Decompiler
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decompiler
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
0 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score -0.17.
Idea: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Interesting project and useful feedback welcomed
From 2 comments
Oh, this is written in Common Lisp? Very interesting!
milcron on HN> I don't like to reply to my own posts Please do! That kind of discussion a big part of HN. (Since this is your own work, we added "Show HN" to the title.)
dang on HN
Objections
Closed source and Windows only at launch
From 1 comment
Closed source, windows only, diss-assmebles 6502 only, and expires next month. No thanks.
zxv on HN
Demo expires soon
From 1 comment
Closed source, windows only, diss-assmebles 6502 only, and expires next month. No thanks.
zxv on HN
Decompiled C is hard to read with optimization
From 2 comments
And with any non-trivial amount of optimization, it would lead to horridly looking HLL code. Compilation is a very "lossy" process when optimizations are turned on.
bluetomcat on HNDecompilers don't "deoptimize" programs. Compilation is a very lossy process (reused variables, moving variables to other registers, etc.). The best you'll get is some C code…
colejohnson66 on HN
Requests
Support for SNES 65C816 and other CPUs
From 2 comments
can yours be used to reverse engineering SNES games? Feed it the rom and have it split out c code?
mike986 on HNHow close is the SNES 65C816(-ish) code to NES 6502(-ish) code supported in the demo version of the program? I understand that they're from the same family, but I'd expect some…
khedoros on HN
Handling of self-modifying code and DOS interrupts
From 2 comments
How do you deal with self-modifying code? My old FORTRAN compiler generated that 8080 target
ratboy666 on HNI have a few technical questions, as well as a few about your intentions with the software. How does it handle interrupt calls to the OS? It's not an issue for Windows (because…
khedoros on HN
Questions
How does it compare to Hex-Rays?
From 1 comment
Anyone know how this compares to the industry-standard Hex-Rays Decompiler? (Sold as an add-on to IDA Pro)
umanwizard on HN
How does it handle real mode and overlays?
From 1 comment
I have a few technical questions, as well as a few about your intentions with the software. How does it handle interrupt calls to the OS? It's not an issue for Windows (because…
khedoros on HN
Alternatives named
Hex-Rays Decompiler (IDA Pro add-on)
From 1 comment
Anyone know how this compares to the industry-standard Hex-Rays Decompiler? (Sold as an add-on to IDA Pro)
umanwizard on HN
Snowman decompiler
From 1 comment
Just this week I was exploring C decompilers and stumbled upon the open source Snowman[0], which worked well for my purposes and can run in a self contained mode with a…
emcq on HN