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Changes Since 0.1

Added update checking via Sparkle

Rewrote authorized operation to use a kqueue

Exit status of tlmgr_cwrapper is now used

Added a warning when canceling an update/install operation

Use correct button check for reinstall warning

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:10:48 +0000

Changes Since 0.2

Added a flag for forcibly removed packages

Forcibly removed packages can be installed from Update tab

Only scroll the log table if it's already at the end

Disable automatic updates via Sparkle

Attempt to validate mirror URLs entered in preferences

Added Localizable.strings file

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:13:41 -0800

Changes Since 0.3

Avoid recursive callout to TLMLog during log server setup

Removed Core Animation transition between tabs since it killed scrolling performance

Use NSAnimation for transition between tabs

Pass --nox11 in infrastructure update script to keep from launching an xterm

Don't build ppc64 version of the app

Allow cancellation of update script download

Non-error log messages should no longer say "Error" when copied from the table

Fixed some inconsequential memory leaks reported by clang

Run the mirror check alert as a modal panel instead of a sheet

Do some additional sanity checking when downloading the infrastructure update

Fixed message in install cancellation alert

Disable editing in the log tableview

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:50:22 -0800

Changes Since 0.4

Set threaded animation explicitly on spinning progress indicators.

Minor performance improvement in drawing bottom gradient view.

Log more useful information in Sender column.

Avoid wiping out prior error messages for authorized operations.

Sign binaries using codesign. Don't run if modified.

Avoid sending kill to PID 0 when tlmgr_cwrapper hasn't launched.

Use NSConnection instead of NSPortNameServer to deregister.

Fixed minor memory leaks reported by clang static analysis.

Fixed a out-of-order initializer.

Fixed a leak of task objects by revising runloop usage.

Added some useful URLs to the Help menu.

Added a property list with more mirrors.

Scroll log view when the first batch of messages come in.

Log when environment.plist is detected.

Reset PATH to system default before adding to it from prefs.

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:55:31 -0800

Changes Since 0.5

Animation between tabs should be smoother.

Substantial rewrite of authorized operation code for improved clarity and robustness.

Servers in the internal list are no longer checked for correctness in preferences.

Canceling an operation works more reliably again.

Log table updates in all common runloop modes, instead of stalling when an alert is up.

Logging should be significantly more efficient when tlmgr spews a lot of output.

FTP servers are properly validated in preferences when entered manually.

Worked around an Apple Core Animation bug that caused the progress indicator to halt.

Texdoc is now used to display available documentation links and proxy icon in the Info inspector.

Potential problems with filling up pipes are now avoided altogether.

Show Info operations are now cancelable, in case of a problem.

Show Info works correctly with more packages in the full package list.

Tlmgr command availability is checked more consistently.

Mirror URL in status bar is now a clickable link.

Default toolbar layout includes Remove item.

Cmd-R is now a shortcut for Refresh.

Collapsing the upper splitview will no longer destroy the tabs.

Refreshing lists and certain other operations are now executed in parallel.

The mirror URL in the status bar is now properly updated when switching tabs.

Refresh button is disabled when a view is currently refreshing.

Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:48:27 -0800

Changes Since 0.6

Add keyboard shortcuts for updating.

Add a progress sheet while validating a mirror connection in preferences.

Improved URL validation in preferences.

Added a workaround for the original tlmgr, which doesn't echo the URL used for download.

Cells in log output table now soft wrap, instead of only wrapping at newlines.

Added a first pass at a release notes window (Help menu)

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:47:03 -0800

Changes Since 0.61

Fixed some inconsequential memory leaks.

Fixed a rare race condition and crash when a task exited.

Enabled AppleScript, not that it will do much.

Added CFBundleShortVersionString so the version shows up in Finder.

Fixed an exception when removing a package.

Fixed an exception when installing a package.

Added a menu item to force removal of a package (use option key).

Show thumbnails of documentation in the info inspector.

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 21:21:15 -0800

Changes Since 0.62

Fixed build configuration that caused crash on launch.

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:00:58 -0800

Changes Since 0.63

Fixed a bug that prevented font changes in the table views (bug #18).

Downloaded infrastructure updates now have a SHA256 hash check.

Icon scale in documentation file thumbnail view is saved.

Splitview size in documentation/info panel is saved.

The tlcritical repository is now recognized as a valid download location.

Fixed some floating point format strings in preferences dialogs.

Bundled DVI Quick Look generator plugin.

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:37:31 -0800

Changes Since 0.64

The local package database is now used when a network connection is not available, so you can always show info on installed packages.

Added a menu item to reinstall TeX Live Manager (tlmgr) by downloading and running the disaster recovery script.

Fixed a bug that caused update all to be triggered when installing all displayed packages during a search.

Bundled the Spotlight DVI importer with TeX Live Utility for easier distribution.

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:16:08 -0800

Changes Since 0.65

Fixed the reinstall command

Parse Texdoc 0.42 output (bug #22)

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:26:37 -0700

Changes Since 0.66

Cleaned up the release notes display.

Changed the bundle identifier to be more correct.

Changed wording in download size alert.

Updated Sparkle with various bug fixes.

Converted preferences to use the full URL for mirrors.

Set failure flag when the SHA256 hash for the infrastructure update doesn't match.

Fixed a bug that could allow status messages to be displayed in the wrong tab.

Underlying tlmgr failure messages are now logged.

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:15:06 -0700

Changes Since 0.70

Added a tlmgr/TeX Live version consistency check

Preferences are only removed in migration if synchronization is successful

Fixed a race condition between fork/exec and kevent

Initial failures of tlmgr_cwrapper will now be logged

The main window now displays a determinate progress bar during updates

Log tableview row heights are now cached, so it won't be slug-slow with lots of output

Exit for failed tasks is handled more correctly

Minor 64 bit cleanup of format strings

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 09:16:51 -0700

Changes Since 0.72

Account for renaming of infrastructure packages in TL 2009, which was throwing off package counts

Clear the URL cache before downloading the update script, since Apple's URL loading appears to have problems

Handle more status lines in the new log parsing

Fix a pipe race condition that occasionally prevented the version number from being read

Reword the infrastructure update alert to be more clear

Fix a potential zombie crasher in the log table row height caching

Fix bug #15 by improving column sizing behavior

Display units in the size table column and right-align

Set minimum OS version to 10.5.7 to require NSOperationQueue bug fixes

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 12:20:50 -0700

Changes Since 0.73

Fix a minor memory leak

Always show standard error from tasks

Reimplement NSFileHandle asynchronous reading to fix deadlock on 10.6

Reword some alerts

Fix the countdown timer that displays when checking a mirror URL

Added support for disabling auto-remove and auto-install (TL 2009 only)

Allow installation of uninstalled packages from the update list

Allow for changes in tlmgr show output (TL 2009 only)

Remove some obnoxious logging around texdoc tasks

Fixed support for offline listing in TL 2009

Added a Quick Look item to the main menu for documentation thumbnails

Fix web thumbnails, which broke with the latest Safari update

Show thumbnails for README files

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:30:03 -0700

Changes Since 0.74

Items are now removed from the update list during the update

Selection is preserved during update/install/search

TeX Live 2008 compatibility code is now gone

Updated some output parsing for the latest TeX Live 2009 tests

Install now has progress bar updates

Can optionally set TeX Live mirror URL in preferences for command-line usage

Actions should no longer prompt for authentication unnecessarily

Reduced some annoying log messages

Drop privileges in command-line helper after launch tlmgr

Added a warning when using a development version of TeX Live with one of the default mirrors

Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:43:05 -0700

Changes Since 0.80

Support sudden termination on 10.6

Fixed a few compiler warnings

Warn if infrastructure version does not change after an update

Nibs are no longer flattened, in the off chance that someone tries to localize TLU

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:26:22 -0700

Changes Since 0.81

Fixed issue 27, manage packages view was not populated

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:10:35 -0700

Changes Since 0.82

Fix a couple of minor task race conditions

Set the default URL for a new installation to TL 2009

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:58:29 -0800

Changes Since 0.83

Draw a progress indicator badge on the application icon during updates

Added Open With item to file icon context menu

Possible fix for issue 33, race when adding status window

Added support for proxies, using info from System Preferences and the keychain

Added support for --list option to tlmgr show command, so the info window has extended file listings

TLCritical repository will be remembered in preferences if previously used

Revised texdoc usage to use the new machine-readable output option

Fixed some issues with Quick Look of texdoc listing icons

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:46:43 -0800

Changes Since 0.85

Fixed exception while searching due to missing catalogue information (issue 40)

Fixed crash when finding a PAC proxy failed (issue 38 and 39)

Another attempt at fixing issue 32, cosmetic problem with status window

More restrictive permissions on shell scripts

Support --persistent-downloads option in future tlmgr

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:26:26 -0800

Changes Since 0.86

Use "stderr" instead of "error" to avoid confusion in log messages

Use correct interval for fading out status window

Fix some task race conditions

Correctly update location sync checkbox when cancelling a change

Rename tlmgr_cwrapper tool to tlu_ipctask, to avoid confusion with tlmgr itself

Set the progress bar to its maximum value before hiding it, so it doesn't use CPU cycles

Allow selecting and copying individual columns of the log view

Fix bugs in documentation thumbnail view

Spacebar now toggles preview in documentation thumbnail view

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:24:47 -0700

Changes Since 0.87

Added support for "r" in status log

Added support for reinstalling (main menu only, not toolbar)

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 15:19:04 -0700

Changes Since 0.88

Command-line location checkbox is now unchecked if it is changed externally

Proxy check has an absolute timeout, so it does not hang indefinitely

Mirror version is now checked, for more accurate warning messages

Added support for TeX Live 2009 via a legacy archive

Packages listed with unexpected order by tlmgr list now show up under the correct heading

Package names beginning with "i" are no longer truncated in the package list

Mixed install status is now handled more correctly

Status overlay window no longer draws on top of a sheet

Changes to the TeXDist system preference pane are now noticed, for better version checking

Dock progress indicator now starts at the vertical position and moves clockwise

Progress indicators are now shown for infrastructure downloads

Added an option sheet for configuring automatic backup

Work around a recent tlmgr bug that prevents updates from being listed

Added an alternate menu item (hold down option key) for installing tlmgr from tlcritical repo

Check the return value from the setuid(2) syscall

Some log messages are displayed immediately, in order to warn of slow network operations

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:39:54 -0700

Changes Since 0.89

Avoid constant refreshing of Info panel while an item is selected while updating; bug #30

Restore logging of the mirror version

Make mirror version checking more robust; deal with missing 00texlive.config in tlpdb

Reloading lists after a change should happen consistently now, and also lazily

Do not show links to nonexistent files in the Info panel

Ignore characters after the year in mirror version checking, which fixes an issue with tlcontrib

Avoid doing legacy mirror checks for unofficial repositories

Added a launchd agent for scheduled TeX Live update checking (Actions menu); bug #48

Progress bar should now be displayed for single-item updates

Added a backup listing, with capability to restore individual backups

Info panel no longer does network operations to find a mirror URL

Authentication is no longer necessary if you have write access to the install directory, even if the any user box in preferences is checked

Fixed spurious falure alerts when installing from tlcritical as an unprivileged user, due to a race between kqueues

Net installer can be enabled via the TLMEnableNetInstall preference in Terminal, but is not fully tested

Use a hard timeout when checking for a correct mirror version

Fixed a major performance issue when running non-root tasks, by more carefully checking kqueue events for EV_EOF instead of blindly calling read(2)

Added some proxy environment variable checks to help debug problems for overly-clever users

Dropping a tlnet mirror URL on the application icon will cause it to use that mirror for updates

Allow AppKit to update the progress bar, rather than forcing it, which caused a serious performance problem when downloading the infrastructure updates

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:36:09 -0800

Changes Since 0.90

Remove spurious installer log message

Fix caching of database versions for ftp URLs

Walk the install directory to determine permissions, instead of looking only at the top level

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:33:30 -0800

Changes Since 0.91

Improved previewing for icons in Info panel

Fix origin for views in Info panel to get rid of upper border

SIGPIPE is now always ignored

Recursive permissions check now occurs in a background thread

Missing /etc/paths file is now handled correctly (but removing it is a bad idea)

Empty arguments to a child task will no longer cause an exception in bizarre Apple code

Double-click on a package will now display the Info panel

Install profile is updated for TL 2011

Clang compiler is now used instead of gcc

Parsing tlmgr version is now more robust in case of a missing version number

Show Info panel will be significantly faster with TL 2011

Major refactoring of preferences and environment code, fixing a number of threading bugs

Do not allow choosing an invalid TeX binary path in preferences

Fixed a minor memory leak when installing a package

Incorrect size in bytes is no longer displayed for infrastructure updates

Check mirror version before update/install operations in case preferences have changed

Flush log display before displaying a sheet on the main window

Selection is now preserved when sorting table and outline views

Backup sheet UI is now updated properly when entering a zero

Backup list is now refreshed after pruning backups

End editing on the backup sheet before closing it

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:53:37 +0000

Changes Since 0.92

Main window can no longer be closed if a sheet is attached (such as the critical update alert)

Attempt to workaround problems with Sparkle failing to relaunch while the critical update alert is displayed

TeX Live 2010 is supported with a legacy repository

Major refactoring and cleanup of database handling code

Should be better behaved when a mirror is not reachable, and not take 10 minutes to time out

Moved log table to a separate window (see FAQ on the wiki)

Finally fixed the jitter and flashing in the view animation

Revised main window interface to better support multiple repositories (see wiki for details)

Better handling of outdated repositories

Removed toolbar buttons, since they were used contrary to Apple guidelines

Scheduled update checking will now work on 10.5.x (bug #60)

Package status now changes during the update process for better feedback

More status messages shown on the main window, since the log is no longer visible by default

Disabled NSSupportsSuddenTermination, so NSApplicationWillTerminate notification is posted, and cleanup happens properly again

Log history is now saved on a per-session basis, for easier debugging and tracking

Custom repositories can now be added, for tlcontrib or private mirrors (see Manage Mirrors on the Configure menu)

Enabled NSApplicationShowExceptions (Lion only) so exceptions can be reported

EINTR is handled on more syscalls when dealing with child processes

Reduce log level of most tlmgr output, so fewer things are flagged as errors when they are not

Reenabled editing of install location and other cells in the network install view (see wiki page on Advanced Features)

Added contextual menu items for common actions on the update list

Fixed size in bytes in dialogs (used 1000 instead of 1024)

More detailed logging in child process handling

Japanese localization (thanks to Koji Yokota!)

Fixed a race condition between kqueue and waitpid syscalls, so spurious failure messages will no longer be shown on updates

You can no longer enqueue an infrastructure update while another one is in process

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 23:39:18 +0000

Changes Since 0.93

Added help book (see the Help menu)

Fixed a font problem in the installer outline view

Fixed a bug where the log window showed up when it was supposed to be hidden

Use repository instead of mirror in user interface

Fixed an exception in the favicon manager when it had an invalid URL

User repos that do not appear in the internal plist are handled correctly

Custom repos are now correctly shown as default

Address autocomplete handles custom repos correctly

Removed the keyboard shortcut for Remove, so Forcibly Remove is hidden again

Clear selection when switching logs, to avoid exceptions

Clear status messages more consistently on the main window

Timeout of a repo is now considered an error when using the CTAN multiplexer, so you get multiple attempts

Progress for updating is now shown in the address field, and the status bar is gone

Sparkle has been updated with fixes from Christiaan Hofman

Restored the toolbar, with optional text-based buttons for common actions

Revised custom tabview drawing

Now attempt to dock the log window when it is moved or resized

More logging and a separate alert if determining the local version number fails

Default repo can be changed from the main window

Fixed some spurious clang warnings

Explicitly exec /usr/bin/python when running parse_tlpdb.py instead of relying on /usr/bin/env

Updated repository list based on latest CTAN.sites file

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:28:57 +0000

Changes Since 0.94

Updated Japanese localization

Increased favicon inset in address field

Fixed version mismatch warning for older TeX Live versions

Fixed an exception in favicon loading under some conditions

Added search support for log window

Mirror list updated

Double-click now opens the tlmgr path setting in preferences

Preferences window no longer shows resize thumb

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:40:32 +0000

Changes Since 0.95

Fixed source list selection changes in log window

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:43:41 +0000