MPE/iX Shell and Utilities Reference Manual, Vol 2
strip(1) MPE/iX Shell and Utilities strip(1)
Message: cannot overwrite original file: filename
Cause: strip writes to a temporary file first. If all goes well, it overwrites the existing
program file. If it cannot purge and overwrite the existing file, there may be a
permission problem.
Action: Check permission bits on original file.
Message: cannot read header for filename
Cause: strip cannot read the som header for the specified filename
Action: Check the specified program file. It may be corrupt.
Message: cannot recreate stripped file filename
Cause: Strip had a problem reading and processing filename.
Action: Check permission bits on original file.
Message: filename: bad magic
Expected filecode NMPRG for file filename
Cause: You specified filename as an argument to strip that was neither an object file
nor a program file. strip expects program files.
Action: Specify a program file as the strip argument.
Message: filename cannot open
Cause: strip was unable to open filename.
Action: Check that the file name exists, that it was spelled correctly, and that you have
appropriate permissions.
Message: filename: Cannot recreate header
Cause: strip was unable to write out a new
LST header.
Action: Something is wrong with the
LST. Check for file corruption.
Message: filename: relocation entries; cannot strip
Expected filecode NMPRG for file filename
Cause: You specified a file filename as an argument to strip that was a relocatable li-
brary or an object file. strip expects program files.
Action: Specify a program file as the strip argument.
Message: Seek failed in filename
Read failed in filename
Cause: strip had problems seeking and reading filename.
Action: Check to see if filename is corrupt.
Message: strip executable_file...
Cause: You called strip without specifying any arguments.
Action: Specify a file on the strip command line.
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