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Date: Sat, 27 Aug 2011 10:16:54 +0200
From: Jens Schweikhardt <schweikh AT schweikhardt DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Bash: Cannot execute binary file
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On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 05:50:06AM +0000, srinu wrote:
# Hi,
# 
# This problem is very frequently occuring irrespective of executable.
# A new laptop, windows7, downloaded the Cygwin with utmostcare in slecetingthe 
# desired and permissions.
# Wrote simple programe in c ( simple such that: print "hello world").
# while try to run the executable created throws the error: cannot execute 
# binary file.
# 
# flow is like follows:
# C file created: Hello.c ( full permissions)
# Compiled and linked: gcc -c Hello.c -o helloTest

You get what you asked for with -c, an object file. Instead use

    gcc Hello.c -o helloTest

which creates an executable.

Regards,

	Jens
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Jens Schweikhardt http://www.schweikhardt.net/
SIGSIG -- signature too long (core dumped)

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