Hi, How about passing `-D latex_engine=platex` from command line option on building Japanese docs.
Thanks, Takeshi KOMIYA 2020年11月1日(日) 21:07 Pieter Claeys <pi3...@gmail.com>: > Update: got Japanese PDF working by simply having 'engine=platex' in > conf.py > > If anyone has a pointer how to check on the -Dlanguage=xx value inside the > conf.py, that would be appreciated (then I can write an if Japanese then > 'platex' else 'xelatex' ) > > Still looking for help for Arabic and Korean > > > On Saturday, October 31, 2020 at 8:50:01 AM UTC+1 Pieter Claeys wrote: > >> Some more info on what is haunting me: >> - Using sphinx 3.2.1 ; latex_engine=xelatex ; installed TeX Live >> 2019/Debian Full >> - Translations to html all build without problems >> - generating pdf fusing 'sphinxbuild -b latex -Dlanguage=XX' ; running >> 'make' in the html dir >> - PDF to Chines (zh_CW, zh_TW) works (can't modify the topic title >> anymore) >> - However, to PDF: >> >> - *Korean *generates a PDF , but there seems to be a font missing >> (many question mark characters)[image: Screenshot from 2020-10-31 >> 08-43-28.png] >> - *Japanese* doesn't generate a PDF >> The error in the latex.log that comes first: >> ! LaTeX Error: This file needs format `pLaTeX2e' >> but this is `LaTeX2e'. >> >> And a lot of >> Missing character: There is no リ in font >> [FreeSansBoldOblique.otf]/OT:script=latn;language=dflt;! >> Missing character: There is no ー in font >> [FreeSansBoldOblique.otf]/OT:script=latn;language=dflt;! >> Missing character: There is no ス in font >> [FreeSansBoldOblique.otf]/OT:script=latn;language=dflt;! >> - *Arabic* also fails latex building (no PDF generated ) at >> Package polyglossia Warning: Patchingbiditablefailed! on input line >> 75. >> ! Package bidi Error: Oops! you have loaded package xcolor after bidi >> package. >> Please load package xcolor before bidi package, and then try to run >> xelatex on >> your document again. >> See the bidi package documentation for explanation. >> Type H <return> for immediate help. >> >> >> >> >> On Friday, October 30, 2020 at 6:00:17 PM UTC+1 Pieter Claeys wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> I'm failing miserably in building PDF's in Asian languages. >>> Is there some more up-to-date information besides this thread: >>> https://groups.google.com/g/sphinx-users/c/iaRNBHC_f5o/m/Acuwx26Nyq0J ? >>> I have tried copy-pasting the latex preamble - unsuccessfully >>> >>> I'm using texlive on Ubuntu ; using the xetex engine. >>> (thanks to already previous help for Greek >>> https://groups.google.com/g/sphinx-users/c/ShObSH4HqKI/m/WluKK74FBQAJ ) >>> >>> I have installed debian packages textlive-lang-japanese, but that's >>> appearantly not enough. >>> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "sphinx-users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to sphinx-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sphinx-users/9fe87947-83aa-4e33-bb58-24444285d83cn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sphinx-users/9fe87947-83aa-4e33-bb58-24444285d83cn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sphinx-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sphinx-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/sphinx-users/CAFmkQAPYfrjWrw2MUYdAXbCdVasOy5dVmYXx-%2BTFD83oSDAmrg%40mail.gmail.com.
