R2NorthstarTools / R2NorthstarTools/FlightCore

Read Northstar version number from exe and dll as well

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Rust
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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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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.

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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

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