From c442b444012f06bc46be80bd0aa1c4e431a8ff49 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Siep Kroonenberg <siepo@cybercomm.nl>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:24:04 +0000
Subject: tl-portable.sh: better bugfix.

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@7315 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751
---
 Master/tl-portable.sh | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'Master')

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.
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