[Mono-docs-list] Question about EXE binaries and kernels?

[Aaron Weber]

Is the following true? If so, what does it mean-- what will happen if I fail to "make the EXE binaries compatible with the kernel?"


You can make your mono .exe files executable by following these steps:

1. Enabling binfmt in your kernel.
2. Adding the line below to your fstab:
   

   binfmt_misc /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc binfmt_misc none
   

3. On boot run the command below:
   

   echo ':CLR:M::MZ::/usr/bin/mono:' >
   /proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register
   

4. chmod +x foobar.exe

Another way to accomplish the above is to wrap the
mono .exe file it in a shell script, like this:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/bin/mono "$@"

If you installed mono to a different location, substitute that for /usr/bin/mono. You can check with the "which mono" command.