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Description: Ubuntu 16.10 Release: 16.10 Version of the package being used ================================= gcc: Installed: 4:6.1.1-1ubuntu2 Candidate: 4:6.1.1-1ubuntu2 Version table: *** 4:6.1.1-1ubuntu2 500 500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status What was expected ================= Programs compiled using `gcc -o program program.c` should be runnable by double-clicking them from a GUI file manager. Compiling a simple program (`void main() { }`) using Xubuntu 16.04's current version of `gcc` (`gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.2)`) produces the following output from `/usr/bin/file program`: program: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.32, BuildID[sha1]=signature_here, not stripped This is correct behavior, allowing the executables to run from Nautilus and Thunar. What happened instead ===================== Programs compiled using `gcc -o program program.c` are not runnable by double-clicking them from a GUI file manager, even though they are runnable from the terminal. Compiling a simple program (`void main() { }`) using the current version of `gcc` (`6.2.0 20161005 (Ubuntu 6.2.0-5ubuntu12)`) produces the following output from `/usr/bin/file program`: program: 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, BuildID[sha1]=signature_here, not stripped The program is also identified as a "shared library" instead of an "executable" in Thunar, causing it to not be runnable from the GUI. Others are unable to run such programs from Nautilus. ** Affects: gcc-defaults Importance: Medium Status: Unknown ** Affects: shared-mime-info (Ubuntu) Importance: High Status: Triaged ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug yakkety -- GCC compiles programs to shared object instead of executable, preventing GUI file managers from executing programs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1639531 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to shared-mime-info in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
