Bash: Cannot execute binary file

[srinu]

Buchbinder, Barry (NIH/NIAID) [E] <BBuchbinder <at> niaid.nih.gov> writes:

> 
> Eliot Moss sent the following at Monday, March 28, 2011 10:28 PM
> >Why not just use the Windows version and invoke it from cygwin (if
> >cygwin is the environment from which you want to do that)? It is easy
> >to invoke Windows programs from cygwin; you just need to remember to
> >format any arguments in the form the Windows program wants. To that end,
> >cygpath is a useful utility, e.g.:
> >
> >function acrobat () { }
> >   command acrobat $(cygpath -wa ${1})
> >}
> >
> >in your .bashrc file allows you to invoke Windows acrobat with a path
> >rewritten from cygwin format to Windows format. This can be improved to
> >check for presence of the argument ${1}, etc., but perhaps you get the
> >idea.
> 
> - You should probably also add some quotes, in case your paths have spaces.
> - A complete path to acrobat will avoid needing to have it in your path.
> - Using cygstart will get you back to your command prompt.
> 
> function acrobat () {
>     if [ -f "${1}" ]
>     then
>         cygstart '/path/acrobat' "$(cygpath -wa "${1}")"
>     else
>         echo "error: file `${1}' not found!"
>     fi
> }
> 
> Note:  I have not tested the above.  Debugging is left as an exercise for
> the user.
> 
> - You also might look at cyg-wrapper.sh, found here:
>     http://hermitte.free.fr/cygwin/
>   Note:  I don't use it so YMMV.
> 
> Good luck.
> 
> - Barry
>   Disclaimer: Statements made herein are not made on behalf of NIAID.
> 
> 

Hi,

This problem is very frequently occuring irrespective of executable.
A new laptop, windows7, downloaded the Cygwin with utmostcare in slecetingthe 
desired and permissions.
Wrote simple programe in c ( simple such that: print "hello world").
while try to run the executable created throws the error: cannot execute 
binary file.

flow is like follows:
C file created: Hello.c ( full permissions)
Compiled and linked: gcc -c Hello.c -o helloTest
chmod 777 helloTest
./helloTest 
bash: ./helloTest : cannot execute binary file

Tried all options which I know, googled no clue.
I tried in other machines too, same error.

I think something is missing, earlier used to work on my old system. But last 
few months I tried several times reinstalling, new machines which I got for 
personal use. 

Is there any solution or inputs please.

regards,
ramana






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