[boricj]

Tangentially related, but recently I've come across a SYM debugging symbols file for a PlayStation game without its matching executable. I had another, more recent executable that wasn't a perfect match for the SYM file, so I couldn't directly make use of it.

I've ended up doing the following to leverage that SYM file:

- build a placeholder ELF program by hand in the shape of the missing executable, but with all sections being NOBITS

- import this placeholder program into Ghidra

- write a Ghidra script to layer the information inside the SYM file on top of the placeholder program

- perform a version tracking session from the placeholder to the real executable, to port the debugging information onto a tangible artifact

My point is, have you thought about the capability to view a debugging data file without having the executable file? This use-case is admittedly a bit fringe, but it can happen with split executable/debug files.

[winsdk]

I agree that would be a useful feature but it does seem a bit too fringe. There's far more demand for a debugger with good rust support. For that reason I'll likely first try to integrate LLDB into BiTE. That would in term make it more tied to just loading executables, so the answer would be maybe but it's not a priority.

[acureau]

I was going to say you should do a write-up, then I checked your profile! Very cool. Your debug symbol viewing idea sounds like it'd make for a good standalone tool.