"cannot execute binary file"

[Rizado]

Hi all! A long time ago I made a few simple hello world apps in c++ but nothing fancy. Now I've been to java classes for a while and thought I would try some more c++ however I can't run even the simplest hello world applications!

#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main()
{
  cout<<"HEY, you, I'm alive! Oh, and Hello World!\n";
  cin.get();

  return 1;
}

The code is taken from http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/lesson1.html. I compile this using "g++ -c hello.cpp -o output" and it works fine but when I try to run it, just doing "./output" it just wont start! All I get is

bash: ./output: cannot execute binary file

What does this mean? I just don't get it, am I not compiling it right?

[Wybiral]

g++ -c hello.cpp -o output

You need to get rid of that "-c"

It's causing it to compile to an object file instead of an executable.

[Rizado]

Problem solved, guess I was compiling the wrong way after all
All I had to do was "g++ hello.cpp" That's what I tried first but that time it didn't work...

You need to get rid of that "-c"

It's causing it to compile to an object file instead of an executable.

aaaaaah, Well you learn something new everyday. Thanks!