Public bug reported:
Ubuntu 16.10 x64 with Nautilus 3.20.3
* Open a terminal
* Install gcc: sudo apt install build-essential
* Build an executable: printf "int main() { return 1; }" | gcc -x c -
* Open a Nautilus window on the current directory: nautilus .
* Double-click on the generated executable: a.out
Expected result: Nautilus starts the executable
Actual result: Nautilus displays an error message:
Could not display "a.out".
There is no application installed for executable files.
Do you want to search for an application to open this file?
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
Ubuntu 16.10 x64 with Nautilus 3.20.3
* Open a terminal
* Install gcc: sudo apt install build-essential
- * Build an executable with gcc: printf "int main() { return 1; }" | gcc -x c -
+ * Build an executable: printf "int main() { return 1; }" | gcc -x c -
* Open a Nautilus window on the current directory: nautilus .
* Double-click on the generated executable: a.out
Expected result: Nautilus starts the executable
Actual result: Nautilus displays an error message:
- Could not display "a.out".
- There is no application installed for executable files.
- Do you want to search for an application to open this file?
+ Could not display "a.out".
+ There is no application installed for executable files.
+ Do you want to search for an application to open this file?
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1635376
Title:
double-clicking on an executable created with gcc6 opens an error
message
Status in nautilus package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
Ubuntu 16.10 x64 with Nautilus 3.20.3
* Open a terminal
* Install gcc: sudo apt install build-essential
* Build an executable: printf "int main() { return 1; }" | gcc -x c -
* Open a Nautilus window on the current directory: nautilus .
* Double-click on the generated executable: a.out
Expected result: Nautilus starts the executable
Actual result: Nautilus displays an error message:
Could not display "a.out".
There is no application installed for executable files.
Do you want to search for an application to open this file?
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