--- a/toolfactory/ToolFactory.py	Mon May 24 02:37:52 2021 +0000
+++ b/toolfactory/ToolFactory.py	Mon May 24 09:41:32 2021 +0000
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@
     a("--galaxy_venv", default="/galaxy_venv")
     a("--collection", action="append", default=[])
     a("--include_tests", default=False, action="store_true")
-    a("--install", default="1")
+    a("--install_flag", action = "store_false", default=True)
     a("--admin_only", default=False, action="store_true")
     a("--untested_tool_out", default=None)
     a("--local_tools", default="tools")  # relative to $__root_dir__
@@ -879,19 +879,20 @@
             % (args.bad_user, args.bad_user)
         )
     assert args.tool_name, "## Tool Factory expects a tool name - eg --tool_name=DESeq"
-    r = Tool_Factory(args)
-    r.writeShedyml()
-    r.makeTool()
-    r.makeToolTar()
-    if args.install:
+    tf = Tool_Factory(args)
+    tf.writeShedyml()
+    tf.makeTool()
+    tf.makeToolTar()
+    if args.install_flag:  # always true except during toolfactory test - only works if the appliance rpyc server is running
             try:
                 conn = rpyc.connect("planemo-server", port=9999, config={'sync_request_timeout':1200})
             except ConnectionRefusedError:
-                print('### no remote rpyc server found on port 9999 - this only works in the ToolFactory Appliance with that server running...')
+                print('### Remote rpyc server not available - cannot install new tool %s. This only works in the ToolFactory Appliance with the server running' % args.tool_name)
                 sys.exit(1)
             res = conn.root.tool_updater(galaxy_root=args.galaxy_root,
-                tool_conf_path=args.tool_conf_path, new_tool_archive_path=os.path.abspath(r.newtarpath),
-                new_tool_name=r.tool_name, local_tool_dir=args.local_tools)
+                tool_conf_path=args.tool_conf_path, new_tool_archive_path=os.path.abspath(tf.newtarpath),
+                new_tool_name=tf.tool_name, local_tool_dir=args.local_tools)
+            # code all moved to the server. No need for rsync other than there now.
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()

--- a/toolfactory/ToolFactory.xml	Mon May 24 02:37:52 2021 +0000
+++ b/toolfactory/ToolFactory.xml	Mon May 24 09:41:32 2021 +0000
@@ -261,7 +261,9 @@
 --collection '{"name": "$collect.name", "kind": "$collect.kind", "discover": "$collect.discover", "label": "$collect.label"}'
      #end for
 --untested_tool_out "$generated_xml"
---install "$install"
+#if $install == "0":
+--install_flag
+#end if
 --galaxy_root "$__root_dir__"
 --tool_dir "$__tool_directory__"
  #end if