Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
Decompilation failures should show an analysis warning banner
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Component: UI
Core: HLIL
Effort: Low
Impact: Low
UI: Linear
- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
If the decompilation into HLIL of a function fails for any reason, this should be shown as a banner at the top of the function like other analysis failures or timeouts. This will ensure that it is obvious that the function's HLIL may be inaccurate.
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Research direction
The issue names no file, test, or entry point. Start by locating the HLIL decompilation failure path and the existing analysis-failure or timeout banner handling; done means each decompilation failure shows a warning at the top of the function, with coverage for the warning behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100