Re: [SLUG] Reversing C Compilation

From: Eben King (eben01@verizon.net)
Date: Mon Apr 06 2009 - 15:01:46 EDT


On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, Paul M Foster wrote:

> I've got a ELF .o (object) 32 bit file compiled under GCC (not
> stripped), and I'd like to look at the actual C code which created it.
> Anyone know of a way to run that object file through something to
> reconstruct the C code? (Seems like I should know this, but it escapes
> me.)

Google "decompiler". Never used one, but I've heard all the variables get
random-sounding names. YMMV.

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