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diff --git a/Master/texmf/doc/man/man1/install-tl.1 b/Master/texmf/doc/man/man1/install-tl.1 index 0da280c8fb9..b7069fd3bb2 100644 --- a/Master/texmf/doc/man/man1/install-tl.1 +++ b/Master/texmf/doc/man/man1/install-tl.1 @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ .\" ======================================================================== .\" .IX Title "INSTALL-TL 1" -.TH INSTALL-TL 1 "2009-12-16" "perl v5.10.1" "User Contributed Perl Documentation" +.TH INSTALL-TL 1 "2009-12-18" "perl v5.10.1" "User Contributed Perl Documentation" .\" For nroff, turn off justification. Always turn off hyphenation; it makes .\" way too many mistakes in technical documents. .if n .ad l @@ -219,15 +219,11 @@ installation, either a local directory via \f(CW\*(C`/path/to/directory\*(C'\fR \&\f(CW\*(C`file:/\*(C'\fR url, or a network location via a \f(CW\*(C`http://\*(C'\fR or \f(CW\*(C`ftp://\*(C'\fR url. (No other protocols are supported.) .Sp -If the repository is local, the installation type (compressed or live) is -automatically determined, by checking for the presence of a -\&\f(CW\*(C`archive\*(C'\fR directory relative to the root. Compressed is -preferred if both are available, since it is faster. Here's an example -of using a local directory: -.Sp -.Vb 1 -\& \-repository /local/TL/repository -.Ve +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 \f(CW\*(C`ctan\*(C'\fR +as an abbreviation for this. See <http://ctan.org> for more about \s-1CTAN\s0 +and its mirrors. .Sp If the repository is on the network, trailing \f(CW\*(C`/\*(C'\fR characters and/or trailing \f(CW\*(C`/tlpkg\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`/archive\*(C'\fR components are ignored. For example, @@ -241,11 +237,15 @@ Of course a real hostname and its particular top-level \s-1CTAN\s0 path have to be specified. The list of \s-1CTAN\s0 mirrors is available at <http://ctan.org/mirrors>. .Sp -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 repository name -\&\f(CW\*(C`ctan\*(C'\fR as an abbreviation for this. See <http://ctan.org> for more -about \s-1CTAN\s0 and its mirrors. +If the repository is local, the installation type (compressed or live) is +automatically determined, by checking for the presence of a +\&\f(CW\*(C`archive\*(C'\fR directory relative to the root. Compressed is +preferred if both are available, since it is faster. Here's an example +of using a local directory: +.Sp +.Vb 1 +\& \-repository /local/TL/repository +.Ve .Sp After installation is complete, you can use that installation as the repository for another installation. If you chose to install less than @@ -254,14 +254,6 @@ will be adjusted accordingly. .Sp For backward compatibility and convenience, \f(CW\*(C`\-\-location\*(C'\fR and \f(CW\*(C`\-\-repo\*(C'\fR are accepted as aliases for this option. -.IP "\fB\-persistent\-downloads\fR" 4 -.IX Item "-persistent-downloads" -Try to set up a persistent connection using Net::LWP if -you are installing from the network. This will keep the connection -between your computer and the server open for the whole session and -reuse this connection. -.Sp -This option should reduce the probability to have connection problems. .IP "\fB\-no\-cls\fR" 4 .IX Item "-no-cls" (only for text mode installer) do not clear the screen when entering @@ -325,10 +317,18 @@ system are present. The installation will continue as normally, but at the end all files from \fIpath\fR are copied over to \f(CW\*(C`bin/custom\*(C'\fR in your installation folder and this directory will be added to the path for the postinstall actions. +.IP "\fB\-\-persistent\-downloads\fR" 4 +.IX Item "--persistent-downloads" +For net installs, try to set up a persistent connection using the +Net::LWP Perl module. This reuses a connection between your computer +and the server for the session, instead of initiating a new download for +each package. We hope this option will reduce the probability of +connection problems. .IP "\fB\-debug\-translation\fR" 4 .IX Item "-debug-translation" -This switch will make install-tl report any missing or probably -untranslated messages in the \s-1GUI\s0 installers to \s-1STDERR\s0. +In \s-1GUI\s0 mode, this switch makes \f(CW\*(C`tlmgr\*(C'\fR report any missing, or more +likely untranslated, messages to standard error. Helpful for +translators to see what remains to be done. .IP "\fB\-q\fR" 4 .IX Item "-q" Omit normal informational messages. |