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The first column of the command output shows the file's permissions. For some reason you lack execute permissions for the given file. Try changing the permission of the file using the chmod command: chmod 755 pbcompiler On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Gansta93 wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hello, > > When I type your command, I have : > "-rw-r--r-- 1 UserName all 183248 Aug 4 12:46 pbcompiler" > Firsts letters are the permitions? > Thanks for your help. > > Patrick > - ----- Message d'origine ----- > De : "Pavel Tsekov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ? : "Gansta93" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc : <cygwin@cygwin.com> > Envoy? : jeudi 4 ao?t 2005 13:20 > Objet : Re: Problem with exec and some suggestions > > > > Hello, > > > > On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Gansta93 wrote: > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > > > That's exactly what exec is for: transfer all control to the > > > > program you specified. When it ends, everything ends: the > > > > command shell and the window it lives in. > > > > > > > > Just leave out the exec prefix. > > > > > > > > Stein > > > > > > Hello, > > > Thanks. But when I just type the executable name, I have the > > > message: "./pbcompiler: ./pbcompiler: Cannot execute binary > > > file." where ofcourse pbcompiler is the executable I want to > > > execute. Why? What can I do? Thanks in advance. Patrick > > > > What is the output of the following command ? > > > > ls -l pbcompiler -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/