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ida: use symtab for names

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enhancement ida-explorer
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Description

implement #1445 for IDA backend

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading issue #1445, then inspect the IDA backend mentioned here to understand its current name-resolution behavior. The work is complete when the IDA backend uses the symbol table for names as specified by that issue; no file or test path is provided.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
reverse-engineering
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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