the same error is in classic tex (with the same fixed value)
tex.ch has
The length of |dvi_file| should not exceed |@"7FFFFFFF|; we set |cur_s:=-2|
to prevent further \.{DVI} output causing infinite recursion.
@z
@x [32.601] l.11918 - dvi_swap: check dvi file size
begin if dvi_limit=dvi_buf_size then
@y
begin if dvi_ptr>(@"7FFFFFFF-dvi_offset) then
begin cur_s:=-2;
fatal_error("dvi length exceeds ""7FFFFFFF");
@.dvi length exceeds...@>
end;
if dvi_limit=dvi_buf_size then
@z
@x [32.602] l.11932 - empty the last bytes: check dvi file size
if dvi_ptr>0 then write_dvi(0,dvi_ptr-1)
@y
if dvi_ptr>(@"7FFFFFFF-dvi_offset) then
begin cur_s:=-2;
fatal_error("dvi length exceeds ""7FFFFFFF");
@.dvi length exceeds...@>
end;
if dvi_ptr>0 then write_dvi(0,dvi_ptr-1)
@z
On Sun, 28 Jul 2024 at 19:46, Philip Taylor (RHBNC) via XeTeX <xetex@tug.org>
wrote:
> Last few lines were as follows :
>
> Underfull \vbox (badness 10000) has occurred while \output is active
> Underfull \vbox (badness 10000) has occurred while \output is active
> [10283]
> Underfull \vbox (badness 10000) has occurred while \output is active
> [10284]
> [10285] [10286] [10287] [10288] [10289] [10290] [10291] [10292] [10293]
> New entity: &etaisub; [10294] [10295] [10296] [10297] [10298] [10299]
> New monad: <xB046> [10300] [10301] [10302] [10303] [10304] [10305] [10306]
> [10307] [10308] [10309] [10310] [10311] [10312] [10313] [10314]
> New entity: &Aemac; [10315] [10316] [10317] [10318] [10319] [10320] [10321]
> [10322] [10323] [10324
> ! Emergency stop.
> <output> ...box \pagebox } \shipout \box \pagebox
> \global \colcount = 0
> \glo...
>
> \XML element: /qp ->\endgraf
> \Endgroup {qp}
> l.9423 ...ities in its past.</qt></f></v></q></qp>
>
> Transcript written on Dictionary-2-6.log.
>
> xdvipdfmx:fatal: File ended prematurely
>
>
> No output PDF file written.
>
> D:\Dictionary>
>
> The log file is rather more scrutable, but offers no clue as to whether
> this "7FFFFFFF limit might somehow be overcome ...
>
>
> [10285] [10286] [10287] [10288] [10289] [10290] [10291] [10292] [10293]
> New entity: &etaisub; [10294] [10295] [10296] [10297] [10298] [10299]
> New monad: <xB046> [10300] [10301] [10302] [10303] [10304] [10305] [10306]
> [10307] [10308] [10309] [10310] [10311] [10312] [10313] [10314]
> New entity: &Aemac; [10315] [10316] [10317] [10318] [10319] [10320] [10321]
> [10322] [10323] [10324
> ! Emergency stop.
> <output> ...box \pagebox } \shipout \box \pagebox
> \global \colcount = 0
> \glo...
>
> \XML element: /qp ->\endgraf
> \Endgroup {qp}
> l.9423 ...ities in its past.</qt></f></v></q></qp>
>
> dvi length exceeds "7FFFFFFF
>
> --
> *Philip Taylor*
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