[daip] problem with lnx64 site

[Rob Ivison]

hi there -

i run umpteen aips machines in Edinburgh - mac, linux and one instance 
of lnx64.

this latter machine suddenly started reporting:

~ 8:51 > aips notv

You have a choice of 2 printers.  These are:

     No. [ type  ] Description
-------------------------------------------------------------
      1. [     PS] Crawford, downstairs
      2. [     PS] Adeline
-------------------------------------------------------------

START_AIPS: Enter your choice, or the word QUIT [default is 2]:
START_AIPS: Your initial AIPS printer is the Adeline
START_AIPS:  - system name ast_ricoh, AIPS type PS

START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.010
   (Using global default file /disk1/rji/aips/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for 
DADEVS.PL)
    Disk 1 (1) is /disk1/rji/aips/DATA/GRAEMSAY_1
    Disk 2 (2) is /disk1/rji/aips/DATA/GRAEMSAY_2
    Disk 3 (3) is /disk1/rji/aips/DATA/GRAEMSAY_3

START_AIPS: Cannot start AIPS because there are no defined data areas!
START_AIPS: (check DADEVS.LIST or .dadevs files, or AIPSASSN.\*)
~ 8:51 >

where

~ 8:51 > cd /disk1/rji/aips/DA00
/disk1/rji/aips/DA00
/disk1/rji/aips/DA00 8:51 > more DADEVS.LIST
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#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
# DADEVS.LIST
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
# This is a DADEVS list file containing a list of AIPS data 
directories.
# Refer to $AIPS_ROOT/DADEVS.SH for more information.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-  /disk1/rji/aips/DATA/GRAEMSAY_1
-  /disk1/rji/aips/DATA/GRAEMSAY_2
-  /disk1/rji/aips/DATA/GRAEMSAY_3

and

setenv AIPS_ROOT /disk1/rji/aips

in LOGIN.CSH, START_TVSERVERS etc.

any idea what might be going wrong?

the only thing that i can think might have changed is PERL, because i 
have to keep it up to date to run HIPE for Herschel on this machine.

is this the cause, do you think?

i note that my 32-bit linux machines report, e.g.:

START_AIPS: User data area assignments:
   (Using global default file /horn/rji/aips/DA00/DADEVS.LIST for 
DADEVS.PL)
    Disk 1 (1) is /horn/rji/aips/DATA/HORN_1

i.e. without the:
DADEVS.PL: This program is untested under Perl version 5.010

cheers,

Rob