Unexpected huge update. Please confirm it is expected.

[Sergio Callegari]

The relevant changeset seems to be 76924, that seems not to really touch 
any file apart from properties of a huge number of catalogue files. Is 
this the case? What is this change actually about?

Sergio

On 25/11/2025 09:57, Sergio Callegari wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Running |tlmgr update| I am today receiving 337 package updates on a 
> system that has otherwise has constantly been kept up to date on an at 
> least weekly basis.
>
> Since this seems huge in comparison to the usual flow of update (in 
> the range of at most 10-20 packages each time), it would be nice to 
> know the reason why. This is almost a full rewrite of the texlive tree 
> on my system, as if it was a full upgrade to a new year release. 
> Please be so kind to confirm that it is expected and not the result of 
> some issue, the worst of which would be an infrastructure compromise.
>
> Thanks!
>
> ​

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