also here. The first is 'Expert options', + which is set by default. If you turn this off, the next time you + start the GUI a simplified screen will be shown that display only + the most important functionality. This setting is saved in the + configuration file of 'tlmgr'; see *note CONFIGURATION FILE FOR + TLMGR: tlmgr CONFIGURATION FILE FOR TLMGR. for details. + + The other toggles are all off by default: for debugging output, to + disable the automatic installation of new packages, and to disable + the automatic removal of packages deleted from the server. Playing + with the choices of what is or isn't installed may lead to an + inconsistent TeX Live installation; e.g., when a package is + renamed. + +'Actions menu' + + Provides access to several actions: update the filename database + (aka 'ls-R', 'mktexlsr', 'texhash'), rebuild all formats + ('fmtutil-sys --all'), update the font map database ('updmap-sys'), + restore from a backup of a package, and use of symbolic links in + system directories (not on Windows). + + The final action is to remove the entire TeX Live installation + (also not on Windows). + +'Help menu' + + Provides access to the TeX Live manual (also on the web at + <https://tug.org/texlive/doc.html>) and the usual "About" box. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr GUI options, Prev: tlmgr Menu bar, Up: tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR + +B.11.3 GUI options +------------------ + +Some generic Perl/Tk options can be specified with 'tlmgr gui' to +control the display: + +'-background' _color_ + + Set background color. + +'-font "' _fontname_ _fontsize_ '"' + + Set font, e.g., 'tlmgr gui -font "helvetica 18"'. The argument to + '-font' must be quoted, i.e., passed as a single string. + +'-foreground' _color_ + + Set foreground color. + +'-geometry' _geomspec_ + + Set the X geometry, e.g., 'tlmgr gui -geometry 1024x512-0+0' + creates the window of (approximately) the given size in the + upper-right corner of the display. + +'-xrm' _xresource_ + + Pass the arbitrary X resource string _xresource_. + + A few other obscure options are recognized but not mentioned here. +See the Perl/Tk documentation (<https://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Tk>) for +the complete list, and any X documentation for general information. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT, Next: tlmgr ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, Prev: tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR, Up: tlmgr + +B.12 MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT +============================ + +With the '--machine-readable' option, 'tlmgr' writes to stdout in the +fixed line-oriented format described here, and the usual informational +messages for human consumption are written to stderr (normally they are +written to stdout). The idea is that a program can get all the +information it needs by reading stdout. + + Currently this option only applies to the *note update: tlmgr update +[_option_...] [_pkg_...], *note install: tlmgr install [_option_...] +_pkg_..., and *note option: tlmgr option. actions. + +* Menu: + +* tlmgr Machine-readable 'update' and 'install' output:: +* tlmgr Machine-readable 'option' output:: + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Machine-readable 'update' and 'install' output, Next: tlmgr Machine-readable 'option' output, Up: tlmgr MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT + +B.12.1 Machine-readable 'update' and 'install' output +----------------------------------------------------- + +The output format is as follows: + + fieldname "\t" value + ... + "end-of-header" + pkgname status localrev serverrev size runtime esttot + ... + "end-of-updates" + other output from post actions, not in machine readable form + + The header section currently has two fields: 'location-url' (the +repository source from which updates are being drawn), and 'total-bytes' +(the total number of bytes to be downloaded). + + The _localrev_ and _serverrev_ fields for each package are the +revision numbers in the local installation and server repository, +respectively. The _size_ field is the number of bytes to be downloaded, +i.e., the size of the compressed tar file for a network installation, +not the unpacked size. The runtime and esttot fields are only present +for updated and auto-install packages, and contain the currently passed +time since start of installation/updates and the estimated total time. + + Line endings may be either LF or CRLF depending on the current +platform. + +'location-url' _location_ + + The _location_ may be a url (including 'file:///foo/bar/...'), or a + directory name ('/foo/bar'). It is the package repository from + which the new package information was drawn. + +'total-bytes' _count_ + + The _count_ is simply a decimal number, the sum of the sizes of all + the packages that need updating or installing (which are listed + subsequently). + + Then comes a line with only the literal string 'end-of-header'. + + Each following line until a line with literal string 'end-of-updates' +reports on one package. The fields on each line are separated by a tab. +Here are the fields. + +_pkgname_ + + The TeX Live package identifier, with a possible platform suffix + for executables. For instance, 'pdftex' and 'pdftex.i386-linux' + are given as two separate packages, one on each line. + +_status_ + + The status of the package update. One character, as follows: + + 'd' + + The package was removed on the server. + + 'f' + + The package was removed in the local installation, even though + a collection depended on it. (E.g., the user ran 'tlmgr + remove --force'.) + + 'u' + + Normal update is needed. + + 'r' + + Reversed non-update: the locally-installed version is newer + than the version on the server. + + 'a' + + Automatically-determined need for installation, the package is + new on the server and is (most probably) part of an installed + collection. + + 'i' + + Package will be installed and isn't present in the local + installation (action install). + + 'I' + + Package is already present but will be reinstalled (action + install). + +_localrev_ + + The revision number of the installed package, or '-' if it is not + present locally. + +_serverrev_ + + The revision number of the package on the server, or '-' if it is + not present on the server. + +_size_ + + The size in bytes of the package on the server. The sum of all the + package sizes is given in the 'total-bytes' header field mentioned + above. + +_runtime_ + + The run time since start of installations or updates. + +_esttot_ + + The estimated total time. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr Machine-readable 'option' output, Prev: tlmgr Machine-readable 'update' and 'install' output, Up: tlmgr MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT + +B.12.2 Machine-readable 'option' output +--------------------------------------- + +The output format is as follows: + + key "\t" value + + If a value is not saved in the database the string '(not set)' is +shown. + + If you are developing a program that uses this output, and find that +changes would be helpful, do not hesitate to write the mailing list. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, Next: tlmgr AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT, Prev: tlmgr MACHINE-READABLE OUTPUT, Up: tlmgr + +B.13 ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES +========================== + +'tlmgr' uses many of the standard TeX environment variables, as reported +by, e.g., 'tlmgr conf' (*note conf: tlmgr conf.). + + In addition, for ease in scripting and debugging, 'tlmgr' looks for +the following environment variables. These are not of interest for +normal user installations. + +'TEXLIVE_COMPRESSOR' + + This variable allows selecting a different compressor program for + backups and intermediate rollback containers. The order of + selection is: + + 1. If the environment variable 'TEXLIVE_COMPRESSOR' is defined, + use it; abort if it doesn't work. Possible values: 'lz4', + 'gzip', 'xz'. The necessary options are added internally. + + 2. If lz4 is available (either from the system or TL) and + working, use that. + + 3. If gzip is available (from the system) and working, use that. + + 4. If xz is available (either from the system or TL) and working, + use that. + + lz4 and gzip are faster in creating tlmgr's local backups, hence + they are preferred. The unconditional use of xz for the tlnet + containers is unaffected, to minimize download sizes. + +'TEXLIVE_DOWNLOADER' + +'TL_DOWNLOAD_PROGRAM' + +'TL_DOWNLOAD_ARGS' + + These options allow selecting different download programs then the + ones automatically selected by the installer. The order of + selection is: + + 1. If the environment variable 'TEXLIVE_DOWNLOADER' is defined, + use it; abort if the specified program doesn't work. Possible + values: 'lwp', 'curl', 'wget'. The necessary options are + added internally. + + 2. If the environment variable 'TL_DOWNLOAD_PROGRAM' is defined + (can be any value), use it together with 'TL_DOWNLOAD_ARGS'; + abort if it doesn't work. + + 3. If LWP is available and working, use that (by far the most + efficient method, as it supports persistent downloads). + + 4. If curl is available (from the system) and working, use that. + + 5. If wget is available (either from the system or TL) and + working, use that. + + TL provides 'wget' binaries for platforms where necessary, so some + download method should always be available. + +'TEXLIVE_PREFER_OWN' + + By default, compression and download programs provided by the + system, i.e., found along 'PATH' are preferred over those shipped + with TeX Live. + + This can create problems with systems that are too old, and so can + be overridden by setting the environment variable + 'TEXLIVE_PREFER_OWN' to 1. In this case, executables shipped with + TL will be preferred. + + Extra compression/download programs not provided by TL, such as + gzip, lwp, and curl, are still checked for on the system and used + if available, per the above. 'TEXLIVE_PREFER_OWN' only applies + when the program being checked for is shipped with TL, namely the + lz4 and xz compressors and wget downloader. + + Exception: on Windows, the 'tar.exe' shipped with TL is always + used, regardless of any setting. + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: tlmgr AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT, Prev: tlmgr ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES, Up: tlmgr + +B.14 AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT +========================== + +This script and its documentation were written for the TeX Live +distribution (<https://tug.org/texlive>) and both are licensed under the +GNU General Public License Version 2 or later. + + $Id: tlmgr.pl 54118 2020-03-05 22:27:22Z karl $ + + +File: tlbuild.info, Node: Index, Prev: tlmgr, Up: Top + +Index +***** + + +* Menu: + +* --bindir configure option: '--prefix' '--bindir' .... + (line 6) +* --bindir configure option <1>: '--enable-multiplatform'. + (line 6) +* --build=HOST: Cross configuring. (line 6) +* --disable-all-packages: Build one package. (line 6) +* --disable-all-pkgs: '--disable-all-pkgs'. + (line 6) +* --disable-bibtex8: Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x'. + (line 9) +* --disable-bibtexu: Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x'. + (line 12) +* --disable-dump-share: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 27) +* --disable-dvipdfmx: Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x'. + (line 12) +* --disable-etex-synctex: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 59) +* --disable-ipc: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 31) +* --disable-largefile: '--disable-largefile'. + (line 6) +* --disable-linked-scripts: Configure options for 'texk/texlive'. + (line 6) +* --disable-mf-nowin: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 34) +* --disable-missing: '--disable-missing'. (line 6) +* --disable-native-texlive-build: '--disable-native-texlive-build'. + (line 6) +* --disable-PROG: '--enable-PROG' '--disable-PROG'. + (line 6) +* --disable-synctex: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 64) +* --disable-tex: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 37) +* --disable-web-progs: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 41) +* --disable-xdvipdfmx: Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x'. + (line 15) +* --enable-*win for Metafont window support: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 55) +* --enable-auto-core: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 45) +* --enable-compiler-warnings=LEVEL: '--enable-compiler-warnings='LEVEL. + (line 6) +* --enable-cxx-runtime-hack: Macros for compilers. + (line 29) +* --enable-etex: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 37) +* --enable-libtool-hack: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 50) +* --enable-maintainer-mode: Build system tools. (line 28) +* --enable-maintainer-mode <1>: '--enable-maintainer-mode'. + (line 6) +* --enable-missing to ignore dependencies: Build one package. (line 71) +* --enable-mktextfm-default: 'kpathsea' library. (line 18) +* --enable-multiplatform: '--enable-multiplatform'. + (line 6) +* --enable-PROG: '--enable-PROG' '--disable-PROG'. + (line 6) +* --enable-shared: '--enable-shared'. (line 6) +* --enable-silent-rules: '--enable-silent-rules'. + (line 6) +* --enable-tex-synctex: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 59) +* --enable-texlive-build: '--disable-native-texlive-build'. + (line 15) +* --enable-xi2-scrolling: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 13) +* --enable-xindy-docs: Configure options for 'utils/xindy'. + (line 10) +* --enable-xindy-rules: Configure options for 'utils/xindy'. + (line 6) +* --host=HOST: Cross configuring. (line 6) +* --libdir configure option: '--enable-multiplatform'. + (line 6) +* --no-clean Build option: Build problems. (line 6) +* --prefix configure option: '--prefix' '--bindir' .... + (line 6) +* --with-banner-add=STR: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 6) +* --with-clisp-runtime=FILENAME: Configure options for 'utils/xindy'. + (line 14) +* --with-editor=CMD: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 11) +* --with-fontconfig-includes=DIR: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 16) +* --with-fontconfig-libdir=DIR: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 16) +* --with-gs=FILENAME: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 6) +* --with-LIB-includes=DIR, -libdir: Library-specific configure options. + (line 16) +* --with-libgs-includes, -libdir: Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm'. + (line 17) +* --with-system-kpathsea: 'kpathsea' library. (line 13) +* --with-system-LIB: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 34) +* --with-system-LIB <1>: Library-specific configure options. + (line 9) +* --with-system-libgs: Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm'. + (line 6) +* --with-xdvi-x-toolkit: 'xdvik' package. (line 21) +* --with-xdvi-x-toolkit=KIT: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 9) +* --without-libgs: Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm'. + (line 12) +* --without-ln-s: '--without-ln-s'. (line 6) +* --without-x: '--without-x'. (line 6) +* -C configure option: Build in parallel. (line 11) +* -j make option: Build in parallel. (line 6) +* ac/withenable.ac: Adding a new program module. + (line 42) +* adapting TeX Live for distros: Distro builds. (line 54) +* adding a new generic library: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 6) +* adding a new program: Adding a new program module. + (line 6) +* adding a new TeX-specific library: Adding a new TeX-specific library module. + (line 6) +* adding to TeX Live: Extending TeX Live. (line 6) +* 'am/' top-level directory: Top-level directories. + (line 14) +* ANSI C: Declarations and definitions. + (line 6) +* 'ApplicationServices' Mac framework, required by 'xetex': Prerequisites. + (line 31) +* asymptote: Linked scripts. (line 23) +* asymptote <1>: 'asymptote'. (line 6) +* Autoconf: Overview of build system. + (line 6) +* autoconf macros: Autoconf macros. (line 6) +* Automake: Overview of build system. + (line 6) +* autoreconf, for new program: Adding a new program module. + (line 76) +* biber: Linked scripts. (line 23) +* bibtex-x: Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x'. + (line 6) +* bibtex8: Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x'. + (line 6) +* bibtexu: Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x'. + (line 6) +* BSD distro: Distro builds. (line 6) +* build directory, required: Building. (line 17) +* build iteration: Build iteration. (line 6) +* build on demand: Build one package. (line 6) +* build one engine: Build one engine. (line 6) +* build one package: Build one package. (line 6) +* build problems: Build problems. (line 6) +* Build script: Building. (line 6) +* build system, design of: Overview of build system. + (line 6) +* 'build-aux/' top-level directory: Top-level directories. + (line 30) +* BUILDCC, BUILDCFLAGS, ...: Cross configuring. (line 42) +* building: Building. (line 6) +* building a distribution: Build distribution. (line 6) +* building in parallel: Build in parallel. (line 6) +* C++11, removing dependent sources: Build one package. (line 64) +* C++11, required: Prerequisites. (line 15) +* C, ANSI, required: Declarations and definitions. + (line 6) +* C99, avoided: Declarations and definitions. + (line 6) +* cache file, for 'configure': Build in parallel. (line 11) +* cache for 'configure': Build in parallel. (line 6) +* callexe.c: Macros for Windows. (line 32) +* CC: Variables for configure. + (line 10) +* CC=C-COMPILER: Build one package. (line 78) +* CC_BUILD: Cross problems. (line 13) +* ChangeLog: Adding a new program module. + (line 73) +* chktex: Declarations and definitions. + (line 18) +* clisp: Variables for configure. + (line 18) +* CLISP: Variables for configure. + (line 17) +* CLISP <1>: Configure options for 'utils/xindy'. + (line 14) +* 'clisp', required by 'xindy': Prerequisites. (line 35) +* 'Cocoa' Mac framework, required by 'xetex': Prerequisites. (line 31) +* coding conventions: Coding conventions. (line 6) +* compilers, C and C++11: Prerequisites. (line 6) +* config.guess, config.sub, ...: Top-level directories. + (line 30) +* 'configure' options: Configure options. (line 6) +* 'configure' options, for 'bibtex-x': Configure options for 'texk/bibtex-x'. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, for 'dvipdfm-x': Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x'. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, for 'dvisvgm': Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm'. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, for 'kpathsea': Configure options for 'kpathsea'. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, for 'texk/texlive': Configure options for 'texk/texlive'. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, for 'web2c': Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, for 'xdvik': Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, for 'xindy': Configure options for 'utils/xindy'. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, global: Global configure options. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, library-specific: Library-specific configure options. + (line 6) +* 'configure' options, program-specific: Program-specific configure options. + (line 6) +* 'configure' variables: Variables for configure. + (line 6) +* configure.ac: Adding a new program module. + (line 45) +* configuring, for cross compilation: Cross configuring. (line 6) +* 'const': Const. (line 6) +* continuous integration: Continuous integration. + (line 6) +* conventions, coding: Coding conventions. (line 6) +* CPPFLAGS: Variables for configure. + (line 12) +* cross compilation: Cross compilation. (line 6) +* cross compilation configuring: Cross configuring. (line 6) +* cross compilation problems: Cross problems. (line 6) +* cross compilation, with host binary: 'xdvik' package. (line 14) +* ctangle: Cross problems. (line 26) +* CXX: Variables for configure. + (line 11) +* CXX=C++-COMPILER: Build one package. (line 78) +* declarations and definitions, in source code: Declarations and definitions. + (line 6) +* declarations before statements, avoiding: Declarations and definitions. + (line 6) +* dependencies, with several output files: Build in parallel. (line 6) +* DESTDIR: '--prefix' '--bindir' .... + (line 9) +* directories, for installation: Installation directories. + (line 6) +* directories, top-level: Top-level directories. + (line 6) +* discards qualifiers warning: Const. (line 30) +* 'dist' and 'distcheck' targets for 'make': Build distribution. + (line 6) +* distribution tarball, making: Build distribution. (line 6) +* distro, building for: Distro builds. (line 6) +* dvipdfm-x: Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x'. + (line 6) +* dvipdfmx: Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x'. + (line 6) +* dvisvgm: Configure options for 'texk/dvisvgm'. + (line 6) +* engine, adding new: Adding a new program module. + (line 104) +* engine, building one: Build one engine. (line 6) +* environment variables, for 'configure': Configure options. (line 16) +* exec_prefix: '--enable-multiplatform'. + (line 6) +* extending TeX Live: Extending TeX Live. (line 6) +* 'extern' functions: Declarations and definitions. + (line 41) +* failure to build: Build problems. (line 6) +* flags, macros for library and header: Macros for library and header flags. + (line 6) +* 'fontconfig' library, required by 'xetex': Prerequisites. (line 31) +* FreeType: Prerequisites. (line 11) +* 'freetype' cross compiling: Cross problems. (line 13) +* freetype library: 'freetype' library. (line 6) +* freetype-config: 'freetype' library. (line 13) +* freetype-config <1>: Variables for configure. + (line 24) +* FT2_CONFIG: Variables for configure. + (line 21) +* gcc, default compilers: Build one package. (line 78) +* general setup macros: General setup macros. + (line 6) +* generic library module, adding: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 6) +* Ghostscript location for Xdvik: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 6) +* git-svn: Transfer from Subversion to Github. + (line 6) +* global 'configure' options: Global configure options. + (line 6) +* 'gmake', required: Prerequisites. (line 11) +* GNU 'make', required: Prerequisites. (line 11) +* GNU tools, needed for building: Build system tools. (line 6) +* GNU/Linux distro: Distro builds. (line 6) +* Gnulib, used for common files: Top-level directories. + (line 30) +* ICU cross compiling: Cross problems. (line 20) +* ICU libraries: Variables for configure. + (line 24) +* icu-config: Variables for configure. + (line 24) +* ICU_CONFIG: Variables for configure. + (line 22) +* infrastructure, tools needed for: Build system tools. (line 6) +* 'inst/' top-level directory: Top-level directories. + (line 39) +* install-tl, TeX Live installer: Installing. (line 8) +* installation directories: Installation directories. + (line 6) +* installing: Installing. (line 6) +* interprocess communication: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 31) +* introduction: Introduction. (line 6) +* iteration through sources, by 'configure' and 'make': Build iteration. + (line 6) +* kpathsea library: 'kpathsea' library. (line 6) +* kpathsea.ac: 'kpathsea' library. (line 18) +* kpse-libpng-flags.m4: 'png' library. (line 46) +* kpse-pkgs.m4: Overview of build system. + (line 30) +* kpse-zlib-flags.m4: 'zlib' library. (line 6) +* kpsewhich: Variables for configure. + (line 30) +* KPSEWHICH: Variables for configure. + (line 29) +* KPSE_ADD_FLAGS: Macros for library and header flags. + (line 20) +* KPSE_ALL_SYSTEM_FLAGS: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 34) +* KPSE_BASIC: General setup macros. + (line 8) +* KPSE_CHECK_LATEX: Macros for programs. (line 8) +* KPSE_CHECK_PDFLATEX: Macros for programs. (line 15) +* KPSE_CHECK_PERL: Macros for programs. (line 18) +* KPSE_CHECK_WIN32: Macros for Windows. (line 9) +* KPSE_COMMON: General setup macros. + (line 16) +* KPSE_COMPILER_VISIBILITY: Macros for compilers. + (line 18) +* KPSE_COMPILER_WARNINGS: Macros for compilers. + (line 8) +* KPSE_COND_MINGW32: Macros for Windows. (line 19) +* KPSE_COND_WIN32: Macros for Windows. (line 15) +* KPSE_COND_WIN32_WRAP: Macros for Windows. (line 24) +* kpse_cv_cxx_hack: Macros for compilers. + (line 33) +* kpse_cv_have_win32: Macros for Windows. (line 10) +* kpse_cv_visibility_c[xx]flags: Macros for compilers. + (line 25) +* kpse_cv_warning_cflags: Macros for compilers. + (line 15) +* KPSE_CXX_HACK: Macros for compilers. + (line 28) +* KPSE_ENABLE_PROG: Adding a new program module. + (line 14) +* KPSE_LARGEFILE: Macros for libraries. + (line 8) +* KPSE_LIBPNG_FLAGS: Macros for library and header flags. + (line 10) +* KPSE_LIBPNG_FLAGS <1>: 'png' library. (line 46) +* kpse_libs_pkgs: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 6) +* KPSE_LIB_FLAGS: Macros for library and header flags. + (line 6) +* KPSE_LIB_FLAGS <1>: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 26) +* KPSE_LIB_SYSTEM_FLAGS: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 34) +* KPSE_PROG_LEX: Macros for programs. (line 21) +* KPSE_RESTORE_FLAGS: Macros for library and header flags. + (line 24) +* kpse_texk_pkgs: Adding a new program module. + (line 6) +* kpse_texlibs_pkgs: Adding a new TeX-specific library module. + (line 11) +* KPSE_TRY_LIB: 'png' library. (line 18) +* KPSE_TRY_LIB <1>: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 20) +* KPSE_TRY_LIBXX: 'png' library. (line 31) +* KPSE_TRY_LIBXX <1>: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 20) +* kpse_utils_pkgs: Adding a new program module. + (line 10) +* KPSE_WIN32_CALL: Macros for Windows. (line 31) +* KPSE_WITH_LIB: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 11) +* KPSE_WITH_TEXLIB: Adding a new TeX-specific library module. + (line 14) +* large file support: '--disable-largefile'. + (line 6) +* LATEX: Variables for configure. + (line 40) +* layout of sources: Layout and infrastructure. + (line 6) +* LFS (large file support): '--disable-largefile'. + (line 6) +* libexpat, dependency of 'libfontconfig': Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 50) +* libfontconfig, hack for avoiding linking dependencies: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 50) +* libfreetype: Variables for configure. + (line 24) +* 'libfreetype', and 'const': Const. (line 21) +* libpng library: 'png' library. (line 6) +* library module, generic, adding: Adding a new generic library module. + (line 6) +* library module, TeX-specific, adding: Adding a new TeX-specific library module. + (line 6) +* library modules: Library modules. (line 6) +* library-specific 'configure' options: Library-specific configure options. + (line 6) +* 'libsigsegv', required by 'xindy': Prerequisites. (line 35) +* libstc++, statically linking: Macros for compilers. + (line 29) +* Libtool: Overview of build system. + (line 6) +* libtool, hack for avoiding excessive linking: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 50) +* libXt: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 22) +* linked scripts: Linked scripts. (line 6) +* linking C++ libraries statically: Macros for compilers. + (line 29) +* lisp.run, lisp.exe: Configure options for 'utils/xindy'. + (line 14) +* LittleEndian architectures: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 27) +* 'm4/' top-level directory: Top-level directories. + (line 14) +* macros, for compilers: Macros for compilers. + (line 6) +* macros, for libraries: Macros for libraries. + (line 6) +* macros, for library and header flags: Macros for library and header flags. + (line 6) +* macros, for programs: Macros for programs. (line 6) +* macros, for Windows: Macros for Windows. (line 6) +* macros, general setup: General setup macros. + (line 6) +* MAKE: Variables for configure. + (line 33) +* make -t: Build system tools. (line 43) +* 'make' rules, verbose vs. silent: '--enable-silent-rules'. + (line 6) +* Makefile.am: Adding a new program module. + (line 46) +* mf-nowin: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 34) +* 'mingw32': Cross configuring. (line 27) +* MINGW32, Automake conditional: Macros for Windows. (line 20) +* mktex.ac: 'kpathsea' library. (line 18) +* mktextfm: 'kpathsea' library. (line 18) +* modules, for libraries: Library modules. (line 6) +* modules, for programs: Program modules. (line 6) +* motif: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 9) +* native cross compilation: Cross compilation. (line 10) +* NEWPROG-SRC, original source subdirectory: Adding a new program module. + (line 33) +* OBJCXX=OBJC-COMPILER: Build one package. (line 78) +* one engine, building: Build one engine. (line 6) +* one package, building: Build one package. (line 6) +* OpenGL, required for Asymptote: 'asymptote'. (line 6) +* operating system distribution, building for: Distro builds. (line 6) +* otangle: Cross problems. (line 26) +* overall build process: Building. (line 6) +* parallel build: Build in parallel. (line 6) +* paths, for installation: Installation directories. + (line 6) +* PDF files, size of: '--disable-largefile'. + (line 11) +* PDFLATEX: Variables for configure. + (line 41) +* PERL: Variables for configure. + (line 39) +* 'perl', required by 'web2c', etc.: Prerequisites. (line 23) +* PKG_CONFIG: Variables for configure. + (line 23) +* plain.tex, not in source tree: Installing. (line 8) +* png library: 'png' library. (line 6) +* PostScript files, size of: '--disable-largefile'. + (line 11) +* Preining, Norbert: Distro builds. (line 54) +* preloaded binaries: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 45) +* prerequisites for building: Prerequisites. (line 6) +* problems with build: Build problems. (line 6) +* program module, adding: Adding a new program module. + (line 6) +* program modules: Program modules. (line 6) +* program-specific 'configure' options: Program-specific configure options. + (line 6) +* proxy build system: 'png' library. (line 36) +* reautoconf: Build system tools. (line 28) +* reautoconf, for new program: Adding a new program module. + (line 89) +* requirements for building: Prerequisites. (line 6) +* runscript.exe: Macros for Windows. (line 25) +* scripts, linked and not maintained: Linked scripts. (line 6) +* scrolling, smooth: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 13) +* SED: Variables for configure. + (line 34) +* setup macros, general: General setup macros. + (line 6) +* shared libraries, using vs. avoiding: Distro builds. (line 11) +* size of PDF and PS files: '--disable-largefile'. + (line 11) +* size of source tree: Build one package. (line 53) +* source code declarations: Declarations and definitions. + (line 6) +* source directory building, not supported: Building. (line 17) +* source tree: Layout and infrastructure. + (line 6) +* squeeze: Cross problems. (line 13) +* squeeze/configure.ac: 'xdvik' package. (line 14) +* 'static' functions: Declarations and definitions. + (line 35) +* static linking for C++: Macros for compilers. + (line 29) +* stpcpy: Declarations and definitions. + (line 18) +* Subversion repository: Build system tools. (line 38) +* support files, separate from build: Installing. (line 8) +* symlinks, used for scripts: Linked scripts. (line 6) +* synctex: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 59) +* synctex <1>: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 64) +* system distribution, building for: Distro builds. (line 6) +* t1utils package: 't1utils' package. (line 6) +* tangle: Cross problems. (line 26) +* tests, running: Overview of build system. + (line 6) +* TeX-specific library module, adding: Adding a new TeX-specific library module. + (line 6) +* texlive.tlpdb, TeX Live database: Installing. (line 8) +* tie: Cross problems. (line 26) +* timestamps, in repository: Build system tools. (line 38) +* TLpatches/patch-...: Adding a new program module. + (line 68) +* TLpatches/TL-Changes: Adding a new program module. + (line 64) +* tools, for building: Build system tools. (line 6) +* top-level directories: Top-level directories. + (line 6) +* touching files to avoid rerunning: Build system tools. (line 43) +* Travis-CI: Continuous integration. + (line 6) +* travis.yml: CI testing on Travis-CI. + (line 6) +* type cast from const, avoiding: Const. (line 38) +* use-commit-times, Subversion: Build system tools. (line 38) +* variable declarations, in source code: Declarations and definitions. + (line 52) +* variables for 'configure': Variables for configure. + (line 6) +* warning, discards qualifiers: Const. (line 30) +* WARNING_C[XX]FLAGS: Macros for compilers. + (line 9) +* web2c program: Cross problems. (line 13) +* web2c.ac: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 37) +* wget: Linked scripts. (line 23) +* WIN32, Automake conditional: Macros for Windows. (line 16) +* WIN32_WRAP, Automake conditional: Macros for Windows. (line 25) +* Windows, invoking scripts on: Linked scripts. (line 6) +* Windows, macros for: Macros for Windows. (line 6) +* withenable.ac, for new modules: Adding a new program module. + (line 14) +* 'Work/' top-level directory: Top-level directories. + (line 39) +* wrapper binary for scripts on Windows: Linked scripts. (line 6) +* wrapper build system: 'freetype' library. (line 6) +* X toolkit: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 22) +* X11 development, required by X clients: Prerequisites. (line 27) +* X11 headers, and 'const': Const. (line 21) +* xasy: 'asymptote'. (line 6) +* xaw: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 9) +* xdvik: 'xdvik' package. (line 6) +* xdvik <1>: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 6) +* xdvipdfmx: Configure options for 'texk/dvipdfm-x'. + (line 6) +* xindy: Linked scripts. (line 23) +* xindy <1>: 'xindy' package. (line 6) +* xindy <2>: Configure options for 'utils/xindy'. + (line 6) +* 'xindy' cross compiling requires 'clisp': Cross problems. (line 33) +* XInput: Configure options for 'texk/xdvik'. + (line 13) +* Xlib: Configure options for 'texk/web2c'. + (line 22) +* xz: Linked scripts. (line 23) +* zlib library: 'zlib' library. 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