On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 01:27:16AM -0600, Dave Sherohman wrote: > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 10:03:08AM +0800, Can-Hua Chen wrote: > > hi, I am writing a bash script, and need a way (preferably a > > shell command) to check whether a binary file can run on > > the platform before hand. > > -x will tell you whether you have execute permissions for the file (or > directory), if that's what you're looking for. If you mean that you > want to check CPU architecture, binary compatibility, etc., your best > bet would probably be to somehow parse the output of the 'file' command.
I do mean binary platform-compatibility and compatibility of linked library -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]