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Cross references to enum values

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Description

If I have, for example,

enum boolean {
    FALSE,
    TRUE
};

and I click on TRUE, I get xrefs to all values of type boolean, not just the TRUE ones.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in Binary Ninja using the enum boolean example and clicking TRUE. Trace the cross-reference lookup for enum values and verify that the completed behavior returns references to TRUE only, not every value of boolean.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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