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List:       cygwin
Subject:    Re: Bash: Cannot execute binary file
From:       Jens Schweikhardt <schweikh () schweikhardt ! net>
Date:       2011-08-27 8:16:54
Message-ID: 20110827081654.GA3281 () schweikhardt ! net
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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
-- 
Jens Schweikhardt http://www.schweikhardt.net/
SIGSIG -- signature too long (core dumped)

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