Better error message when dbgeng.dll cannot load
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- Dominant language
- C++
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- 331
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Description
When the dbgeng.dll cannot be loaded, it is often times that the dbgeng/dbgcore/dbgmodel/dbghelp.dll is already loaded from a different place (usually systen32) which is incompatible with the one binja wants to use. We should detect such failure and give users better explanation.
We should also look for a better way to fix this so that the users would not be bothered in the first place
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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the issue. Start by tracing where dbgeng.dll and the related dbgcore, dbgmodel, and dbghelp DLLs are loaded, then investigate how an incompatible copy from system32 is detected. Done means reporting this failure with a clearer explanation and assessing a way to avoid the conflict.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- devtools, operating-systems, reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100