[tex-live] Unattended TL install
Siep Kroonenberg
siepo at cybercomm.nl
Sun Aug 26 11:25:56 CEST 2012
On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 10:44:16PM +0200, Reinhard Kotucha wrote:
> On 2012-08-25 at 11:02:15 +0200, Siep Kroonenberg wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 04:12:56AM +0200, Reinhard Kotucha wrote:
> > > On 2012-08-24 at 20:55:16 +0200, Siep Kroonenberg wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 06:27:56PM +0200, Lars Madsen wrote:
> > > > > Siep Kroonenberg wrote, On 2012-08-24 18:18:
> > > > > >On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 05:07:17PM +0200, Lars Madsen wrote:
> > > > > >>Siep Kroonenberg wrote, On 2012-08-24 15:04:
> > > > > >>>On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:32:14PM +0200, Lars Madsen wrote:
> > > > > >>>>Lars Madsen wrote, On 2012-08-24 09:49:
> > > > > >>>>>Karl Berry wrote, On 2012-08-23 23:57:
> > >
> > > I installed a cicuit simulator on W7 and created a few files in order
> > > to define simulations. It worked fine. But when I tried to run
> > > exactly the same simulations a few weeks later, the program complained
> > > that none of the files I created myself exist. And indeed, neither
> > > dir (cmd.exe) nor the Exploder displayed them.
> > >
> > > At a first glance I thought that the files got lost. But Emacs in
> > > dired-mode shows them all. Emacs even allows me to copy/move/delete
> > > these "non-existent" files.
> > >
> > > Hence it would be quite helpful to know whether texlive.profile
> > > exists physically. But you can't use Windows tools in order to find
> > > out whether a file exists or not.
> > >
> > > Another thing I can reproduce on Windows 7 reliably:
> > >
> > > Go to %ProgramFiles% and run
> > >
> > > zip -r foo.zip foo
> > >
> > > The file foo.zip doesn't appear in any directory listing, neither
> > > cmd.exe nor the Exploder displays it. But it definitely exists. You
> > > need Emacs in order to access "non-existent" files under Windows.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Reinhard
> >
> > On my XP-and W7 vm's the zipfile is visible.
> >
> > Can you check whether the hidden attribute is set for the zipfile?
> > (which would be a mystery of its own)
>
> No, I can only check attributes of files which are displayed by
> Windows. Emacs only shows the permission bits and file owner.
Some 3rd-party file managers can display attributes. I use an
antique free beta of Servant Salamander for this purpose.
Also, `dir /ah' will display the invisible files. And in Windows
Explorer, you can select Tools / Folder Options, and on de View tab
you can make hidden files and `Protected operating system files'
visible. The hidden files are shown with a faded icon.
--
Siep Kroonenberg
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