On Wed, Oct 9, 2024 at 9:13 AM Jim McNamara <jmcnamara10001@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > cd /usr/local/bin > $> ls > blob.cob blob.dll blob.exe cobc.exe cob-config cobcrun.exe cygcob-4.dll platinfo > $> ./blob.exe > bash: ./blob.exe: cannot execute binary file: Exec format error > $> dos2unix blob.exe > dos2unix: Binary symbol 0x00 found at line 1 > dos2unix: Skipping binary file blob.exe I believe `dos2unix` is a text tool to convert end-of-lines between Windows, Mac and Unix/Linux. It is the wrong tool for the job. An exe is a PE or PE+ format. It is a binary format. You should use the `file` command to determine the format of the file. > Hi looks like i grabbed wrong source it ended in .tar.gz thought I was good to go? > > filename: gnucobol-3.2.tar.gz Jeff
