> Davflifish writes:
> >
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > I have just installed the Perl software from the freeware software that was
> > appended on the back of the CSL tape.
> >
> > When I try to run PERL.PUB.PERL  I get this error:
> >
> > The file length kept in the LST header exceeds the actual file size.
> > (LDRERR 622)
> > Native mode loader message 622
> > Unable to load program to be run. (CIERR 625)
> >
> > Does someone have any clues to what is wrong and how I can fix it.

and Mark Bixby replied:
> That error means that the file PERL.PUB.PERL was somehow truncated.

...which reminded me of where I had seen that before.  There is some kind of
problem on MPE/iX 5.0 affecting tar, lzw, AND mover, that we never resolved.
It results in (drum roll) TRUNCATED FILES extracted from *any* of these
archive types.  If you're still on 5.0, I think you are out of luck (we never
got it to work right -- that's why the IPROF 97 tape [last year] contained
most of the files unpacked.)

If you are on 5.5, send me your mailing address and I'll send you an IPROF'98
(the "latest and greatest") tape to try out, no charge.  I've installed it
here, and used perl recently with it, so it works on at least one system.

Thanks!
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