[XeTeX] How to manually create the xelatex.fmt?

[Chris Travers]

> Users also don't like to discover that the publishers' LaTeX format they
> need won't work with the distro TeX, or that a document that formats correctly
> on a co-author's Mac or Windows system won't format on their linux system.
> The TeX ecosystem needs some reasonable limits on how long old versions
> should be supported.  If users can't get adequate support from their
> distro there
> are better supported alternatives.
>
Given that server software that I work with usually has at least a
five year support cycle, what are those reasonable limits?

Or is XeTeX not intended to be used in these environments?

Best Wishes,
Chris Travers