Backward search not working on WLS2: execv error: No such file or directory

[ubaldot]

As per title. I build the pdf with the following command:

latexmk -pdf -xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode /home/myname/tests/example.tex

Before building, I cd in the directory where the example.tex file is located.

The content of /home/myname/.config/zathura/zathurarc is

    set synctex true
    set synctex-editor-command "gvim --remote-silent +%{line} %{input}"

The backward search is performed by ctrl-left clicking on the pdf opened in zathura.

Some notes:

• forward search works, backwards search does not.
• By running e.g. gvim --remote-silent +52 /home/myname/tests/example.tex from the command line then gvim reacts as expected (jump to line 52 of /home/myname/tests/example.tex)
• The file example.synctex.gz is correctly created and it is in the same folder
  as example.tex and example.pdf.
• I tried to build with pdflatex as well
• Working on WSL2 with Ubuntu 22.04 installed
• zathura v0.4.9, xelatex --version return XeTeX 3.141592653-2.6-0.999993 (TeX Live 2022/dev/Debian)

Here is a screenshot where you can see what happens when I try to backwards sync:

[ubaldot]

I found some time for playing around it. I open a .tex file with gvim. Then, from the terminal I run (as per man zathura):

zathura -x "gvim --servername vim -c \"let g:syncpdf='$1'\" --remote +%{line} %{input}" main.pdf

and while trying the backwards search, then the problem is still there.

[ubaldot]

...and I tried this: https://x410.dev/cookbook/wsl/sharing-dbus-among-wsl2-consoles/ without success.

[sebastinas]

I don't know WSL2 and also have no environment to test changes. This will require help from somebody that does.