tlmgr deleted texlive-scripts
Norbert Preining
norbert at preining.info
Wed Nov 5 14:20:00 CET 2025
Hi Pablo,
thanks for testing, that was super useful.
I think I found the bug. Very stupid.
Can you try the attached patch (on top of the previous one), please!
Best regards
Norbert
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arXiv / Cornell University + IFMGA Guide + TU Wien + TeX Live
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl b/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
index 6568c10deb5..e400f1b8aac 100755
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/tlmgr.pl
@@ -3529,8 +3529,7 @@ sub action_update {
if (wndws()) {
# w32 is notorious for not releasing a file immediately
# we experienced permission denied errors
- my $newname = $unwind_package;
- $newname =~ s/__BACKUP/___BACKUP/;
+ my $newname = TeXLive::TLUtils::tl_tmpfile();
copy ("-f", $unwind_package, $newname);
# try to remove the file if has been created by us
unlink($unwind_package) if $remove_unwind_container;
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