[XeTeX] XeTeX for Debian (was: Re: XeTeX Digest, Vol 32, Issue 6)

[Christoph Bier]

Loeghmon T. Nejad schrieb am 07.11.2006 17:32:

> Everyone,
> 
> Where can I get the latest Xetex and install instructions (for Debian
> Linux). I am brand new to Xetex, and appreciate any help you can give
> in this regards.

You need the sources because the debs for Ubuntu don't work with
Debian Sarge. The sources contain the files you need to build your
own debs.

http://scripts.sil.org/svn-view/xetex/TAGS/xetex-0.995.tar.gz
http://scripts.sil.org/svn-view/xdvipdfmx/TAGS/xdvipdfmx-0.3.tar.gz

Unpack the sources and change to the new directory.

xdvipdfmx:

$ cd xdvipdfmx [or whatever it is called]
$ chmod +x debian/rules
$ chmod +x configure
$ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us
$ cd ..
$ su
[Maybe you need to remove dvipdfmx: # aptitude remove dvipdfmx]
# dpkg -i xdvipdfmx_0.3-1_i386.deb

XeTeX:

$ cd xetex [or whatever it is called]
$ chmod +x debian/rules
$ chmod +x configure
$ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us
% cd ..
$ su
# emacs -nw /etc/texmf/language.d/10tetex.cnf
-> comment "magyar" and "serbian"
# update-language
# emacs -nw /etc/texmf/texmf.d/45TeXinputs.cnf
-> change
% XeTeX
TEXINPUTS.xelatex = .;$TEXMF/tex/{latex,generic,}//
TEXINPUTS.xetex   = .;$TEXMF/tex/{plain,generic,}//
to
% XeTeX
TEXINPUTS.xelatex = .;$TEXMF/tex/{xelatex,latex,generic,}//
TEXINPUTS.xetex   = .;$TEXMF/tex/{xetex,plain,generic,}//
# update-texmf
# dpkg -i xetex_0.995-1_i386.deb

HTH

Regards,
    Christoph
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