mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg fails

[Michael Byczkowski]

Hi,

Sadly, the pretest package mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg breaks in the end with

Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: entering extended mode
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: (/usr/local/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/hitex/base/hilatex.ini
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: (/usr/local/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/latex.ltx
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: (/usr/local/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/texsys.cfg)
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: ./texsys.aux found
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: \@currdir set to: ./.
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: Assuming \openin and \input 
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: have the same search path.
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: Defining UNIX/DOS style filename parser.
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: catcodes, registers, parameters,
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: LaTeX2e <2024-11-01> patch level 2
Feb 22 12:03:32 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: (/usr/local/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/expl3.ltx
Feb 22 12:03:33 by-online package_script_service[1440]: PackageKit: Terminating PKInstallTask(pid:1441). Task has exceeded its 600 seconds of runtime.
Feb 22 12:03:33 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: (/usr/local/texlive/2025/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/expl3-code.tex
Feb 22 12:03:33 by-online package_script_service[1440]: PackageKit: Hosted team responsible for script has been cleared.
Feb 22 12:03:33 by-online package_script_service[1440]: Responsibility set back to self.
Feb 22 12:03:33 by-online install_monitor[1296]: Re-included: /Applications, /Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: releasing backupd
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: allow user idle system sleep
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=./postinstall, NSURL=file:///Users/by/Downloads/mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg#TeXLive-2025-Start.pkg, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=org.tug.mactex.texlive2025, NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg”.} {
	    NSFilePath = "./postinstall";
	    NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while running scripts from the package \U201cmactex-texlive-20250216.pkg\U201d.";
	    NSURL = "file:///Users/by/Downloads/mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg#TeXLive-2025-Start.pkg";
	    PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "org.tug.mactex.texlive2025";
	}
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Cleared responsibility for install from 700.
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Cleared permissions on Installer.app
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Hosted team responsible for install has been cleared.
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Running idle tasks
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Done with sandbox removals
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online Installer[700]: install:didFailWithError:Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=./postinstall, NSURL=file:///Users/by/Downloads/mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg#TeXLive-2025-Start.pkg, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=org.tug.mactex.texlive2025, NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mactex-texlive-20250216.pkg”.}
Feb 22 12:03:34 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Removing client PKInstallDaemonClient pid=700, uid=501 (/System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer)
Feb 22 12:03:35 by-online Installer[700]: Install failed: The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
Feb 22 12:03:35 by-online Installer[700]: IFDInstallController 3A65D00 state = 8
Feb 22 12:03:35 by-online Installer[700]: Displaying 'Install Failed' UI.
Feb 22 12:03:35 by-online Installer[700]: 'Install Failed' UI displayed message:'The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.’.

Thanks and best regards,
        Michael