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[-] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

The compile process was modified to decrypt and unpack the "corrupted" test zip file, which was actually a code patch, and apply said code patch before assembly of the final binaries.

[-] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 7 months ago

hmm ok. Yeah idk, even from an organization aspect, i still wouldn't consider that to be ok. Test files that patch code on the fly is a recipe for a nightmare of maintenance. Which i suppose is the idea here considering that it's malicious code lol.

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