If there would be enough users who commit to buy a FreeBSD version I’d really consider it.
#Synalyze it portable#
All base libraries of Hexinator are written in plain portable C code and also the integrated open source libraries would work on FreeBSD. Technically it would probably be relatively easy. While implementing this there will be also some grammars published for important file formats like PDF, PE (Windows executables) or Java classes. An SDK that allows to use grammars within custom Python scripts.Comparison of two files on structure (grammar) level.However, the most frequently requested feature is comparison on binary and grammar level. There are many ideas, suggestions and wishes.
#Synalyze it download#
Of course it would be ideal to have finally only one application however many users enjoy the advantages of the Mac App Store like automatic updates and easy installation so I don’t want to force them to a version they have to download manually. The Synalyze It! users will get the same updates. There will probably be also a Hexinator version for OS X. Will ‘Synalyze It!’ and Hexinator be merged into one at a later stage? Currently there’s no way to do this transition without annoying the many existing users.
#Synalyze it for free#
When selling through a store like the Mac App Store this would imply to use in-app purchasing – download for free and pay only for the advanced features.
Technically both are the same and share a proven core. The whole magic is shown in the following picture: What’s the difference between Synalyze It! and Hexinator? So, to sum it up, consider Hexinator grammars as XML schema or RELAX NG for binary files with specialization on binary files with masks, bits, offsets and the ability include Python or Lua scripts. You can do both absolute (relative to file start) and relative jumps. Some formats require to jump within a file, a concept supported by “offset elements” in grammars.
When binary files are parsed, there are not only structures which contain numbers, strings and other elements. It’s like a switch/case statement in programming languages with the difference that the structures themselves contain all relevant information. Hexinator grammars allow to define “fixed values” for strings, numbers and binary elements that decide if the surrounding structure matches. The parser has to decide at certain points which structure it has to read next if multiple are allowed. (The XML schema for grammar files is included in the application package.)īut this wouldn’t be sufficient to parse a binary file. These grammars are themselves represented as a particular kind of XML files, used only by Hexinator and Synalyze It.
Hexinator and Synalyze It both create and use grammars which represent the internal structures found within various specific types of binary files. Hexinator grammars are based on the assumption that binary files consist of some sort of structures which themselves comprise numbers, strings, and other elements.
#Synalyze it software#
However, also binary files similarly follow rules that allow some software to read them in a predictable way. Normally you’d expect the term grammar to be used for natural languages or maybe compilers. Hexinator FAQ Continue here for a forum-style Q&A… What is a grammar?
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