binfmt-pe This utility determines the Microsoft PE executable file's type (Native, .NET CLR) and runs it using the appropriate runtime (WINE, CLI). It also detects and refuses to run MS-DOS (non-PE) executables. It is inteded to be used in a Linux binfmt configuration, since binfmt itself is incapable of reliably distinguishing between various PE file types (since they have no different "magic string") and runtimes refuse to run files which they don't support (CLR runtimes refuse to run Native images and vice versa). Technical information The file's type is determined from certain characteristics in the PE / COFF file header. It should be noted that the techniques used might not be standard and are not throughtly tested to work, so false detections might occur. In short: - An MS-DOS executable is assumed if the PE offset in the MS-DOS header is NULL or points to an offset beyond the file's length - A CLR file is assumed if the PE header's directory entry for "CLI header" is not NULL and points to a valid offset in the executable file. - A native executable file is assumed otherwise. The runtime names are hardcoded into the utilit (that is - not configurable) and are exec'ed from the utility -- "wine" is used for native images, "cli" is used for CLR images. Credits This utility is based on the PE / COFF header structures from Ximian's Mono .NET runtime project ( http://www.go-mono.com/ ). Author Ilya Konstantinov <future@shiny.co.il> Licenses This utility is covered by the GPL license.