[XeTeX] Getting xelatex to run

[Christoph Unger]

Thanks, Christoph, this worked!

Christoph Bier wrote:
> Christoph Unger schrieb am 08.12.2006 14:40:
> 
>> Thanks again, Peter, for sending the script. However, it doesn't work. I 
>> also ran 'fmtutil-sys' manually, same result. The problem is the 
>> Hungarian hyphenation files. On the XeTeX FAQ I found the workaround to 
>> manipulate the file 'language.dat' so that these hyphenation patterns 
>> don't load. Well, I couldn't find a file 'language.dat' (except in 
> 
> $ kpsewhich language.dat
> /var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config/language.dat
> 
> But don't change this file! You have to change
> /etc/texmf/language.d/10tetex.cnf. Then run update-language (as root
> or with sudo). Also check TEXINPUTS.xelatex and TEXINPUTS.xetex in
> /etc/texmf/texmf.d/45TeXinputs.cnf. The right paths are:
> 
> TEXINPUTS.xelatex = .;$TEXMF/tex/{xelatex,latex,generic,}//
> TEXINPUTS.xetex   = .;$TEXMF/tex/{xetex,plain,generic,}//
> 
> Then run update-texmf (again as root or with sudo).
> 
> [...]
> 
> HTH
> 
> Best,
>   Christoph

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