Executables are now linked with the -pie option, which lead to a file type that is nearly indistinguishable from a shared library. I learned that this is an expected consequence.
The only difference is the presence of an 'interpreter' for executable files, but nothing forbids a .so to have an 'interpreter' too (for example the libc.so on my system has one): $ file plop.so: plop.so: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked $ file plop.ex: plop.ex: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.32 In conclusion we should look into Nautilus to solve the issue (I closed the bug for gcc). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635376 Title: double-clicking on an executable created with gcc6 opens an error message To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1635376/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
