ida-explorer: extract architecture from processor when handling binary files
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enhancement
ida-explorer
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- Python
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Description
https://github.com/mandiant/capa/blob/430f9da449cbd2c7142594f3bcf370cbcfee37d8/capa/ida/plugin/form.py#L794
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in capa/ida/plugin/form.py at line 794, where binary files are handled. Trace how the processor is accessed and determine how architecture should be extracted from it; done means the architecture is available during binary-file handling as described by the issue.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100