[Tex/LaTex] Set DVI version output in xelatex

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After upgrade to TeXLive 2015 I can no longer convert xdv output of xelatex to svg with dvisvgm.

MWE:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{polyglossia}

\begin{document}

$x^2$

\end{document}

Compilation:

$ xelatex -no-pdf mwe.tex 
$ dvisvgm mwe.xdv 
DVI error: DVI format 6 not supported

Is there a way to make xelatex output the previous DVI version 5? (which is supported by dvisvgm)

Note: dvisvgm support for DVI version 6 has already been requested.

Best Answer

As noted in comments, the DVI (XDV) version produced by XeTeX is fixed and not user-controllable. Also as noted, dvisvgm has been updated to work with the latest XeTeX version so this is no longer an issue.

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