1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Build/cdbuild/ctan2tds.pl b/Build/cdbuild/ctan2tds.pl
index 43235228587..430abd29056 100755
--- a/Build/cdbuild/ctan2tds.pl
+++ b/Build/cdbuild/ctan2tds.pl
@@ -1033,6 +1033,9 @@ if ($result eq 0 ) {
   die ("OPTION FAILURE");
 }
 
+# Read from config file to make local adjustments to above
+readconfig();
+
 # 
 for (@ARGV) { 
    $packagedir=$_;
@@ -2852,3 +2855,30 @@ sub MAKElistings {
  &SYSTEM("$MV listings*pdf listings.pdf");
  &donormal;
 }
+
+# Allow overrides.  In particular, CTAN can change some hashes to make
+# packages with licenses that TL doesn't allow.
+# 
+# Put the config file "ctan2tds-config.pl" in the dir from which you 
+# run this script, or better, set the environment variable "CTAN2TDS_CONFIG".
+# 
+sub readconfig
+{
+  my ($base,$dir,$ext) = fileparse ($0,'\.pl');
+
+  my $configFileName = "$dir/$base-config.pl";
+  $configFileName = $ENV{"CTAN2TDS_CONFIG"} || $configFileName;
+
+  my $result;
+  if (-f $configFileName) {
+    my $err = "Error: CTAN config file $configFileName";
+    $result = eval `cat $configFileName`; # like require, but no look in INC
+    die "$err; evaluation in file failed: $@" 
+        if $@;
+    die "$err; yielded result that is false" 
+        unless $result;
+  } else {
+    $result=1;
+  }
+  return $result;
+}