From: Alex Stahl <astahl@...5.com>
Date: 2010-06-09T05:14:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Errno::ENOEXEC

Do you have the path to the executable listed in your $PATH environment
variable?

On Tue, 2010-06-08 at 14:53 -0500, Santhosh Kattissery wrote:
> Thanks for you reply.
> And yes, I am trying to execute a command.
> puts `ls`, works for me.
> install bundle works for me from command line.
> But I want to execute it from ruby code.
> 
> I did not understand "then that command needs to be installed"
> 
> Alex S. wrote:
> > (Apologies if this is a dupe... I sent a reply email to the ML but 
> > didn't see it go through).
> > 
> > Any reason you're using `backtics` around your string?  If you're just
> > trying to print to console, use 'single' or "double" quotes.  If you're
> > trying to execute an external command, then that command needs to be
> > installed.
> > 
> > Try it like this to just print to console:
> > 
> >>puts 'bundle install'  #using single quotes
> > 
> > When I use backtics on my linux machine, this lists the contents of the
> > current working directory:
> > 
> >>puts `ls`      #using backtics indicates system command to execute
> > 
> > Hope this helps,
> > Alex
> > 
> > 
> > Santhosh Kattissery wrote:
> >> I have the following line in my code:
> >> puts `bundle install`
> >> 
> >> This gives me the following error:
> >> C:/../<abc>.rb:11:in ``': Exec format error - bundle install
> >> (Errno::ENOEXEC)
> >> 
> >> Im using a windows machine. What could be wrong?
> >> Have anyone faced this issue?
>