Cannot execute binary file - Mono program

[donoreo]

I am stuck on the firs project from Paul's coding academy! I am getting the error above. I cannot run the program from a command prompt. It runs fine in MonoDevelop. Permissions are fine. Googling turns up a lot of the same problem with scripts, but not much that helps me. Ideas?

[M-Saunders]

Are you trying to run the program with ./progname? You might need to try mono progname.

M

[donoreo]

Hmmmm yes, it apparently does need that. Paul's tutorial did not mention it, just ./progname . I may just be the first person working on it with all the time I have being unemployed still Thanks.

[Hudzilla]

Hey!

Yes, you probably need to use "mono ToDoList.exe". I didn't mention it because on Ubuntu ./ToDoList.exe works fine

I'll add it.


Paul

[Ram]

./ works fine on 8.10 but I've found with 8.04 (Dell Mini 9 version) I have to use mono ?.exe

One question if I can highjack this tread, var contents = File.ReadAllText does work for me, gives an error on build. Works if I change it to string contents. This is with 8.04 as above, not had time to try it on 8.10 yet so is this a quirk of 8.04 ?

[donoreo]

I am using Suse 11.1.

[ollie]

Is the location of "mono" part of your PATH variable with the correct permissions to access?

See Setting your Path.

[Ram]

Cheers for that Ollie, I'll check my PATH on the Mini 9

As for the issue with var, just setup up vbox running 8:10 and no error.

[tj-blues]

Is the location of "mono" part of your PATH variable with the correct permissions to access?

See Setting your Path.

PATH has not much to do with it. Your post confused me for a while so I checked: and yes, mono is installed in /usr/bin directory. But, think, it got to be in PATH because it's sufficient to call "mono program" and not "./mono program".

But still the question is valid - how to make it work without need of issuing "mono" before programname?
cheers

[LeoP]

But still the question is valid - how to make it work without need of issuing "mono" before programname?

Most distros will install binfmt-support with mono, but many will chose not to enable it: Try

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sudo update-binfmts --display

and see, if it has an entry like "cli (disabled):". If yes, then

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sudo update-binfmts --enable cli

is your friend.

[Ram]

Is the location of "mono" part of your PATH variable with the correct permissions to access?

See Setting your Path.

PATH has not much to do with it. Your post confused me for a while so I checked: and yes, mono is installed in /usr/bin directory. But, think, it got to be in PATH because it's sufficient to call "mono program" and not "./mono program".

But still the question is valid - how to make it work without need of issuing "mono" before programname?
cheers

tj, if your path is correct then you run it like ./prog.exe as you would with a sh script - no need to ref mono.

[tj-blues]

tj, if your path is correct then you run it like ./prog.exe as you would with a sh script - no need to ref mono.

As I said before - correct PATH will only point system to /usr/bin directory. It doesn't give any references how the system has to deal with ".exe" file.
I run Suse 11.1 and every time I want to execute C# program I need to type "mono" first.

[Ram]

Hi tj,

You confused me with ./ before mono " it's sufficient to call "mono program" and not "./mono program". "

Anyway have a read of the Registering .exe as non-native binaries (Linux only) section.

Ram

[tj-blues]

Hi tj,

You confused me with ./ before mono " it's sufficient to call "mono program" and not "./mono program". "

Anyway have a read of the Registering .exe as non-native binaries (Linux only) section.

Ram

Thanks a lot - this should help. But I think I wont use it because I run other .exe files for ex. with Wine.

cheers