Comment 0 for bug 1639531

Release of Ubuntu being used
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Description: Ubuntu 16.10
Release: 16.10

Version of the package being used
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gcc:
  Installed: 4:6.1.1-1ubuntu2
  Candidate: 4:6.1.1-1ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 4:6.1.1-1ubuntu2 500
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu yakkety/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

What was expected
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Programs compiled using `gcc -o program program.c` should be runnable by double-clicking them from a GUI file manager.

Compiling a simple program (`void main() { }`) using Xubuntu 16.04's current version of `gcc` (`gcc version 5.4.0 20160609 (Ubuntu 5.4.0-6ubuntu1~16.04.2)`) produces the following output from `/usr/bin/file program`:

    program: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.32, BuildID[sha1]=signature_here, not stripped

This is correct behavior, allowing the executables to run from Nautilus and Thunar.

What happened instead
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Programs compiled using `gcc -o program program.c` are not runnable by double-clicking them from a GUI file manager, even though they are runnable from the terminal.

Compiling a simple program (`void main() { }`) using the current version of `gcc` (`6.2.0 20161005 (Ubuntu 6.2.0-5ubuntu12)`) produces the following output from `/usr/bin/file program`:

    program: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.32, BuildID[sha1]=signature_here, not stripped

The program is also identified as a "shared library" instead of an "executable" in Thunar, causing it to not be runnable from the GUI. Others are unable to run such programs from Nautilus.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gcc 4:5.3.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-45.66-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Sat Nov 5 22:09:39 2016
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
SourcePackage: gcc-defaults
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)