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https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies

A rewrite of the old legacy software "depends.exe" in C# for Windows devs to troubleshoot dll load dependencies issues.
https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies

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A rewrite of the old legacy software "depends.exe" in C# for Windows devs to troubleshoot dll load dependencies issues.

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# Dependencies - An open-source modern Dependency Walker

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### [Download here](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.11.1/Dependencies_x64_Release.zip)



#### [(If you're running an AV, use this download instead)](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.11.1/Dependencies_x64_Release_.without.peview.exe.zip)



NB : due to [limitations on /clr compilation](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ffkc918h.aspx), `Dependencies` needs [Visual C++  Redistributable](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2977003/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads) installed to run properly.





Usage Exemple




## Overview

`Dependencies` is a rewrite of the legacy software [Dependency Walker](http://www.dependencywalker.com/) which was shipped along Windows SDKs, but whose development stopped around 2006.

`Dependencies` can help Windows developers troubleshooting their dll load dependencies issues.



## Releases

* [v1.11](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.11.1/Dependencies_x64_Release.zip) :

	* lots of bugfixes and incremental improvements

	* covid pandemic

* [v1.10](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.10/Dependencies_x64_Release.zip) :

	* lots of bugfixes and incremental improvements

	* support of Windows 8.1 apisets parsing

* [v1.9](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.9/Dependencies_x64_Release.zip) :

	* Display imports and exports the way Depends.exe does.

	* Added user customization for search folders and working directory

	* Added LLVM demangler to availables symbol demangling

	* Fixed Wow64 FsRedirection bugs

	* F5 can now refresh the analysis

	* Added CLR assembly dependencies enumeration

	* Added a packaging option without Peview.exe (which triggers some AV).

* [v1.8](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.8/Dependencies_x64_Release.zip) :

	* Add x86/x64 variants for Dependencies

* [v1.7](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.7/Dependencies.zip) :

	* Add CLI tool "dependencies.exe"

* [v1.6](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.6/Dependencies.zip) :

	* Add appx packaging

* [v1.5](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.5/Dependencies.zip) :

	* Support of Sxs parsing

	* Support of api set schema parsing

	* API and Modules list can be filtered

* [v1.0](https://github.com/lucasg/Dependencies/releases/download/v1.0/Dependencies.zip) -- Initial release



## Installation and Usage



`Dependencies` is currently shipped as two binaries (no installer present) : `Dependencies.exe` as a CLI tool and `DependenciesGui.exe` for its GUI counterpart (see screenshot). Just click on one of the release numbers above (preferably the latest), download and uncompress the archive and run `DependenciesGui.exe`.

Since the binary is not signed, `SmartScreen` might scream at runtime. `Dependencies` also bundle `ClrPhTester.exe`, a dumpbin-like executable used to test for non-regressions.



`Dependencies` currently does not recursively resolve child imports when parsing a new PE since it can be really memory-hungry to do so ( it can over a GB even for "simple" PEs ). This behavior can be overridden (app-wide) via a property located in "Options->Properties->Tree build behaviour".





User options




Tree build behaviours available :



* `ChildOnly` (default) : only process PE child imports and nothing beyond.

* `RecursiveOnlyOnDirectImports`  : do not process delayload dlls.

* `Recursive` : Full recursive analysis. You better have time and RAM on your hands if you activate this setting :





Yes that's 7 GB of RAM being consumed. I'm impressed the application didn't even crash




## Limitations



At the moment, `Dependencies` recreates features and "features" of `depends.exe`, which means :



* Only direct, forwarded and delay load dependencies are supported. Dynamic loading via `LoadLibrary` are not supported (and probably won't ever be).

* Support of api set schema redirection since 1.5

* Checks between Api Imports and Exports. 

* Minimal support of sxs private manifests search only.



## Building



Building is pretty straightforward.

The only caveat is you need to select the "Debug" or "Release" configuration and "x64" or "x86" platform which may not be the default.



## Credits and licensing



Special thanks to :



* [ProcessHacker2](https://github.com/processhacker2/processhacker) for :

  * `phlib`, which does the heavy lifting for processing PE informations.

  * `peview`, a powerful and lightweight PE informations viewer.

* [Dragablz](https://github.com/ButchersBoy/Dragablz) a C#/XAML library which implement dockable and dragable UI elements, and can recreate the [MDI programming model](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_document_interface) in `WPF`.

* @aionescu, @zodiacon and Quarkslab for their public infos on ApiSets schema.

* [Thomas levesque's blog](https://www.thomaslevesque.com) which pretty much solved all my `WPF` programming issues. His [`AutoGridSort`](http://www.thomaslevesque.com/2009/08/04/wpf-automatically-sort-a-gridview-continued/) is used in this project 

* Venkatesh Mookkan [for it's `FilterControl` for ListView used in this project](https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/170095/WPF-Custom-Control-FilterControl-for-ListBox-ListV)

* [demumble](https://github.com/nico/demumble) for demangling GCC symbols on Windows