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12-26-2002, 05:04 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: india
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source code
How to see the source code of executables in linux
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12-26-2002, 06:24 AM
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Location: London, England
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Well there's no way of getting the source code directly from the binary. You just need to go to the prgram in question's website and download the source, or get it off your distro's CDs.
Alex
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12-26-2002, 06:29 AM
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hi
thanks for reply
But i feel if it is open source then there must be some proper way to see the code of binaries
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12-26-2002, 09:22 AM
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No, you can go source->binary (compiling) but not binary->source
So long as you know which version of the program you are running, you can get the source code your binary was built from.
Alex
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12-26-2002, 09:25 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Jan 2001
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If that was the case where we could see the source from an executable, what would keep anyone from seeing any propreitary software they have that is closed source..  |
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12-26-2002, 12:37 PM
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Registered: Sep 2002
Location: Novi Sad, Vojvodina
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Quote:
Originally posted by trickykid
If that was the case where we could see the source from an executable, what would keep anyone from seeing any propreitary software they have that is closed source..
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Well, you can always use reverse engineering.... 
asm is also source code....lol |
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