texlive-msvc-build

TeX Live with MSVC

Requirements

• Visual Studio (tested: 2019, 2022)
  • nmake
  • clang-cl (for libotfcc)
• Python 3 (tested 3.12.1)

Supported Targets

• x86
• x64
• arm64 (except luajit related programs)

Bootstrap

Prepare enviroment variables:

@rem set-var-x64.bat
set TLROOT=your\path\to\texlive
set TEXMFCNF=%TLROOT%\texk\kpathsea
set PREDEF=%CD%\predef
set TLTOOLS=%CD%\tools
set TLARCH=x64
@rem please make sure that directories existed
set TLBUILD=%CD%\x64-build
set TLWORKS=%CD%\bin\x64
if not exist %TLBUILD% (
    mkdir %TLBUILD%
)
if not exist %TLWORKS% (
    mkdir %TLWORKS%
)
@rem build xetex-specimen
set XETEXSP=your\path\to\xetex-specimen
set XETEXSPROOT=%XETEXSP%\xetexdir
set SPECIMENROOT=%XETEXSP%\libspecimen

Bootstrap (using host compiler):

tools\set-env-x64.bat
nmake -nologo -f make\libkpathsea.nmake
nmake -nologo -f make\libruntime.nmake
nmake -nologo -f make\bootstrap.nmake
nmake -nologo -f make\build.nmake TLWORKS=%TLTOOLS%\bin tangleboot ctangleboot otangle tie

web2c Programs

Build web2c programs (host build or cross build):

tools\make-libs.bat
nmake -nologo -f make\build.nmake all
tools\make-exe-warpper.bat

To make an exe wrapper of dll-base engine/programs (eg. xetex):

cl -c -DDLLPROC=dllxetexmain call.c
link -out:xetex.exe call.obj %TLWORKS%\xetex.lib

Body of call.c:

#include <stdio.h>

extern DLLPROC(int, char**);

int main(int ac, char ** av)
{
  return DLLPROC(ac, av);
}

To create symbolic links:

mklink xelatex.exe xetex.exe
mklink xelatex-dev.exe xetex.exe

Lua*TeX

Build LuaTeX and LuaHBTeX:

nmake -nologo -f make\luatex.nmake luatex luahbtex

Build LuJITTeX and LuaJITHBTeX:

nmake -nologo -f make\luatex.nmake JIT=1 luajittex luajithbtex

Supported Programs

• bibtex-x (bibtex8, bibtexu)
• chktex
• cjkutils (bg5conv, cef5conv, cefconv, cefsconv, extconv, sjisconv, hbf2gf)
• detex
• dtl (dt2dv, dv2dt)
• dvi2tty (disdvi, dvi2tty)
• dvidvi
• dvioututil
• dvipdfmx (exported dlldvipdfmxmain)
• dvipng
• dvipos
• dvips (afm2afm, dvips)
• dvisvgm
• gregorio
• gsftopk
• kpsetools (kpseaccess, kpsestat, kpsewhich)
• lcdf-typetools (cfftot1, mmafm, mmpfb, otftotfm, t1dotlessj, t1lint, t1rawafm, t1reencode, t1testpage, ttftotype42)
• makejvf
• makeindex
• mendex
• ttf2pk2 (ttf2pk, ttf2tfm)
• ttfdump
• upmendex

nmake -nologo -f make\build.nmake <prog_name>