How is a Windows executable file run via wine?












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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?



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 be run on Linux.
So how shall I understand the "contradiction"?



$ 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


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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?



    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 be run on Linux.
    So how shall I understand the "contradiction"?



    $ 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


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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?



      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 be run on Linux.
      So how shall I understand the "contradiction"?



      $ 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.









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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?



      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 be run on Linux.
      So how shall I understand the "contradiction"?



      $ 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


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