[XeTeX] Bug in SyncTeX

[Philip Taylor (RHBNC)]

If SyncTeX (called from XeTeX via TeXworks) is asked to handle a file with a U+2019 : RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK {single comma quotation mark} in its name rather than an apostrophe, it reports the following:

This is XeTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-0.999996 (TeX Live 2024) (preloaded format=xetex)
 restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
(./Men’s Indoor Honours update (ruled).tex (./Men’s indoor honours.dat)
[1] )
Output written on Men’s Indoor Honours update (ruled).pdf (1 page).
SyncTeX written on Men�s Indoor Honours update (ruled).synctex.gz.

Transcript written on Men’s Indoor Honours update (ruled).log.

I am reporting this here based on the following, but cc'ing the XeTeX and TeXworks lists as I cannot be certain wherein lies the problem —

[tex-live] synctex bug
Karl Berry karl at freefriends.org <mailto:tex-live%40tug.org?Subject=Re:%20Re%3A%20%5Btex-live%5D%20synctex%20bug&In-Reply-To=%3C201703062245.v26MjC8H031408%40freefriends.org%3E>
Mon Mar 6 23:45:12 CET 2017

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Hi Ulrike,

    http://tug.org/pipermail/pdftex/2009-May/008027.html

Gosh.

    Could someone tell me who maintains synctex today (if ever)

Peter B had been maintaining it since the main development was finished.
So I guess I am maintaining it now :(.

Jerome Laurens originally wrote synctex.  Although he gave up
maintenance a few years ago, I think I will ask him if he can look at it.

    and where to report the issue?

Here was the right place. --thanks, karl.


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