http://linuxexchange.org/questions/3276/how-to-create-a-bin-file-in-ubuntu<p>I would like to create a binary file in ubuntu which means no one can able to see my source code but they can able to execute it. I tried googling and found few articles but didn't get it, can some please let me know the step by step process to create binary(.bin) files</p>enSun, 02 Feb 2014 19:25:08 -0500http://linuxexchange.org/questions/3276/how-to-create-a-bin-file-in-ubuntu/3277<p>file extensions are a windows thing. .bin is basically meaningless.</p> <p>about 5% of what you learnt about computers form windows applies to linux. the remainder is partially or completely wrong.</p> <p>To generate a binary file you need to compile the source.<br> </p> <p>If you want to create a package, getting and examining the source to the hello package and its documentation is probably a good start.</p> <p>do this: </p> <ol> <li>apt-get source hello</li> <li>sudo apt-get build-dep hello</li> </ol>JasenSun, 02 Feb 2014 19:25:08 -0500http://linuxexchange.org/questions/3276/how-to-create-a-bin-file-in-ubuntu/3277