Re: No such file or directory

[Aharon Robbins]

In article <mailman.16481.1357062499.855.bug-bash@gnu.org>,
Michael Williamson  <michael.h.williamson@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have a complaint. Apparently, when unknowingly attempting to run a
>32-bit executable file on a 64-bit computer, bash gives the error message
>"No such file or directory". That error message is baffling and frustratingly
>unhelpful. Is it possible for bash to provide a better error message
>in this case?
>
>Thanks,
>-Mike

It's not Bash. That is the error returned from the OS in errno when
it tries to do an exec(2) of the file.  Bash merely translates the
error into words.

Depending on the distro, it's usually not too hard to install the 32 bit
compatibility files to support 32 bit executables.  The "enterprise"
distibutions tend to do that by default, whereas the more free ones
(Fedora, Ubuntu, ...) require that you do it yourself.

I agree, it's confusing.  But it's a decision made by the kernel guys,
not Bash.

HTH,

Arnold
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