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binhack, bytefix (Announce)

posted by roytam, 01.02.2025, 00:26

> > patcherfcb(patchfcb) is a program to (reverse) apply (binary) patch from
> > output of DOS command "fc /b".
> > It is forked from http://seanriddle.com/patcherfcb.c with some fixes, and
> I
> > added reverse-patching function to it.
>
> I had my own BINHACK.C on MetaDOS, with examples, that worked similarly,
> primarily run via DJGPP build of PICOC.
>
> I also wrote a much-smaller BYTEFIX program in NASM to only change one byte
> at a time. It was 512 bytes.

yeah, but I want `--dry-run` and `--reverse` and run on win32(running on DOS is extra for me) so patcherfcb is easier for me to hack on.

Complete thread:

• patcherfcb - roytam, 18.01.2025, 04:08 (Announce)
  • patcherfcb - DosWorld, 18.01.2025, 14:48
  • binhack, bytefix - Rugxulo, 01.02.2025, 00:14
    • binhack, bytefix - roytam, 01.02.2025, 00:26
      • binhack, bytefix - Rugxulo, 22.02.2025, 21:37
        • binhack, bytefix - roytam, 23.02.2025, 03:37
  • patcherfcb - DosWorld, 03.02.2025, 18:24