** Description changed:
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
+ Expected result: Nautilus starts the executable. No error is displayed.
Actual result: Nautilus displays an error message:
Could not display "a.out".
There is no application installed for shared library files.
Do you want to search for an application to open this file?
** Description changed:
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. No error is displayed.
Actual result: Nautilus displays an error message:
Could not display "a.out".
There is no application installed for shared library files.
Do you want to search for an application to open this file?
+
+ Also, all executable files compiled with gcc6 have a generic icon
+ instead of the purple lozenge.
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