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NoOneImportant

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From: Deep Southern California

Registered: 2007-02-13

Posts: 178

[solved] Annoying executable problem

It seems that ever since I switched to zsh (from bash) I have not been able to execute apps that I have coded and compiled with gcc.

For example, if I run ./foo I get "permission denied" and if I run with sudo I get "command not found." I can't even run the app from gdb.

Is anyone familiar with this problem?

[edit]: by the way, apps that I have installed with pacman work just fine. for example, if I go to /usr/bin and enter ./vim then vim starts up

[edit]2: the same problem happens with bash

Last edited by NoOneImportant (2008-06-02 19:51:07)

bender02

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From: UK

Registered: 2007-02-04

Posts: 1,328

Re: [solved] Annoying executable problem

I assume you've checked the permissions: 'ls -l foo' and that the executable flag is still on.

NoOneImportant

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From: Deep Southern California

Registered: 2007-02-13

Posts: 178

Re: [solved] Annoying executable problem

yeah, it was a permission problem

protip: make sure you build in a directory/partition that has executable permission

Zepp

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From: Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2006-03-25

Posts: 334

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Re: [solved] Annoying executable problem

yeah, it was a permission problem

protip: make sure you build in a directory/partition that has executable permission

You can't even cd to a directory that does not have execute permission, kind of odd that your directory would not have it. Also I thought gcc usually set executables it generated to executable?