[tlu] TeXLive, Segmentation fault xdvipdfmx fatal

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Jan 31, 2015, at 5:03 AM, Jean Marie Falisse <fa003029 at skynet.be> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I’m using TeX Live 2014, with TeXShop, on a MacBookPro, OS X 10.9.5.
> 
> When composing a reasonably long text, I get the following messages on the TeXShop console:
> 
> “
> LaTeX Warning: Reference `fig:periodicitespatiale' on page 33 undefined on inpu
> t line 853.
> 
> [33]Segmentation fault
> 
> xdvipdfmx:fatal: File ended prematurely
> 
> ”
> 
> I have been trying to comment out some parts of the file to see what happens, but to no avail.
> 
> This file has already been composed months ago, and a .pdf produced, but I had some improvements to do.  TeX Live packages are regularly updated with TeX Live Utility.
> 
> Could you please tell me where I could get some help, and hints, to find a solution?  I’m a physics teacher, and I use LaTeX to produce my notes for the students.
> 
> Thank you for your advice.
> 
> Jean Marie Falisse

Howdy,

I believe we need more information and a minimum, but compilable, sample document that displays this behavior. I assume you're using xe(la)tex to typeset the file and your file is saved as UTF-8 Unicode.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)