How does Linux run a Windows executable file via wine in terms of processes?
When running a python script from bash, there is only one process created, which actually runs the python interpreter which then interprets the script.
When running a Windows executable file by wine from bash, how many processes are created and involved?
Is wine run as a server process, and the Windows executable file is run as its client process? (note that my question is not asking how Linux finds wine to run a Windows executable file, which I know is by binfmt_misc. My question is about how Linux run a Windows executable file via wine in terms of processes.)
From ps -f, I see that in the full command line that runs a Windows executable file, the command name is the Windows executable filename, not wine, unlike running a python script, where /usr/bin/python3 is the command name and the script is its argument.
But without wine, a windows executable file can't be run on Linux.
So how shall I understand the "contradiction"? Is it because the python interpreter process modify argv[0] to be the shebang /usr/bin/python3, while the process running the windows executable file doesn't modify argv[0]? (see https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/492314/674)
$ PDFXCview.exe test.pdf &
$ ./sleep.py &
$ ps -f
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
t 3159 3150 0 22:10 pts/4 00:00:09 /home/t/program_files/PDFXCview.exe test.pdf
t 3991 8511 0 22:39 pts/4 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python3 ./sleep.py
t 4003 8511 0 22:39 pts/4 00:00:00 ps -f
t 8511 2229 0 Jan20 pts/4 00:00:03 bash
Thanks.
linux virtual-machine ps wine emulation
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When running a python script from bash, there is only one process created, which actually runs the python interpreter which then interprets the script.
When running a Windows executable file by wine from bash, how many processes are created and involved?
Is wine run as a server process, and the Windows executable file is run as its client process? (note that my question is not asking how Linux finds wine to run a Windows executable file, which I know is by binfmt_misc. My question is about how Linux run a Windows executable file via wine in terms of processes.)
From ps -f, I see that in the full command line that runs a Windows executable file, the command name is the Windows executable filename, not wine, unlike running a python script, where /usr/bin/python3 is the command name and the script is its argument.
But without wine, a windows executable file can't be run on Linux.
So how shall I understand the "contradiction"? Is it because the python interpreter process modify argv[0] to be the shebang /usr/bin/python3, while the process running the windows executable file doesn't modify argv[0]? (see https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/492314/674)
$ PDFXCview.exe test.pdf &
$ ./sleep.py &
$ ps -f
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
t 3159 3150 0 22:10 pts/4 00:00:09 /home/t/program_files/PDFXCview.exe test.pdf
t 3991 8511 0 22:39 pts/4 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python3 ./sleep.py
t 4003 8511 0 22:39 pts/4 00:00:00 ps -f
t 8511 2229 0 Jan20 pts/4 00:00:03 bash
Thanks.
linux virtual-machine ps wine emulation
asked 42 mins ago
TimTim
26.5k77254464
"binfmt_misc" may be an interesting term to look up here, but not an answer to your actual question.
– Michael Homer
9 mins ago
add a comment |
When running a python script from bash, there is only one process created, which actually runs the python interpreter which then interprets the script.
When running a Windows executable file by wine from bash, how many processes are created and involved?
Is wine run as a server process, and the Windows executable file is run as its client process? (note that my question is not asking how Linux finds wine to run a Windows executable file, which I know is by binfmt_misc. My question is about how Linux run a Windows executable file via wine in terms of processes.)
From ps -f, I see that in the full command line that runs a Windows executable file, the command name is the Windows executable filename, not wine, unlike running a python script, where /usr/bin/python3 is the command name and the script is its argument.
But without wine, a windows executable file can't be run on Linux.
So how shall I understand the "contradiction"? Is it because the python interpreter process modify argv[0] to be the shebang /usr/bin/python3, while the process running the windows executable file doesn't modify argv[0]? (see https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/492314/674)
$ PDFXCview.exe test.pdf &
$ ./sleep.py &
$ ps -f
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
t 3159 3150 0 22:10 pts/4 00:00:09 /home/t/program_files/PDFXCview.exe test.pdf
t 3991 8511 0 22:39 pts/4 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python3 ./sleep.py
t 4003 8511 0 22:39 pts/4 00:00:00 ps -f
t 8511 2229 0 Jan20 pts/4 00:00:03 bash
Thanks.
linux virtual-machine ps wine emulation
asked 42 mins ago
TimTim
26.5k77254464
When running a python script from bash, there is only one process created, which actually runs the python interpreter which then interprets the script.
When running a Windows executable file by wine from bash, how many processes are created and involved?
Is wine run as a server process, and the Windows executable file is run as its client process? (note that my question is not asking how Linux finds wine to run a Windows executable file, which I know is by binfmt_misc. My question is about how Linux run a Windows executable file via wine in terms of processes.)
From ps -f, I see that in the full command line that runs a Windows executable file, the command name is the Windows executable filename, not wine, unlike running a python script, where /usr/bin/python3 is the command name and the script is its argument.
But without wine, a windows executable file can't be run on Linux.
So how shall I understand the "contradiction"? Is it because the python interpreter process modify argv[0] to be the shebang /usr/bin/python3, while the process running the windows executable file doesn't modify argv[0]? (see https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/492314/674)
$ PDFXCview.exe test.pdf &
$ ./sleep.py &
$ ps -f
UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
t 3159 3150 0 22:10 pts/4 00:00:09 /home/t/program_files/PDFXCview.exe test.pdf
t 3991 8511 0 22:39 pts/4 00:00:00 /usr/bin/python3 ./sleep.py
t 4003 8511 0 22:39 pts/4 00:00:00 ps -f
t 8511 2229 0 Jan20 pts/4 00:00:03 bash
Thanks.
linux virtual-machine ps wine emulation
linux virtual-machine ps wine emulation
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"binfmt_misc" may be an interesting term to look up here, but not an answer to your actual question.
– Michael Homer
9 mins ago
add a comment |
"binfmt_misc" may be an interesting term to look up here, but not an answer to your actual question.
– Michael Homer
9 mins ago
"
binfmt_misc" may be an interesting term to look up here, but not an answer to your actual question.– Michael Homer
9 mins ago
"
binfmt_misc" may be an interesting term to look up here, but not an answer to your actual question.– Michael Homer
9 mins ago
add a comment |
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