https://github.com/bnoordhuis/cracknode

stop gacking, start cracking
https://github.com/bnoordhuis/cracknode

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stop gacking, start cracking

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bnoordhuis/cracknode
• Owner: bnoordhuis
• License: isc
• Created: 2022-12-25T00:33:50.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-02-11T22:09:31.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-15T02:37:07.121Z (7 months ago)
• Language: C
• Size: 8.79 KB
• Stars: 9
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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To all you people complaining `node` doesn't run on your ancient distro:

**Stop gacking, start cracking!**

Here is what it does:

1. `hacknode -patch node` patches out newer glibc symbols from the `node`

    executable

2. `hacknode node script.js` adds runtime support for the goodies old systems

    lack

Run at your own risk. As the ancient proverb goes: THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED

"AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES.

Prerequisites:

1. x86_64 linux

2. gcc or clang

Build & apply:

    # run this once

    $ make

    # also run this once and make sure node is writable

    $ ./hacknode -patch `which node`

    # invoke node like so from now on

    $ ./hacknode node -p 'console.log("Hello, crackers!")'

For the UNIX connaisseurs among you: observe how `hacknode` is an executable

that's also a `LD_PRELOAD` shared library. A certain amount of pitch black

sorcery is involved in making it all work.