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diff --git a/Master/tl-portable.sh b/Master/tl-portable.sh
index 9cba24b23f8..f06a115840f 100755
--- a/Master/tl-portable.sh
+++ b/Master/tl-portable.sh
@@ -28,17 +28,20 @@ testfile=1
do testfile=`expr $testfile + 1`
done
echo Testing whether $TEXDIR is writable...
- echo Hello >$TEXDIR/$testfile 2>/dev/null
+ touch $TEXDIR/$testfile 2>/dev/null
if test -e $TEXDIR/$testfile; then
rm $TEXDIR/$testfile
+ echo $TEXDIR is writable.
tlwrite=$TEXDIR
else
+ echo $TEXDIR is not writable.
tlwrite=$HOME/.texlive2008
fi
else
tlwrite=$HOME/.texlive2008
fi
export tlwrite
+echo Using $tlwrite for generated files.
# Use $TEXMFHOME for private data,
# $TEXMFLOCAL for department- or workgroup data.