Top "Executable" questions

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

Is a Linux executable "compatible" with OS X?

If you compile a program in say, C, on a Linux based platform, then port it to use the MacOS …

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ImportError: cannot import name Publisher

I succesfully created an executable version (Py2exe, Pyinstaller) of my application. When I try to run the app from .…

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Antivirus False positive in my executable

I just ran into an annoying problem. Suddenly Avira AntiVir started to flag one executable from my software as being …

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How can I package my Perl script to run on a machine without Perl?

People also often ask "How can I compile Perl?" while what they really want is to create an executable that …

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Self updating application in vb.net

I want my application to self-update if there is a different size executable available on the remote server. The problem …

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How exactly do executables work?

I know that executables contain instructions, but what exactly are these instructions? If I want to call the MessageBox API …

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CodeLite No executable specified, use 'target exec' error

Today is my first day of using CodeLite (http://codelite.org/) and I keep getting random errors. I've managed to …

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How to tell if a file is an EXE or a DLL?

If you've gotten the file extensions messed up, how can you tell an executable apart from a DLL? They both …

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How to invoke executable or powershell script from SharePoint 2010 Workflow?

I would like to invoke an executable (or Powershell script) from SharePoint 2010 workflow. What are my options? Is it even …

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Compiling Cx-Freeze under Ubuntu

For the entire day I have been attempting to compile cx-Freeze under Ubuntu 14.04 and had no luck. So I gave …

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