idalib: use -R for all open_database calls
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Description
so let's use -R for all open_database calls?!
_Originally posted by @mr-tz in https://github.com/mandiant/capa/pull/2742#discussion_r2632290910_
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Search the repository for all open_database calls and read the linked discussion in pull request #2742 for the intended -R behavior. Confirm every relevant call uses -R and verify the affected IDA database-opening paths still work.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- reverse-engineering
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100