Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api

Provide additional clarity in types browser when a type has been imported or shadowed

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Component: UI Effort: Medium Impact: Medium UI: Types
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Description

Version and Platform (required):

  • Binary Ninja Version: 3.6.4790-dev, 10b89271
  • OS: macos
  • OS Version: 14.3
  • CPU Architecture: arm64

Bug Description:
When a binary has PDB, the types imported from that PDB exist in both system and debug types. However, I would expect them to exist only in debug types.

Steps To Reproduce:

  1. Load a PE binary with PDB.
  2. Navigate to the types section to observe duplicates in both debug and system types.

Expected Behavior:
I expect types imported from the PDB to exclusively exist in the debug info category.

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Research direction

Reproduce the duplicate entries by loading a PE binary with a PDB and opening the types section. Trace how imported PDB types are categorized between system and debug types; done means they appear only in the debug info category, without duplicate system entries.

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Assessment

Tech stack
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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