About
An executable file is file (also known as an image) used to create a process (ie an executable instance of this file)
An OS executable file has the format of a object file generated by a compiler. See format
An executable code is executed in the execution environment
Format
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- Windows: See Windows - Executable (Library/Program)
Management
Build
Native image builds for a specific target platform have to be created from a specific host platform (e.g. Windows native build has to be done on Windows, an iOS native build on macOS).
This hurdle can be overcome by using a build automation tool like Github Actions, which provides build 'runners' for every major OS.
Command
It is given in a command
See
in Process Explorer, double click on a process:
