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Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs)

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On Mon, Nov 07 2011,Jonathan Fine wrote:

> On 06/11/11 18:51, Sivaram Neelakantan wrote:
>> On Sun, Nov 06 2011,Jonathan Fine wrote:
>>

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> I chose git because it handles large files well, and because it has an
> efficient transport mechanism.  It's internal architecture is also
> convenient for my purposes.
>
> Let's focus on macros, which perhaps deserves a repository of its
> own. Suppose a user, such as yourself, has 2011/ctan/macros in a git
> repository.  Next year, 2012/ctan/macros might not have changed that
> much, and so it would downloading the difference won't take so
> long. When 2015 comes around the user, if wished, could remove the
> 2011 macros and reclaim the space.
>
> However, my first task is to create a single git archive that contains
> all the CTAN snapshots on DVD.  I would not expect anyone to download
> that.  Instead, you create it by feeding in the TeX Collection DVDs.
>
> And from there we create smaller repositories, suitable for users and
> particular purposes.  Or anything else you might want to do.
>
> Do you have Linux and a TeX Collection DVD.  If so, I could talk you
> through the process, which might make it all a bit clearer.
>

I don't have any of the DVDs as I use the MikTeX installer for my
LaTeX work.  However, I'd still be interested in your approach, if
you're OK with it.  If it does allow for automated/unattended updates
and installs, I'd be interested, please.


 sivaram
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A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jonathan Fine <jfine@pytex.org> - 2011-11-06 15:17 +0000
  Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jonathan Fine <jfine@pytex.org> - 2011-11-06 18:19 +0000
    Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> - 2011-11-06 21:28 +0100
      Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jonathan Fine <jfine@pytex.org> - 2011-11-07 20:21 +0000
        Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> - 2011-11-07 22:49 +0100
          Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jonathan Fine <jfine@pytex.org> - 2011-11-07 22:03 +0000
      Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jonathan Fine <jfine@pytex.org> - 2011-11-07 20:21 +0000
    Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail.com> - 2011-11-06 12:29 -0800
  Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jonathan Fine <jfine@pytex.org> - 2011-11-06 18:19 +0000
  Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Sivaram Neelakantan <nsivaram.net@gmail.com> - 2011-11-07 00:21 +0530
    Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jonathan Fine <jfine@pytex.org> - 2011-11-06 19:06 +0000
      Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Sivaram Neelakantan <nsivaram.net@gmail.com> - 2011-11-07 20:17 +0530
        Re: A Python script to put CTAN into git (from DVDs) Jonathan Fine <jfine@pytex.org> - 2011-11-07 20:32 +0000

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