Top "Executable" questions

An executable is a binary file that can be executed by the operating system.

what's in a .exe file?

So a .exe file is a file that can be executed by windows, but what exactly does it contain? Assembly …

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How to Protect an Exe File from Decompilation

What are the methods for protecting an Exe file from Reverse Engineering.Many Packers are available to pack an exe …

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How to make an executable program from AppleScript

In order to run my AppleScript program I have to open it up and select "run." I want the program …

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Exec format error 32-bit executable Windows Subsystem for Linux?

When I try to execute a 32-bit file compiled with gcc -m32 main.c -o main on Windows Subsystem for …

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How to run SWI-Prolog from the command line?

Is there a way to just create a prolog script called hello.pl like this: #!/usr/local/bin/swipl -q …

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How to setup HtmlUnit in an Eclipse project?

My project includes htmlunit jars and downloads some pages content. Executable jar (which includes libs, funct. of eclipse export) thereof, …

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How to reduce the size of executable produced by MinGW g++ compiler?

I have a trivial "Hello world" C++ program that is compiled to 500kB executable by MinGW g++ compiler under Win …

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Converting a Shell Script Into a *.app File

Using Automator.app and Platypus.app, I have been able to bundle a simple shell script I created to power …

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How can I creating executable JAR with SWT that runs on all platforms?

SWT comes with a base JAR and one specific JAR per platform (Windows, Linux/32bit, Linux/64bit, Mac, AIX, ...). How …

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What is the smallest possible Windows (PE) executable?

As a precursor to writing a compiler I'm trying to understand the Windows (32-bit) Portable Executable format. In particular I'd …

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