Add these to the START and END of texmf.cnf /usr/local/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf main_memory = 1100000 param_size = 1500 stack_size = 1500 hash_extra = 25000 string_vacancies = 45000 pool_free = 47500 nest_size = 500 save_size = 5000 pool_size = 500000 max_strings = 55000 font_mem_size= 400000