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> Horrific? This is what you do when you want to make sure you don't introduce any unintentional changes. Horrific, because the average programmer would consid
by dtech 9y ago
> Horrific? This is what you do when you want to make sure you don't introduce any unintentional changes.
Horrific, because the average programmer would consider patching the binary a worst-case scenario.
> there is nothing wrong about patching a binary
I would only trust a skilled assembly programmer to do this task without creating other problems, and most businesses don't have those on retainer.
- criddell 9y ago> Horrific, because the average programmer would consider patching the binary a worst-case scenario. That says more about the average programmer than it does about the reasonableness of binary patches. I used to table in MASM on the 8088 and have dabbled a little on microcontrollers (6800) as well. But the last time I looked at modern x86, I was pretty lost.
- Coincoin 9y agoAdmittedly, x86 assembler is a total clustefuck.