[tex-live] tlmgr update --self

[Philip TAYLOR (Webmaster, Ret'd)]

Joseph Wright wrote:
>
> You can do
>
>    tlmgr update --self --all --reinstall-forcibly-removed
>
> so it's not exactly too hard.
>    

With respect, very little is "too hard" if you know what you are doing.
But how many users of TeX Live does that encompass ?  15% ???
I would strongly support Arno's position -- TLMGR should be
intelligent enough to work out for itself what is necessary, not
rely on a mere user knowing what is going on.

Philip Taylor