texlive[70374] Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-images: no pruning for 2024

[commits+karl at tug.org]

Revision: 70374
          https://tug.org/svn/texlive?view=revision&revision=70374
Author:   karl
Date:     2024-03-03 19:03:57 +0100 (Sun, 03 Mar 2024)
Log Message:
-----------
no pruning for 2024

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-images

Modified: trunk/Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-images
===================================================================
--- trunk/Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-images	2024-03-03 15:21:14 UTC (rev 70373)
+++ trunk/Master/tlpkg/bin/tl-update-images	2024-03-03 18:03:57 UTC (rev 70374)
@@ -126,15 +126,22 @@
   fi
   cp -pr install-tl *.bat tlpkg $imgdir || exit 1
 
-  # we also don't want the symlinks since we don't actually need them
-  # and since we want to make Joliet images (though that format may not
-  # be needed anymore). Every symlink provokes a warning from xorrisofs
-  # under Joliet. But copy all the regular files, they are the basic thing.
+  # We don't want the symlinks since we don't need them and we want to
+  # make Joliet images (though that format may not be needed anymore).
+  # Every symlink provokes a warning from xorrisofs under Joliet. But
+  # copy all the regular files, they are the basic constitutents of TL.
   archivedir=$imgdir/archive
   mkdir $archivedir || exit 1
   find archive -type l -prune -o -type f -print \
   | xargs cp --target-directory=$archivedir || exit 1
 
+ if false; then
+  # Until 2024, we pruned some platforms away to make the image smaller.
+  # In 2024, we no longer made a physical DVD, so may as well include
+  # everything. Even a maximimally-pruned image is too large to fit on a
+  # single-layer DVD, so no benefit for the 2024 volunteer burners.
+  # More info: https://tug.org/texcollection.
+
   # Save all tlpdb files before pruning platforms; these will be posted
   # to historic later; see releng.txt.
   preprune=$target/preprune-tlpdb
@@ -163,8 +170,9 @@
     || exit 1
   $master/tlpkg/bin/tl-sign-file $imgdir/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.sha512 \
     || exit 1
+ fi # false
 
-  # some files we don't want in the image after all.
+  # A few of those files we don't want in the image.
   rm -rf $imgdir/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb.xz $imgdir/tlpkg/bin
   
   # the actual iso creation.
@@ -180,12 +188,11 @@
   cd $target || exit 1
   rm -rf $imgdir
 
-  # since prune-platforms changes the tlpdb file, must remake checksums.
-  # (before making the iso). redundantly remove files being created.
+  # make checksums after making the iso.
   rm -f $prefix.iso.md5; md5sum `basename $iso` >$iso.md5 || exit 1
   rm -f $prefix.iso.sha512; sha512sum `basename $iso` >$iso.sha512 || exit 1
 
-  # for md5 and sha512, adjust the embedded filename for generic files.
+  # in the checksum files, adjust the embedded filename for generic names.
   rm -f $prefix.iso.md5; sed "s,-$D,," $iso.md5 >$prefix.iso.md5
   rm -f $prefix.iso.sha512; sed "s,-$D,," $iso.sha512 >$prefix.iso.sha512
 
@@ -318,8 +325,8 @@
 # Add our exact version to the release file.  Ensure a line of its own,
 # although a blank line should already be there.
 rm -f $release_savefile
-cp $release_livefile $release_savefile
-printf "\ntexlive-$D\n" >>$release_livefile
+cp $release_livefile $release_savefile || exit 1
+printf "\ntexlive-$D\n" >>$release_livefile || exit 1
 
 $makeinst && MAKEINST
 $maketar && MAKETAR