64-bit version produces "No such file or directory" error with 32-bit executables

[Dirk Kostrewa]

I've installed the 64-bit version of ubuntu 7.04 on an AMD64 system. When I try to run any 32-bit binary executable, I get a "No such file or directory" error, although I can list the files and display any infos about them. When I compile a 64-bit binary executable from the same source code that produced the 32-bit binary executable, running of the resulting 64-bit executable works without any problems. This behaviour seems to be very strange to me, because the 64-bit system should be compatible to 32-bit executables. For comparison, the 64-bit version of SientificLinux (a RedHat Enterprise Linux clone) on the same computer works with both 64-bit and 32-bit executables.

Dirk Kostrewa.

[trollord (trollenlord)]

Could you provide information which software packages you had problems with? Usually when you install a 32-bit application from repositories it pulls in the 32-bit compatibility libraries as well. For some reason some application most likely did not.

[Dirk Kostrewa (kostrewa)]

These were scientific programs that were installed directly under /
user/local, without the Ubuntu software package manager. These
packages came with pre-compiled 32-bit executables and with the source
code. Personally, I think, the 32-bit compatibility libraries should
be installed per default on any 64-bit linux for compatibility reasons.

Best regards,

Dirk Kostrewa.

Am 25.04.2008 um 23:54 schrieb trollord:

> Could you provide information which software packages you had problems
> with? Usually when you install a 32-bit application from
> repositories it
> pulls in the 32-bit compatibility libraries as well. For some reason
> some application most likely did not.
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntu
> Status: New => Incomplete
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> 64-bit version produces "No such file or directory" error with 32-
> bit executables
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140621
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[Jayson Rowe (jayson.rowe)]

Since it's been a very long time since any additional info was added to this bug, I'm just checking to see if this is still an issue, and find out what additional work should be done on this bug.

[Victor Vargas (kamus)]

We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!