[tlu] can't add repository in 1.50b1

[Richard Koch]

Herbert,

Please read the TL mailing list messages from today, including one from Nelson Beebe TODAY explaining a problem at Utah.

Dick Koch



> On Apr 28, 2021, at 10:50 AM, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
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>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 12:17 PM, Bruno Voisin via tlu <tlu at tug.org> wrote:
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>>> On 28 Apr 2021, at 19:08, Herbert Schulz <herbs at wideopenwest.com> wrote:
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>>> I've been usng 1.50b1 for a while with no problems.
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>>> Today I tried to add <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ctan.math.utah.edu/ctan/tex-archive/systems/texlive/tlnet/__;!!C5qS4YX3!WHl__vfPJMucwnpggJBb1KZ9df8S5mJeQOrp2bvQDLQygPIMi2Zx3hm_qYGX8yg$ > (Notice the https://) to the TeX Live Repository List but clicking the + button did nothing.
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>> Hi Herb,
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>> I've just tried that (installing 1.50b1 specially for the test, as I was still with 1.49): things work fine, the + button works and I can use this https repository.
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>> The above on M1 MacBook Pro with macOS 11.3.
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>> Bruno
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> Howdy,
> 
> Sigh... now it works after a re-start... but...
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> If you go through a certain set of things it seems to fail. I first double clicked on <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://ctan.math.utah.edu/ctan/tex-archive/systems/texlive/tlnet/__;!!C5qS4YX3!WHl__vfPJMucwnpggJBb1KZ9df8S5mJeQOrp2bvQDLQygPIMi2Zx3hm__8dgoms$ > in the list to have it go to the http:// site. I then added the `s' in the repository section on the main window toolbar and the retry button there to make sure it worked. I then selected and copied the <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ctan.math.utah.edu/ctan/tex-archive/systems/texlive/tlnet__;!!C5qS4YX3!WHl__vfPJMucwnpggJBb1KZ9df8S5mJeQOrp2bvQDLQygPIMi2Zx3hm_dfkEMxY$ > from the tool bar. Finally I went back to the TeX Live Repositories window and pressed the + and nothing happened.
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> Good Luck,
> 
> Herb Schulz
> herbs at wideopenwest.com
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