Visual Studio cannot debug because <x> is not an EXE file

[Luis_M_]

I am trying to port a compaq FORTRAN app to Intel v11.  No compilation error, the app runs from the cmd prompt.  There was a topic that is now closed but looked similar.  No luck.

Help would be appreciated

[Arjen_Markus]

So what is the problem?

[Luis_M_]

I cannot debug the app.  I uploaded a screen capture of the message.

[andrew_4619]

Do a full rebuild and post the buildlog (a html file) which will show what has happened.

[Luis_M_]

I already tried but saw nothing obviously wrong. Log attached with txt extension.

[Kevin_D_Intel]

So it does not run under the VS IDE with either Debugging or Without Debugging?

Any possible settings under Properties > Debugging > Command that might be at play?

[Luis_M_]

Nope.

I just tried a test program (same default settings) that uses the same libraries (that I suspected could give me trouble) but it works fine.  It looks like VS is choking on the size or complexity of the app.

[Lorri_M_Intel]

It is, quite likely, too big.

I see that you are using /libs:static.   Can you try linking against the DLL libraries instead?  That should make your executable smaller.

                          --Lorri