ChangeLog: - Added packed EXE fun project
diff -ur winehq-orig/lostwages/templates/en/fun_projects.template winehq/lostwages/templates/en/fun_projects.template --- winehq-orig/lostwages/templates/en/fun_projects.template 2003-10-22 18:11:05.000000000 -0500 +++ winehq/lostwages/templates/en/fun_projects.template 2003-10-22 20:14:45.000000000 -0500 @@ -332,4 +332,22 @@ <li>updated: Sep 1, 2003 </ul> + <h3 class=todo>Compressed or Modified Executables</h3> + <p>Many applications are compressed with EXE packers or use other tricks to + thwart those who would try to look inside them. These applications typically + crash or refuse to run if they think a debugger is being used. The tests + used generally involve taking advantage of some undocumented quirks in the API. + It turns out that many of these tests fail with Wine. This is often because + Wine does not implement a feature the exact way the application expects. There + is some sample code available + <a href="http://www.woodmann.com/crackz/Tutorials/Protect.htm">here</a> and + additional information <a href="http://protools.anticrack.de/">here</a>. + Getting this kind of code to run and give the correct results could help with + other stubborn applications that depend on the same feaures. + <ul> + <li>worker: wanted + <li>status: todo + <li>updated: Oct 22, 2003 + </ul> + <p> </p>