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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: In what format are KDE-binaries?
From:       Kurt Granroth <granroth () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-12-25 2:07:28
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claus wilke wrote:
> In what format are KDE-binaries on a Linux - glibc2.1 system?
> Whenever I try to run gdb, ldd, or any of the binutils programs on a
> binary I have built with a KDE makefile, I get something like 'not
> in executable format: file format not recognized', or 'not a dynamic
> executable', no matter whether I configure with or without
> --enable-debug.

Try this:

file <your_app>

Then open up the file with your favorite editor and check it out :-)

The "binaries" made when you do a compile aren't binaries -- they are
libtool shell scripts that wrap up a bunch of stuff.  The actual
binaries (the files that get installed) are in the .libs subdirectory.
-- 
Kurt Granroth            | http://www.pobox.com/~kurt_granroth
KDE Developer/Evangelist | SuSE Labs Open Source Developer
granroth@kde.org         | granroth@suse.com
           KDE -- Putting a Friendly Face on Unix

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