> the memory comsumption was improved from 6GB to mere 2GB! a "mere 2GB" ;-) luahbtex should behave better, right, if the font is loaded with the harf renderer selected? Best Norbert -- PREINING Norbert https://www.preining.info Accelia Inc. + IFMGA ProGuide + TU Wien + JAIST + TeX Live + Debian Dev GPG: 0x860CDC13 fp: F7D8 A928 26E3 16A1 9FA0 ACF0 6CAC A448 860C DC13