Recovering Meaningful Variable Names in Decompiled Code
Abstract
Conventional wisdom tells us that when a compiler transforms a program from source code to executable, some information is lost and cannot be recovered. For example, variable names are not included in a compiled executable, and have been assumed to be lost. Although state of the art decompilers can recover the presence of variables, they make attempt to recover their original names. Instead, they name the variables v1, v2, and so on. This is unfortunate since several studies have shown that programmers carefully select variable names to make the program easier to understand
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1145644
Entities
Organizations
- Carnegie Mellon University