[XeTeX] Trying to build microtype-aware xetex

[Herbert Schulz]

On Aug 28, 2011, at 8:20 PM, Stephen Moye wrote:

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> On Aug 28, 2011, at 9:06 PM, Herbert Schulz wrote:
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>> On Aug 28, 2011, at 7:52 PM, Stephen Moye wrote:
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>>> I haven't had to do this in quite some time, so I'm a bit rusty. I had a microtype-compatible version of xetex installed and then updated my environment with TLU which apparently clobbered my xetex.
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>>> So now I'm trying to rebuild xetex, but I'm getting an error (Mac OS X, 10.7.1, xcode 4.1.1):
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>>> /Users/smoye/microxetex/texk/web2c/xetexdir/XeTeXLayoutInterface.cpp: In function ‘int GetFontCharRange_AAT(OpaqueATSUStyle*, int)’:
>>> /Users/smoye/microxetex/texk/web2c/xetexdir/XeTeXLayoutInterface.cpp:867: error: ‘ATSUGetAttribute’ was not declared in this scope
>>> /Users/smoye/microxetex/texk/web2c/xetexdir/XeTeXLayoutInterface.cpp:869: error: ‘FMGetATSFontRefFromFont’ was not declared in this scope
>>> make: *** [libxetex_a-XeTeXLayoutInterface.o] Error 1
>>> + ls -l /Users/smoye/microxetex/build-xetex/texk/web2c/xetex
>>> ls: /Users/smoye/microxetex/build-xetex/texk/web2c/xetex: No such file or directory
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>>> I did 'svn up' prior to trying run build-xetex.sh. What are the current directions for building xetex, and where can I find them?
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>>> Thanks
>>> 
>>> Stephen Moye
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Stephen Moye
>>> stephenmoye at mac.com
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>> Howdy,
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>> I just ran a file through xelatex that comes with MacTeX-2011 with all updates with and without the microtype package (2.5beta6) and I definitely saw a change in the paragraph layout, including protrusion but don't know about font expansion. What are you changing to make xelatex `more' compatible with the microtype package. Just interested.
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>> Good Luck,
>> 
>> Herb Schulz
>> (herbs at wideopenwest dot com)
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> Sorry for the noise. Apparently it was not the version of xetex that got clobbered, but the version of microtype that was the problem. I just downloaded the version of the microtype package that works with xelatex and everything is back to normal -- whew. I'm not changing anything -- there was a microtype-aware branch of xetex and that was what I thought I had, and lost. 
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> No, I'm not using expansion, nor do I expect to do so. Protrusion is fine for the moment.
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> The question remains, though: How does one build xe(la)tex these days?
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> Thanks.
> 
> Stephen


Howdy,

Were you trying to build a 64bit xetex? I believe (folks, please correct me if I'm wrong) there is a problem building 64bit (some framework is 32bit only?) and the xetex for Mac (even the one in x86_64-darwin) is actually 32bit.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest dot com)