File format not recognised

jayadhanesh · 06-27-2013, 11:08 PM

Hi,

I am trying to build a binary. When I add the src directory in a tree and build it from top of the tree I get the eror saying xxx.so: file not recognised, File format not recognised. But when I go to the folder and build it , it works fine. Any idea what the issue could be?

Thanks,
Dhanesh.

adelabarra · 06-28-2013, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayadhanesh

But when I go to the folder and build it , it works fine.

I thought it was the right way to do it.

1) Make a directory and put all the sources there.
2) Enter the directory.
3) Create a Makefile.
4) make
5) (sudo) make install

Then you create an executable. You don't execute xxx.so files.
You link them.

Correct me if I'm not right.
I'm a newbie too.

Regards.

Alejandro.

Snark1994 · 06-28-2013, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayadhanesh

I am trying to build a binary. When I add the src directory in a tree and build it from top of the tree I get the eror saying xxx.so: file not recognised, File format not recognised. But when I go to the folder and build it , it works fine. Any idea what the issue could be?

You haven't given us much to go on. Is this your own code, or a project you've downloaded? If one you've downloaded, what is it?

How are you compiling? Ideally, can you compile from command-line, and copy-and-paste the exact command you used, along with the output it gave, back into this thread? It will then be far easier to help work out what's going wrong.

Best wishes,