Vector35 / Vector35/binaryninja-api
Investigate porting pdb support to Microsoft's rust crate
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Description
Microsoft just published https://github.com/microsoft/pdb-rs which seems to have more complete support for PDB files. We should look into swapping out our use of the now-rather-defunct pdb crate for this crate instead. It doesn't seem like these are based on the same codebase, so porting effort seems nontrivial. Will need further investigation.
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First steps
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Research direction
Start by comparing the existing use of the defunct pdb crate with Microsoft's pdb-rs, including their supported PDB features and API differences. Trace the repository's current PDB integration, then document whether a swap is feasible, what porting work it requires, and any blockers; no specific files or tests are named in the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100