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Date:Mon Jul 12 13:57:09 2002 
Subject:Re: Forwarded Re: Quick external problem? 
From:mhl 
Volume-ID:1020712.07 


>>>What does 'Inappropriate ioctl for device' mean?
>>
> 
> This refers to the C function "ioctl" (input/output control).  It's
> quite a low-level procedure that (according to its man page)
> "manipulates the underlying device parameters of special files.  In
> particular, many operating characteristics of character special files
> (e.g. terminals) may be controlled with ioctl requests."
> 
> In short, it's probably a much lower-level problem than poplog.  I'm
> just guessing, but perhaps the permissions on file.so are wrong?  It may
> need to be set executable or world-readable in order to work.
> Alternatively, maybe the permissions on the directory it's in are
> similarly wrong?
> 
> 	- Andrew
> 
Hi Andrew,

Yeah I had a quick look at the man page and my first impression was the 
same as yours, something to do with permisions.
I had tried changing the permissions on the file, I hadn't tried the 
directory. I have now and still no joy.
What I am confused about is the fact that xved and xemacs give different 
versions of the error?

Thanks

-- 
Mike

mhl@cs.nott.ac.uk
http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mhl/