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Re: executable compatible with Debian and Redhat?



David Z Maze <dmaze@MIT.EDU> writes:
DZM> Jinsong Zhao <zhaojs@cadence.com> writes:
 JZ> I used this command: "sh pgp" and then the error message is:
 JZ> 
 JZ> cannot execute binary file
DZM> 
DZM> This generally means there's some sort of library problem.

Now that I'm looking at this again, it's worth noting that 'sh foo'
tries to run 'foo' as a Bourne shell script; if it's anything else,
it'll fail.  It's easier to write shell scripts that begin with the
line '#!/bin/sh' and are executable.  'file' will often tell you what
a given file is.

-- 
David Maze             dmaze@mit.edu          http://www.mit.edu/~dmaze/
"Theoretical politics is interesting.  Politicking should be illegal."
	-- Abra Mitchell



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