[XeTeX] XeLaTeX aborts without proper notification for large files

[Pander]

Jonathan Kew wrote:
> On 30 Jan 2009, at 17:56, Pander wrote:
> 
>> Peter Dyballa wrote:
>>> Am 30.01.2009 um 17:39 schrieb Pander:
>>>
>>>> If this error is related to some maximum memory sizes of XeTeX,  
>>>> where
>>>> and how do I change these?
>>>
>>> First show us how you manage to define and use 1,000 different fonts!
>>> This is an impossible task.
>> Make a python script that iterates over all the fonts and generates a
>> TeX file using all those fonts. It works fine, but only up to a  
>> certain
>> file size.
>>
>> What parameters do I need to tweek in order to be able to successfully
>> run xelatex?
> 
> There's a font_max parameter (see texmf.cnf) that is probably set to  
> 5000; this is the maximum number of separate \font definitions that  
> TeX can handle in a job.

in /etc/texmf/texmf.cnf is

% Total number of fonts. Must be >= 50 and <= 2000 (without tex.ch changes).
font_max = 2000

How do I increate this over 2000 since my Ubuntu system does not have a
tex.ch?

> 
> Note that if you load a font family with fontspec it will use up  
> several \font definitions per family, as it tests for various styles  
> and features, so the practical limit on font families defined via  
> fontspec will be several times smaller.
> 
> I can't imagine any good reason to require 1000 fonts in a single job.  
> If you're trying to produce a font catalogue, simply do it in several  
> parts.
> 
> JK
> 
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