binary-recon
Work out what a binary is before decompiling it - prior art, container format, architecture and bitness, compiler and toolchain (MSVC version from the Rich header, GCC/Clang, Metrowerks, SN Systems), debug info (PDB path, DWARF, symbols), linked middleware (RenderWare, Bink, FMOD, Wwise, Havok, PhysX, Scaleform, Lua), engine, packers/DRM/anti-cheat - and choose the route. Use at the start of any decompilation or when the user asks "what is this exe/ROM", "what engine/compiler built this", "can this be decompiled", "is it protected". Produces DECOMP_PLAN.md.
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