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From: Nils Gillmann <niasterisk@grrlz.net>
To: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Needs new category/file: Reverse Engineering Software
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2016 15:38:42 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87io1no0zx.fsf@grrlz.net> (raw)

I see nothing in gnu/packages/ where I could put reverse
engineering, disassembler tools.
What I want to package is the disassember panopticon
(https://panopticon.re)

Existing:
code.scm is a bit too generic for the specific purpose of panopticon
debug.scm does not get the category right.

As this doesn't do the job for me, I propose
gnu/packages/disassembler.scm
or
gnu/packages/re.scm
or
gnu/packages/reverse-engineering.scm

as it specifies an existing category of software and is not just
another debugger.

Additional thoughts:
Reverse engineering typically makes use of Debuggers,
Disassemblers, Hex Editors and PE and Resource Viewers. A
new category could be used to cut down on category files maybe
get some existing, non-specific software into the new created
category.
Other solution: use the new category only for software
specifically developed for RE.

What do you think?
-- 
ng

             reply	other threads:[~2016-02-17 14:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-02-17 14:38 Nils Gillmann [this message]
2016-02-17 22:35 ` Needs new category/file: Reverse Engineering Software Andreas Enge
2016-02-18 14:33   ` Nils Gillmann
2016-02-18 19:29     ` Andreas Enge
2016-02-18 14:45   ` Package modules Fabian Harfert
2016-02-29  9:52     ` Ludovic Courtès

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