[luatex] fatal error "invalid DVI command"

Robert w.m.l at gmx.net
Thu May 31 23:57:48 CEST 2018


On 03.05.18 03:17, Robert wrote:
> With luatex 1.07, the following will result in the fatal error "invalid 
> DVI command":
> 
> \nopagenumbers
> %\font\1="cmr10" at 10pt % OK
> %\font\1="pbkd8t" at 10pt  % not OK
> \font\1="SourceSansPro-Regular-osf-t1" at 10pt % not OK
> \1 aaa
> 
> \letterspacefont\2\1 100
> \2 aaa
> 
> \bye
> 
> This does not happen with all fonts (maybe something to do with 
> re-encoding?), but in any case it used to work in TL17.

I might add that the situation is exacerbated by the fact that 
letterspacing of legacy fonts is (by design) not possible via 
luaotfload, either, which means that these fonts cannot be letterspaced 
at all anymore.

> Best,-- 
  Robert



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