> Then a "CCXL MPEFILE" failed
>with an undocumented compiler error saying it cannot open the source file
>(error 2266?  don't have convenient access now).  The file "looked normal"
>to me, but it wouldn't work (yes, I checked listeqs and temp files, and
>even logged off/on again to no avail).  The "solution" was to text the
>file with editor and keep it again.  It blew my mind!  I'll have to try
>and recreate this and post it (here and to SupportLine :-) ) when I get
>a chance.  Presumably the same error could occur if you c89'ed the file
>from the shell.
>
 
I came across something maybe related:  When we were running an outdated version of the
c compiler that came with 4.0 on 5.0, that version could not open any posix
source file because of the huge LIMIT (I don't know why - Steve Elmer found
the pattern).  When I reduced the limit of the file and made it equal to EOF
(probably in your case with editor?) it would compile!
 
The pattern seems to apply in your case, also?
 
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