Problem with exe files

999113H · 10-26-2003, 06:47 PM

I am a newb so sorry if im not posting enough info.
I installed mandrake 9.2
After writing a program in c I compiled it with gcc. /-o foo foo.c/
in the shell I type the program name and it doesnt run.
it says not a commard or something similar
The exe file has a star after it when i list the directory.

I downloaded sample c exe scripts and they also have stars next to them and do not run.

I have no Idea why its not working.

please help

wapcaplet · 10-26-2003, 08:38 PM

You will probably need to run the program by explicitly giving the path name. If you're in the same directory as the program 'foo', then type:

./foo

Or you can give the full path, like /home/yourusername/foo or whatever it is. This is because your shell doesn't normally look under /home for executable files.