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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 1998 22:25:26 +0200
From: Marc Lehmann <pcg AT goof DOT com>
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Subject: Re: binary parser?
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On Tue, Sep 22, 1998 at 08:59:07AM +0100, Dr H. T. Leung wrote:
> This is probably an FAQ: is it possible to parse a binary compiled by pgcc
> to make it *slightly* more readable? I mean into assembler or whatever; I
> guess I am asking for pgcc decompiling :-). 

No, there isn't, but whats wrong with the assembly code that gcc outputs?
I don't think a decompiler could give you better commented code, the only
implications is that you need the source.

If you don't have the source, you can use objdump to deassemble the file.

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