[XeTeX] XeTeX compile error in Gentoo Linux

[Ralf Stubner]

Jonathan Kew <jonathan_kew at sil.org> writes:

> --- build-xetex (revision 241)
> +++ build-xetex (working copy)
> @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
> bash ./runConfigure.sh
> # this should make ICU and TECkit along the way, if xetex.mk works
> -(cd Work/texk/web2c && make xetex)
> +(cd Work/texk/web2c && make web2cdir=`dirname \`kpsewhich texmf.cnf 
> \`` xetex)
> PRODUCTS=Work/texk/web2c/xetex
> # xdv2pdf is for Mac OS X only, don't try to build on Linux
>
> Ralf, does this seem like a reasonable approach (until proper TL  
> integration)? It seems OK on the systems I've tried so far, but I  
> don't have a Gentoo or Debian box available for testing.

On my Debian box it wouldn't make a difference. However, I just tried
this with a nonsensical value, ie 'make web2cdir=foo xetex', and that
way 'foo' seems to end up in the right place in the binary. So yes, this
looks like a good workaround for the time being. The real test is, of
course, to use it on a Gentoo box, were the current system fails.

cheerio
ralf