R2NorthstarTools / R2NorthstarTools/FlightCore
Read Northstar version number from exe and dll as well
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 94
- Forks
- 20
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Currently we only read version number of Northstar from mods but not from native binaries.
The following crate might be useful for this: https://crates.io/crates/pelite
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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
Find the existing Northstar version-reading path for mods and trace where its result is used. Evaluate the pelite crate for reading versions from .exe and .dll files, then verify that native binaries produce the expected Northstar version alongside mod-based versions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- desktop, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100