[XeTeX] HELP! ** ERROR ** Page number 65536l too large!

[Akira Kakuto]

Dear Heiko,

> * dvitype is ok, it reports
>   | there are really 70000 pages, not 4464!

In this case total_pages may be written in the dvi as 4464.

I find in tex.web:

@ At the end of the program, we must finish things off by writing the
post\-amble. If |total_pages=0|, the \.{DVI} file was never opened.
If |total_pages>=65536|, the \.{DVI} file will lie. And if
|max_push>=65536|, the user deserves whatever chaos might ensue.

Best,
Akira