Re: [cobalt-users] [RAQ2] EXE file in FP Ext

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:49 PM 2/28/00 -0500, you wrote:

> I just noticed that in the FP extensions they are running a .exe file.

Many of us have noticed that at one time or another <smile>.

> Now is that a true windows binary

No true windows binary will run on Mips linux.  Just won't happen.  The 
machine code is quite different.

>  or has it been formated to run on
> linux with just keeping the .exe extension for looks?

It's a linux file.  It has an ".exe" extension because that's how Microsoft 
names programs <wry grin>.

> The reason being is if that is a "windows" binary can I use what ever FP
> is using to execute that exe file to execute another exe file not
> associated with FP?

On a RaQ or RaQ2 the anser is "Nope" <smile>.  On a RaQ3 the short answer 
is still "Nope" but the long answer is that using "Wine" you could 
conceivably run a Windows binary that doesn't have ANY windows calls in it, 
or you could run an X-server on your RaQ3, and then run some Windows 
binaries that do have some windows calls.

Jeff

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