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Re: mktexlsr_fixes error when HOME is empty



On Sun, Jan 06, 2008 at 05:11:51PM +0100, Norbert Preining wrote:
> Dear Patrice,
> 
> thanks a lot for the patch ... please send all these stuff to
> debian-tex-maint@lists.debian.org (and me if you want, but I read the
> list ;-).
> 
> For all the list guys, please read through the email.
> 
> Patrice: Do you mean when /home/ is empty or when $HOME is empty? And
> what does "all the directories are skipped" mean? Does it mean that no
> ls-R files are generated at all because mktexlsr just breaks?

When $HOME is empty. For example, as root:

# /usr/bin/env - /usr/bin/texhash
texhash: Skipping /etc/texmf
texhash: Skipping /usr/local/share/texmf
texhash: Skipping /usr/share/texmf
texhash: Skipping /var/lib/texmf
texhash: Done.

--
Pat


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