If you're running xpdf under VMS, and getting "Couldn't read xref table" errors, try converting the PDF file to STREAM_LF format:
$ SET FILE/ATTRIBUTE=(RFM:STMLF) file.pdf
(Thanks to Patrick Moreau for this hint.)
After installing xpdf, you need to define the xpdf foreign symbol.
Load your login.com file under a text editor, and add the
line:
$ xpdf :== $disk:[directory_path]xpdf.exewhere
disk is the device or logical name of the disk
where the executable is located, and [directory_path] is
the directory path under the root of the disk. The $
before the disk name is mandatory.
After saving your modified login.com file, issue the command:
$ @sys$login:loginto force a re-execution of the login.com (or create another decterm), and you will be able to use xpdf.
(Thanks to Patrick Moreau for this hint.)