>>>>> On Fri, 01 Mar 2024, Florian Schmaus wrote:

> On 29/02/2024 21.40, Ulrich Mueller wrote:
>>>>>>> On Thu, 29 Feb 2024, Florian Schmaus wrote:
>> 
>>> @@ -178,6 +178,10 @@ etexmf-update() {
>>> if has_version 'app-text/texlive-core' ; then
>>> if [[ -z ${ROOT} && -x "${EPREFIX}"/usr/sbin/texmf-update ]] ; then
>>> "${EPREFIX}"/usr/sbin/texmf-update
>>> +			local res="${?}"
>>> +			if [[ "${?}" -ne 0 ]] && ver_test -ge 2023; then
>> This condition will always be false.

> Is it because assigning 'res' will set '$?'?

Yes, the local command will return success status. So you should check
for ${res} not $?.

Ulrich