texlive[71102] Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLPDB.pm: (from_file): additional

[commits+karl at tug.org]

Revision: 71102
          https://tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=71102
Author:   karl
Date:     2024-04-27 23:50:01 +0200 (Sat, 27 Apr 2024)
Log Message:
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(from_file): additional info if cygwin. See thread around
https://tug.org/pipermail/tex-live/2024-April/050467.html

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLPDB.pm

Modified: trunk/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLPDB.pm
===================================================================
--- trunk/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLPDB.pm	2024-04-27 19:57:18 UTC (rev 71101)
+++ trunk/Master/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLPDB.pm	2024-04-27 21:50:01 UTC (rev 71102)
@@ -362,9 +362,21 @@
         # do nothing
       } else {
         unlink($tlpdbfile);
-        tldie(  "$0: TLPDB::from_file could not initialize from: $path\n"
-              . "$0: Maybe the repository setting should be changed.\n"
-              . "$0: More info: https://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html\n");
+        my $diemsg = <<END_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE_MSG;
+$0: TLPDB::from_file could not get texlive.tlpdb from: $path
+Maybe the repository setting should be changed.
+More info: https://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html
+END_DOWNLOAD_FAILURE_MSG
+        if ($^O eq 'cygwin') {
+          $diemsg .= <<END_CYGWIN_WGET_MSG;
+
+It seems you are using Cygwin, and this problem could arise if you haven't 
+installed Cygwin's wget. See the TeX Live Guide information on Cygwin
+for required and recommended packages:
+  https://tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.html#cygwin
+END_CYGWIN_WGET_MSG
+        }
+        tldie($diemsg);
       }
     }
     # if we are still here, then either the xz version was downloaded