Add Executable Packing

[dhondta]

https://github.com/dhondta/awesome-executable-packing

This provides a full bibliography, links to packers, unpackers and other related tools for executable formats (PE, ELF, ...). This aims to complement the Malware Analysis list.

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[dhondta]

• Commented on Add Open Source Games #2133
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[Anib13]

No lo entiendo ?? Quiere que solo explicalo total y compresivamente

[catdevnull]

The description is meta. See:

• Includes a succinct description of the project/theme at the top of the readme. (Example)
  - ✅ Mobile operating system for Apple phones and tablets.
  - ✅ Prototyping interactive UI designs.
  - ❌ Resources and tools for iOS development.
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Also, there's five different commits. You might want to combine them into one.

[dhondta]

The description is meta. See:

• Includes a succinct description of the project/theme at the top of the readme. (Example)
  • white_check_mark Mobile operating system for Apple phones and tablets.
  • white_check_mark Prototyping interactive UI designs.
  • x Resources and tools for iOS development.
  • x Awesome Framer packages and tools.

Also, there's five different commits. You might want to combine them into one.

Hi @catdevnull
Thank you for your review. What do you mean by "the description is meta" ? Is there anything to improve ?
For the five commits, they will be merged as a single one through the PR. This is not an issue.

[catdevnull]

Thank you for your review. What do you mean by "the description is meta" ? Is there anything to improve ?

What I mean is that the guidelines suggest talking about the subject of the list instead of the list itself.

[dhondta]

Thank you for your review. What do you mean by "the description is meta" ? Is there anything to improve ?

What I mean is that the guidelines suggest talking about the subject of the list instead of the list itself.

Hi @catdevnull
You're probably right but I included a description in the same format such as awesome-malware-analysis. I've seen many other awesome lists having such a format so far. I don't think it's that critical. How would you adapt it ?

[catdevnull]

I agree, I don't think it's that critical. I just thought it wasn't quite aligned with what the guidelines said. I can't really define executable packing in one sentence; maybe something along the lines of:

…

Executable packing is the art(?) of the different methods of compressing, obfuscating and packing files into an executable file.

[sindresorhus]

The list description in the list readme needs to be improved.

[sindresorhus]

Many entries are missing a description.

[sindresorhus]

Descriptions should not be title-case.

[dhondta]

@sindresorhus Thank you for your remarks.

The list description in the list readme needs to be improved.

Sorry, but I don't see how to improve it. What do you think is unclear in what is currently described ?

Edit: I improved it. @sindresorhus : Does it fit in the current state ?

Many entries are missing a description.

This is still work in progress ; I generate the README from a Zotero knowledge base and I'm progressively filling in entries.

Edit: All descriptions are filled in.

Descriptions should not be title-case.

Which descriptions are you talking about ? If you mean the Bibliography section, it's normal as these are titles of the papers, books and other resources, which always have cased titles.

Edit: Fixed.

[dhondta]

I agree, I don't think it's that critical. I just thought it wasn't quite aligned with what the guidelines said. I can't really define executable packing in one sentence; maybe something along the lines of:
…
Executable packing is the art(?) of the different methods of compressing, obfuscating and packing files into an executable file.

@catdevnull : FYI ; I added a definition of packing. Thank you for the suggestion.

[dhondta]

@sindresorhus
I fixed all issues you mentioned. Can you recheck, please ?

[sindresorhus]

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