Fix TinyTeX detection for empty directories#13743
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Quarto was incorrectly detecting TinyTeX when ~/.TinyTeX/ directory existed without binaries, reporting "Version: undefined" but marking the check as OK. This prevented fallback to valid TinyTeX installations in the system PATH. The detection logic now validates both that the bin directory exists and contains the tlmgr binary before reporting TinyTeX as available. Fixes #13730
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@mcanouil would you be able to test this in your use case ? Do you need a quarto.exe for it for easier testing ? The logic is quite simple as discussed. |
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You'll find the bundles as artifacts of this run: https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli/actions/runs/19828995939 If you can test it in your context. Thank you! |
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I'll try to do that tomorrow or Wednesday. |
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It works in the setup in which I discovered the issue. docker run --rm -it --platform linux/amd64 --user vscode \
ghcr.io/mcanouil/quarto-codespaces:release-202511122111 \
bash -lcd ~
git clone --branch fix/issue-13730 https://github.com/quarto-dev/quarto-cli
cd quarto-cli
sudo ./configure.sh
quarto check install |
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Cool thank you ! |
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When
~/.TinyTeX/directory exists without actual binaries,quarto check installreports:The check passes with "Version: undefined", preventing fallback to valid TinyTeX installations in the system PATH.
Root Cause
The detection logic in
src/tools/impl/tinytex-info.tsonly verified the install directory exists, not the binaries within.hasTinyTex()checked only if~/.TinyTeX/existstinyTexBinDir()constructed bin paths without validation on Linux/Mac (Windows already validated)Fix
Added two-level validation:
tinyTexBinDir()now validates the bin directory exists before returning paths on Linux/Mac, matching Windows behaviorhasTinyTex()verifies the tlmgr binary exists within the bin directoryThis ensures Quarto only reports TinyTeX as available when it contains working binaries, allowing proper fallback to PATH installations when the home directory installation is incomplete.
Fixes #13730