Introspection: support Mach-O fixup chains
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Description
Apple introduced a new feature in Mach-O binaries called fixup chains. Our current introspection code does not support it. By default cargo does not make use of it for any macOS target so it's likely not a big priority but it would be great to support them anyway.
See #5034 that adds a clear error message when fixup chains are used.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the repository's current introspection code and issue #5034, which adds the error for binaries using fixup chains. Trace how Mach-O fixups are currently handled, then verify that supported fixup-chain binaries are introspected successfully without the error described in #5034.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100