4 files changed, 23 insertions, 93 deletions
diff --git a/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl b/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
index 5203155646f..e111d4de845 100755
--- a/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
+++ b/Master/texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
@@ -1471,7 +1471,16 @@ sub init_local_db {
   die("cannot find tlpdb at $Master!") unless (defined($localtlpdb));
   # setup the programs, for win32 we need the shipped wget/lzma etc, so we
   # pass the location of these files to setup_programs.
-  if (!setup_programs("$Master/tlpkg/installer", $localtlpdb->option_platform)) {
+  my $ret = setup_programs("$Master/tlpkg/installer", $localtlpdb->option_platform);
+  if ($ret == -1) {
+    tlwarn("no binary of lzmadec for $::_platform_ detected.\n");
+    if (defined($should_i_die) && $should_i_die) {
+      exit 1;
+    } else {
+      tlwarn("Continuing anyway ...\n");
+    }
+  }
+  if (!$ret) {
     tlwarn("Couldn't set up the necessary programs.\nInstallation of packages is not supported.\nPlease report to texlive\@tug.org.\n");
     if (defined($should_i_die) && $should_i_die) {
       finish(1);
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm b/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm
index 61ca2d760e6..3c6ff203103 100644
--- a/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm
@@ -1019,7 +1019,9 @@ C<wget>, C<tar>, C<lzmadec>. The C<$bindir> argument specifies the path
 to the location of the C<lzmadec> binaries, the C<$platform> gives the
 TeX Live platform name, used as the extension on the executables.
 
-Returns true if successfull, otherwise false.
+Returns -1 if the architecture is not supported (i.e., there is no
+lzmadec binary for that arch present), 0 for programs don't work, 
+and 1 for success.
 
 =cut
 
@@ -1047,6 +1049,7 @@ sub setup_programs {
   } elsif (-r "$bindir/wget/wget.$platform") {
     $::progs{'wget'}    = "$bindir/wget/wget.$platform";
   }
+  return(-1) if (! -r $::progs{'lzmadec'});
   # 
   # check that the programs are actually working
   my $nul = "/dev/null";
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-containers b/Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-containers
index 440e0cb82ac..dcbe30eed10 100755
--- a/Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-containers
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-containers
@@ -174,7 +174,15 @@ sub main
     $::progs{'tar'} = "tar";
   } else {
     # do a full setup
-    &TeXLive::TLUtils::setup_programs("$Master/tlpkg/installer");
+    my $ret = &TeXLive::TLUtils::setup_programs("$Master/tlpkg/installer");
+    if ($ret == -1) {
+      tlwarn("no binary of lzmadec for $::_platform_ detected, aborting.\n");
+      exit 1;
+    }
+    if (!$ret) {
+      tlwarn("binaries could not be set up, aborting.\n");
+      exit 1;
+    }
   }
 
   # get list of packages.
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/etc/check-on-supported-arch.diff b/Master/tlpkg/etc/check-on-supported-arch.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a8e308bbdc..00000000000
--- a/Master/tlpkg/etc/check-on-supported-arch.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-Index: tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm
-===================================================================
---- tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm	(revision 10739)
-+++ tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm	(working copy)
-@@ -1017,7 +1017,9 @@
- to the location of the C<lzmadec> binaries, the C<$platform> gives the
- TeX Live platform name, used as the extension on the executables.
- 
--Returns true if successfull, otherwise false.
-+Returns -1 if the architecture is not supported (i.e., there is no
-+lzmadec binary for that arch present), 0 for programs don't work, 
-+and 1 for success.
- 
- =cut
- 
-@@ -1041,10 +1043,10 @@
-     $::progs{'tar'}     = conv_to_win_path("$bindir/tar.exe");
-     $::progs{'lzmadec'} = conv_to_win_path("$bindir/lzma/lzmadec.win32.exe");
-     $::progs{'lzma'}    = conv_to_win_path("$bindir/lzma/lzma.exe");
--
-   } elsif (-r "$bindir/wget/wget.$platform") {
-     $::progs{'wget'}    = "$bindir/wget/wget.$platform";
-   }
-+  return(-1) if (! -r $::progs{'lzmadec'});
-   # 
-   # check that the programs are actually working
-   my $nul = "/dev/null";
-Index: install-tl
-===================================================================
---- install-tl	(revision 10739)
-+++ install-tl	(working copy)
-@@ -308,7 +308,14 @@
- 
- # initialize the correct platform
- platform();
--if (!setup_programs ("$::installerdir/tlpkg/installer", "$::_platform_")) {
-+my $setupret = setup_programs ("$::installerdir/tlpkg/installer", "$::_platform_");
-+if ($setupret == -1) {
-+  # that arch seems to be unsupported
-+  tlwarn("It seems that your architecture-operating system combination\n\t$::_platform_\nis not supported at the moment!\nIf you plan to build binaries for it please contact us at tlbuild\@tug.org.\n");
-+  exit 1;
-+}
-+# now $setupret can only be 0 or 1
-+if (!$setupret) {
-   tlwarn("Couldn't set up the necessary programs.\nCannot continue with installation.\nPlease report to texlive\@tug.org.\n");
-   exit 1;
- }
-Index: tlpkg/bin/tl-update-containers
-===================================================================
---- tlpkg/bin/tl-update-containers	(revision 10744)
-+++ tlpkg/bin/tl-update-containers	(working copy)
-@@ -163,7 +163,15 @@
-     $::progs{'tar'} = "tar";
-   } else {
-     # do a full setup
--    &TeXLive::TLUtils::setup_programs("$Master/tlpkg/installer");
-+    my $ret = &TeXLive::TLUtils::setup_programs("$Master/tlpkg/installer");
-+    if ($ret == -1) {
-+      tlwarn("no binary of lzmadec for $::_platform_ detected, aborting!\n");
-+      exit 1;
-+    }
-+    if (!$ret) {
-+      tlwarn("binaries could not be set up, aborting!\n");
-+      exit 1;
-+    }
-   }
- 
-   # get list of packages.
-Index: texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
-===================================================================
---- texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl	(revision 10750)
-+++ texmf/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl	(working copy)
-@@ -1133,7 +1133,16 @@
-   die("cannot find tlpdb at $Master!") unless (defined($localtlpdb));
-   # setup the programs, for win32 we need the shipped wget/lzma etc, so we
-   # pass the location of these files to setup_programs.
--  if (!setup_programs("$Master/tlpkg/installer", $localtlpdb->option_platform)) {
-+  my $ret = setup_programs("$Master/tlpkg/installer", $localtlpdb->option_platform);
-+  if ($ret == -1) {
-+    tlwarn("no binary of lzmadec for $::_platform_ detected!\n");
-+    if (defined($should_i_die) && $should_i_die) {
-+      exit 1;
-+    } else {
-+      tlwarn("Continuing anyway ...\n");
-+    }
-+  }
-+  if (!$ret) {
-     tlwarn("Couldn't set up the necessary programs.\nInstallation of packages is not supported.\nPlease report to texlive\@tug.org.\n");
-     if (defined($should_i_die) && $should_i_die) {
-       exit 1;