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Reverse Engineering Large Software Projects?

Posted by Cliff on from the where-would-you-start dept.

stalebread queries: "Me and a team of other students have been tasked with reverse engineering a massive C/C++ (mostly C) computer game of about half a million lines. We have most of the source, but no clue of how to approach a task of this magnitude. Anyone have suggestions of programs, or techniques we could use to understand the structure of the game?"

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  1. lots of moutain dew.... by warpSpeed · · Score: 3, Funny
    Oh, yeah, and hohos! Never underestimate the power of the hoho.

  2. Re:I believe the instructor is assigning... by QuantumG · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yep, lots of luck finding a single one of these tools that works on C code. Although making pretty pictures can certainly be a good way to get an overview of the software, and maybe students need that kind of assistance. Personally I think something like C-Scope is more than enough.

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