On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 11:28 PM, krushnaal pai<krisonearth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > with respect to the very large linux applications available on the net > > when we install on a particular directory,the dir will contain many files > and an executable(elf). which "many files" are you talking about ? shared libraries? configuration files? or else? > now tell me, are the files required to be on the computer before execv is > issued against the executable(i mean if those files are not present will the > kernel deny to execute the elf) or are those files demanded by the > executable during execution(i.e after doing execv sys call) well, there are many reasons that the kernel (and the linker plus the loader, to be precise) is unable to execute the ELF binary. Missing shared library for example. Or, it's executable bit is turned off. etc etc. NB: i think next time you could soften your request by adding "please care to..." or "kindly inform" etc. "Tell me" is like you're the boss and we're your subordinate. -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
