On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 21:43:06 +0100, Ernest jw ter Kuile wrote: > On Friday 18 March 2005 21:15, Hannes Mayer wrote: > > It should probably say "is a static executable". That would be more clear. > > > > Not necesserally, it could be anything else too. it could be a script, a > picture, a device, etc ..., or a static excecutable. > > ldd had only one error for all files it does not understand, which is this > one. > it is not ldd's role to figure out _what_ the file is. you could have used > 'file' for that. > > see here the difference : > > $> ldd /bin/mbchk > not a dynamic executable > > $> file /bin/mbchk > /bin/mbchk: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for > GNU/Linux 2.2.0, statically linked, stripped > > and for a picture (which happen to have the x bit set): > > $> ldd pictures/dsc00045.jpg > not a dynamic executable > > $> file pictures/dsc00045.jpg > pictures/dsc00045.jpg: JPEG image data, EXIF standard
Thanks a lot for the explanation Ernest! # file pptp pppd: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), for GNU/Linux 2.2.0, statically linked, stripped :-) Best regards, Hannes. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]