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Subject: Re: a.out, is this file is runnable on linux
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Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2000 07:56:10 GMT
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Djgpp is a port of gcc to dos. The main reason an a.out file
made in dos will not run in linux is that while the format of the
file is similar, the djgpp code calls dos to do things like read
the keyboard and write to the screen. Linux will have no idea
what your program is trying to do and will consider this code
erroneous.

"Robert L." wrote:

> Thanks, is only because of the name of the file, i was thinking that the
> output was the same as gnu. And djgpp change the a.out into the exe file.
> I have not really plan to reinstall linux, but i was just thinking.
>
> Prashant TR a écrit dans le message <200003261437 DOT TAA00827 AT midpec DOT com>...
> >"Robert L." <vlad3 AT sympatico DOT ca> proclaimed:
> >
> >> If i compile a program under dos, a file called a.out is create. Another
> >> file a.exe is create.
> >> I already make some program under Linux ( RH 5.2 ) and i was using gnu.
> It
> >> create a file call a.out. If i reinstall the Linux OS and if i run the
> a.out
> >> file, is this going to work?
> >
> >Are you saying that you want to run the a.out generated by DJGPP on Linux?
> >PLEASE DON'T REINSTALL LINUX or do any such thing. It's not going to work.

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