Implementing patchelf / install_name_tool with goblin
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Description
Hi, thanks for the great library! We're currently using it in a new package manager to read linked libraries and rpaths from .so and .dylib files.
We need to rewrite the dylibs to use a relative rpath (using $ORIGIN or @loader_path). We currently use patchelf and install_name_tool respectively for that, but obviously would love to get rid of those dependencies.
I wanted to ask wether you think it's feasible to rewrite entire dylib/so files in this way with goblin, and if there are any examples out there?
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing goblin's existing ELF and Mach-O support and the behavior of patchelf and install_name_tool described in the issue. Determine whether rewriting rpaths and dylib metadata is in scope, then define a concrete file or test target and acceptance criteria before implementation.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems, reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100