New TeXLive Install Package

[Michael Byczkowski]

Dear Dick,

Thank you!

Sadly, the new version fails again after 10 min. here with the same reason:

Feb 23 00:16:34 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: fmtutil [INFO]: /usr/local/texlive/2025/texmf-var/web2c/pdftex/pdfcsplain.fmt installed.
Feb 23 00:16:34 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: fmtutil [INFO]: --- remaking pdfcsplain with luatex
Feb 23 00:16:34 by-online package_script_service[1440]: ./postinstall: fmtutil: running `luatex -ini   -jobname=pdfcsplain -progname=pdfcsplain -etex csplain.ini' ...
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online package_script_service[1440]: PackageKit: Terminating PKInstallTask(pid:22127). Task has exceeded its 600 seconds of runtime.
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online package_script_service[1440]: PackageKit: Hosted team responsible for script has been cleared.
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online package_script_service[1440]: Responsibility set back to self.
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online install_monitor[21951]: Re-included: /Applications, /Library, /System, /bin, /private, /sbin, /usr
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: releasing backupd
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: allow user idle system sleep
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Install Failed: Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mactex-texlive-20250222.pkg”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=./postinstall, NSURL=file:///Users/by/Desktop/untitled%20folder%204/mactex-texlive-20250222.pkg#TeXLive-2025-Start.pkg, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=org.tug.mactex.texlive2025, NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mactex-texlive-20250222.pkg”.} {
	    NSFilePath = "./postinstall";
	    NSLocalizedDescription = "An error occurred while running scripts from the package \U201cmactex-texlive-20250222.pkg\U201d.";
	    NSURL = "file:///Users/by/Desktop/untitled%20folder%204/mactex-texlive-20250222.pkg#TeXLive-2025-Start.pkg";
	    PKInstallPackageIdentifier = "org.tug.mactex.texlive2025";
	}
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Cleared responsibility for install from 21767.
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Cleared permissions on Installer.app
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Hosted team responsible for install has been cleared.
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Running idle tasks
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online Installer[21767]: install:didFailWithError:Error Domain=PKInstallErrorDomain Code=112 "An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mactex-texlive-20250222.pkg”." UserInfo={NSFilePath=./postinstall, NSURL=file:///Users/by/Desktop/untitled%20folder%204/mactex-texlive-20250222.pkg#TeXLive-2025-Start.pkg, PKInstallPackageIdentifier=org.tug.mactex.texlive2025, NSLocalizedDescription=An error occurred while running scripts from the package “mactex-texlive-20250222.pkg”.}
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Removing client PKInstallDaemonClient pid=21767, uid=501 (/System/Library/CoreServices/Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/Installer)
Feb 23 00:16:35 by-online installd[901]: PackageKit: Done with sandbox removals
Feb 23 00:16:36 by-online Installer[21767]: Install failed: The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.
Feb 23 00:16:36 by-online Installer[21767]: IFDInstallController 1AB300 state = 8
Feb 23 00:16:36 by-online Installer[21767]: Displaying 'Install Failed' UI.
Feb 23 00:16:36 by-online Installer[21767]: 'Install Failed' UI displayed message:'The Installer encountered an error that caused the installation to fail. Contact the software manufacturer for assistance.'.

Best regards,
	Michael


> On 22. Feb 2025, at 23:34, Richard Koch via tex-live <tex-live at tug.org> wrote:
> 
> Folks,
> 
> I just remade the TeX Live 2025 install package. It is in the pretest
> as
> 
>     mactex-texlive-20250222.pkg
> 
> It installs fine on my machine. My fairly recent machine runs
> Sequoia and the entire install, including running scripts at the
> end, took slightly less than 3 minutes.
> 
> It has been reported that this package fails with an error on
> older Intel machines. The special machine in question was
> running Mojave. So tests on older machines, particularly Intel,
> would be appreciated.
> 
> The evidence suggests that the package installs correctly and the
> error occurs when running the post-install script.
> Apparently Apple's installer aborts if running the post-install
> script takes longer than 10 minutes. This post install script first sets
> paper size and sets up the "tex-dist" structure. This should
> be very rapid. Thus the script has already made
> the new TeX Live 2025 the default distribution when the error
> occurs.
> 
> At the very end, the post install script calls
> 
> 	/usr/local/texlive/2025/bin/universal-darwin/fmtutil-sys --all
> 
> 	/usr/local/texlive/2025/bin/universal-darwin/updmap-sys
> 
> If installation fails, you can call these scripts yourself in Terminal.
> Since we install in a root location, start each command with sudo.
> 
> Dick Koch
> 
>