pdftexdir/pdftex.mk has these lines: <blockquote> # pdftex binaries archive pdftexbin: rm -f pdtex*.zip $(pdftex_bin) XLDFLAGS=-static $(MAKE) $(pdftex_bin) if test "x$(CC)" = "xdos-gcc"; then \ $(MAKE) pdftexbin-djgpp; \ elif test "x$(CC)" = "xi386-mingw32-gcc"; then \ $(MAKE) pdftexbin-mingw32; \ elif test "x$(CC)" = "xgnuwin32gcc"; then \ $(MAKE) pdftexbin-gnuwin32; \ else \ $(MAKE) pdftexbin-native; \ fi pdftexbin-native: strip $(pdftex_bin) zip pdftex-native-`datestr`.zip $(pdftex_bin) $(pdftex_pool) pdftexbin-djgpp: dos-strip $(pdftex_bin) dos-stubify $(pdftex_bin) zip pdftex-djgpp-`datestr`.zip $(pdftex_exe) $(pdftex_pool) pdftexbin-mingw32: i386-mingw32-strip $(pdftex_bin) for f in $(pdftex_bin); do mv $$f $$f.exe; done zip pdftex-mingw32-`datestr`.zip $(pdftex_exe) $(pdftex_pool) pdftexbin-gnuwin32: gnuwin32strip $(pdftex_bin) for f in $(pdftex_bin); do mv $$f $$f.exe; done zip pdftex-gnuwin32-`datestr`.zip $(pdftex_exe) $(pdftex_pool) </blockquote> It's clear what these lines should do, but unfortunately they currently don't work: - the binaries made are _very_ static: they don't work. We make static linux binaries by setting LDFLAGS=-static before configure... - datestr is undefined. - I can't test non-native plattforms, so I don't know if they still work Can this be fixed or should the targets go? Best regards Martin -- Martin Schröder, MS@ArtCom-GmbH.DE ArtCom GmbH, Lise-Meitner-Str 5, 28359 Bremen, Germany Voice +49 421 20419-44 / Fax +49 421 20419-10