Debugger related metadata causes merge conflict when merging database
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Impact: Medium
- Dominant language
- C++
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- 331
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- 33
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- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
The debugger saves some metadata into the database and it may cause merge conflict when merging databases. These include:
debugger.executable_path, as well as other things shown in the debug adapter settings dialog- The Debugger binary view itself. Which will be mitigated by #448
- Current program counter. (I am not entirely sure, this is only saved as a line highlight in the debugger binary view, not in the metadata.)
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Research direction
Start by examining how debugger metadata—debug adapter settings, the binary view, and the current program counter—is saved into and merged in the database, while checking #448 for the binary-view mitigation. Done means debugger-related metadata no longer causes merge conflicts, with the intended handling of the current program counter clarified.
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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
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100