texlive[62146] Master/install-tl: remove doc for

commits+karl at tug.org commits+karl at tug.org
Tue Feb 22 23:48:10 CET 2022


Revision: 62146
          http://tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=62146
Author:   karl
Date:     2022-02-22 23:48:10 +0100 (Tue, 22 Feb 2022)
Log Message:
-----------
remove doc for TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXDIR, which
hasn't worked for quite a while and no one has noticed.

Modified Paths:
--------------
    trunk/Master/install-tl

Modified: trunk/Master/install-tl
===================================================================
--- trunk/Master/install-tl	2022-02-22 22:44:16 UTC (rev 62145)
+++ trunk/Master/install-tl	2022-02-22 22:48:10 UTC (rev 62146)
@@ -1557,7 +1557,7 @@
 
 # Environment variables and default values on UNIX:
 #   TEXLIVE_INSTALL_PREFIX         /usr/local/texlive   => $tex_prefix
-#   TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXDIR         $tex_prefix/2010     => $TEXDIR
+#                                  $tex_prefix/2010     => $TEXDIR
 #   TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFSYSVAR    $TEXDIR/texmf-var
 #   TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFSYSCONFIG $TEXDIR/texmf-config
 #   TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFLOCAL     $tex_prefix/texmf-local
@@ -3120,8 +3120,6 @@
 
 =item C<TEXLIVE_INSTALL_PREFIX>
 
-=item C<TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXDIR>
-
 =item C<TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFCONFIG>
 
 =item C<TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFVAR>
@@ -3134,12 +3132,14 @@
 
 =item C<TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXMFSYSVAR>
 
-Specify the respective directories.  C<TEXLIVE_INSTALL_PREFIX> defaults
-to C</usr/local/texlive>, while C<TEXLIVE_INSTALL_TEXDIR> defaults to
-the release directory within that prefix, e.g.,
-C</usr/local/texlive/2016>.  All the defaults can be seen by running the
+Specify the respective directories. C<TEXLIVE_INSTALL_PREFIX> defaults
+to C</usr/local/texlive>. All the defaults can be seen by running the
 installer interactively and then typing C<D> for the directory menu.
 
+To override the so-called C<TEXDIR>, which defaults to the release
+directory within that prefix, e.g., C</usr/local/texlive/2020>, use a
+profile file (q.v.).
+
 =item C<NOPERLDOC>
 
 Don't try to run the C<--help> message through C<perldoc>.



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