Doug Mason wrote: >I just tried downloading the Folding@home client for linux, it is an exe, >my question would be for a linux client, why would it be a windows >executable? Is there an alternate site where I can grab the real linux >client? I would like to help out, I have an athlon XP 1600+ that just sits >here and plays wolfenstein once in a while. Thanks for any help. > Go ahead and chmod u+x it, and then ./Lin... run it. You'll notice that it works.... Windows binaries won't run directly as processes in the linux kernel afaik; they've simply named their binary with the .exe convention which was only ever supposed to denote "executable". You can do the same with 'mv' to rename any other tools is /usr/bin ;-) Or specify directly as you use your compiler: -o usually lets to use something other than a.out, like a.exe for instance. Oh, sorry to confuse (if you've never chmod'ed anything!), run 'chmod ugo+x <filename' where <filename> is the LinFAH99.exe or whatever file you want to run. Incidentally, I've just started starting the client from one of my text-terminals since I do take my X down & up on occasion. How many folks are starting it as a script-started system service (init.d scripts that is)... ?
PS - I've been slowly moving up the ranks -- I might make it to #15 on our team soon! -- -- Ben Barrett
