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Decompilation information

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Description

Infos if Spice86 ever gets in the direction of rudimentary decompilation:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27160506/decompiler-how-to-structure-loops

related work from stackoverflow articel
https://www.ndss-symposium.org/ndss2015/ndss-2015-programme/no-more-gotos-decompilation-using-pattern-independent-control-flow-structuring-and-semantics/

the decompiler they talk about - python + its own simple IR load from json files (produced by a IDA plugin - but seem to be easy generatedable without using the plugin)
https://github.com/CodeIntelligenceTesting/dream
https://github.com/CodeIntelligenceTesting/dream-ida

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Research direction

Start by reading the linked Stack Overflow discussion and NDSS paper, then inspect the referenced DREAM and dream-ida repositories. The issue offers decompilation research context but does not identify a Spice86 entry point, implementation target, or completion criterion, so the intended deliverable needs clarification.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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