omtzigt-theo@CS.YALE.EDU (Erwinus Theodorus Leonardus Omtzigt (Theo)) (01/23/91)
Dear netters, I'm experiencing problems with magic 6.3, looks simple, but I got stuck. All the programs in bin complain about a syntax error in line 1. Which file is tried to be read? I have tried to trace when and where things run into syntax errors, but dbx on my SPARC says that files are not compiled with -g (to my humble opinion they are). Conclusion, it doesn't run, and I don't know where the buck stops. Does anybody know which module of magic might be responsable for this, and what to do about it? Theo -- InterNet: omtzigt-theo@cs.yale.edu mail: Becton Center, 15 Prospect Str Phone: (203) 432 - 4261 Yale University, Dept. of EE
sllu@vlsi-cad.isi.EDU (Shih-Lien Lu) (01/23/91)
The problem you are facing is caused by running a "binary file" compiled on a different machine from the machine you are running. Most likely you are running a SUN3 or DEC object code on a SPARC. Try use the command "file" to identify the type of file you are running. If it does say "dynamically linke SPARC object file", send it back ;-). I mean you need to recompile the source code. Shih-Lien