[Question] Can this BinExport be used with BinDiff? about binexport HOT 8 CLOSED

Without having checked this, I would say it should work as the code base is identical (one version might be slightly newer, but that's it).
Note though, that the filename has to match, i.e., BinDiff will use the file zynamics_binexport_8.pxx in the plugins directory of IDA.

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No, the new BinExport 9 is not compatible with BinDiff yet. We switched the binary export file format to a single Protocol Buffer format. The old format had a custom header and other differences.

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OK, thanks for giving a definitive answer.

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@cblichmann Would it be possible to release BinExport 8 as well?

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@Manouchehri We really want to get rid of the old .BinExport file format, so we're not going to release BinExport 8.
That said, the .proto file for the old format was in the original source drop. I might even be convinced to upload the companion protocol_buffer_writer.h/cc if you want to rebuild a BinExport 8 yourself. I really can't recommend it, though.

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@cblichmann Is the answer for BinExport 9 support in a later BinDiff release a definite no within the foreseeable future?

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@Manouchehri we definitely won't do a BinExport 8 release. While I can't comment on our plans for BinDiff, it's only logical to use BinExport 9 going forward.

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@cblichmann There isn't way to convert BinExport 8/9, is there? (My personal priority is with using BinDiff.)

On a related note, would it be possible for you to create an empty repo at Google for BinDiff so we can ask support questions? I've ran across a few issues and workarounds that should probably be documented just so that other persons are aware of them (even if the code itself is closed source).

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