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AI-generatedtlmgr repository pinning crosses a package database compatibility boundary between TeX Live releases
TeX Live’s annual release model preserves frozen tlnet-final repositories, and tlmgr option repository can pin an installation to one of these snapshots. The intent is a repeatable package set where tlmgr update --all treats the frozen database as authoritative. However, the transition window between annual releases introduces uncertainty: an unpinned instal
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