> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Williams [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, September 10, 1999 2:16 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Installing GNUCORE from the Interex freeware tape
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Trying to install GNUCORE from the Interex freeware tape of
> Nov 97, so we can also install Perl i/X, but getting the
> following error:
>
> checking if /FREEWARE/GNUCORE/TARFILE is fully qualified
>   dirname: , cwd: /FREEWARE/GNUCORE
> checking existence of /FREEWARE/GNUCORE/TARFILE
> checking whether or not /FREEWARE/GNUCORE/TARFILE is in gzip format
>
> **** EXEC FUNCTION FAILED; subsys =517; info = 48
> ABORT: GZIP.PUB.FREEWARE
> NM UNKN  a.00ab14a0
> install: /FREEWARE/GNUCORE/TARFILE is not in gzip format
>
> **** EXEC FUNCTION FAILED; subsys =517; info = 48
> ABORT: TAR.PUB.FREEWARE

I'm guessing that you probably have a capabilities problem (most likely PH).

The POSIX shell is unfortunately vague when programs fail to run.  No matter
what the cause, it seems like you always get that generic 517/48 error.

To learn the real reason for the failure, try running the affected programs
directly from the CI prompt, i.e.:

:run gzip.pub.freeware
:run tar.pub.freeware

You should get a MUCH more informative error message that way.

- Mark B.