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+Originally written by Norbert Preining, 2007. Public domain.
-This directory contains the infrastructural files for TeX Live, including
+This directory contains infrastructure for TeX Live, including
management programs and Perl modules.
-bin/
- scripts for updating TeX Live's infrastructure files
+texlive.tlpdb the database, updated automatically by karl@tug cron.
+texlive.pkgver just package names and version numbers, also updated by cron,
+ so the network-capable installer can know what needs updating.
-doc/
- Documentation of the infrastructure
+TeXLive/ the Perl library for TeX Live support; this is what the
+ infrastructure and installer use.
-lib/
- shell stuff, currently only the work-in-progress shell library
- for accessing the TeX Live Database
+bin/ maintenance scripts for TeX Live; nothing here should be
+ needed by the installer or the user.
-TeXLive/
- the perl modules
+doc/ documentation of the infrastructure.
-tlsrc/
- tlsrc file for all packages in TeX Live
+etc/ archives, e.g., scripts used when switching to the new regime.
-README
- this file
+installer/ the cross-platform Perl installer.
-etc/
- stuff I used for creating/checking of the scripts, but not for
- general perusal.
+lib/ TL library in other languages, none complete.
+
+man/ man pages (generated by pod2man).
+
+tlperl/ small Perl for TeX Live scripts, not installed for general use.
+
+tlpsrc/ tlpsrc files for all packages in TeX Live.
-np, 2007-06-16