N
newbie
Anyone know how to see the source code from the .exe file?
G
Grumble
newbie said:
What do you mean?
M
Markus Moll
Hi
Kindly ask the person who built the executable to show you the source code.
I'm afraid there's no other way.
Markus
Kindly ask the person who built the executable to show you the source code.
I'm afraid there's no other way.
Markus
T
tmp123
newbie said:
1) read the LICENSE of the program
if still want to do it:
2) Look for references about "reverse enginnering".
3) read again the LICENSE, in special the part about "reverse
enginnering".
P
Pedro Graca
newbie said:
cat?
$ cat file.exe
#include <stdio.h>
int main(void) {
puts("The answer is 42.");
return 0;
}
$ gcc -xc file.exe
$ ./a.out
The answer is 42.
Or did you mean to see the source code from the .out file?
SCNR
L
Lemor
Hehe lol!
Newbie your mind has starting working. ;-)
The answer is reverse engeneering [in short RE]
This the way of looking back at the codes the programmer compiled.
Actually u cannot see the coder but the debugger [this is the program
used in RE]
helps u to understand what logic the programmer has used to develope
the program.
If u need details i can 'surely' help u out. [reply on my mail]
So,
Seeya'roun;-D
Newbie your mind has starting working. ;-)
The answer is reverse engeneering [in short RE]
This the way of looking back at the codes the programmer compiled.
Actually u cannot see the coder but the debugger [this is the program
used in RE]
helps u to understand what logic the programmer has used to develope
the program.
If u need details i can 'surely' help u out. [reply on my mail]
So,
Seeya'roun;-D
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tmp123 said:
Whatever the license has to say about reverse engineering is
irrelevant in most European countries, where reverse engineering is
explicitly and irrevocably permitted by law; and all of this is
completely off-topic in this group.
DES
P
pemo
newbie said:
Load the exe into a debugger, view the disassembly.
C
CBFalconer
newbie said:
Yes. Load the corresponding .c file into a text editor.
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John Bode
newbie said:
This is the programming equivalent of turning hamburger back into cows.
There are tools available that will dissassemble the machine code and
generate equivalent C source, but the likelihood of the generated
source being a) readable and b) anywhere close to the original source
is pretty low.
M
Malcolm
Most compilers strip the source from the executable, so it is impossible tonewbie said:
retrieve the original source from the executable.
Java is different - the standard specifies that the source should be
appended to the binaries.
There is just a slim chance that your executable has been compiled with a C
compiler that does this. Open the file in an ASCII editor, and if this is
the case you should be able to see the source.
K
Keith Thompson
Malcolm said:
They don't just strip the source from the executable; the source isn't
part of the executable to begin with.
Off-topic even if true (and I don't think it is).
I've never heard of a C compiler that does this.
N
Neil
Keith said:
Some compilers give the option of including debug info in the .exe This
allows the debugger to find addresses. Never heard of including source
either.