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Native Ghidra Decompiler for r2
https://github.com/radareorg/r2ghidra

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Native Ghidra Decompiler for r2

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# r2ghidra



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This is an integration of the Ghidra decompiler for [radare2](https://github.com/radareorg/radare2).

It is solely based on the decompiler part of Ghidra, which is written entirely in

C++, so Ghidra itself is not required at all and the plugin can be built self-contained.

This project was presented at r2con 2019 as part of the Cutter talk: [https://youtu.be/eHtMiezr7l8?t=950](https://youtu.be/eHtMiezr7l8?t=950)



## Installing



An r2pm package is available that can easily be installed like:



```

r2pm update

r2pm -ci r2ghidra

```



By default r2pm will install stuff in your home, you can use `-g` to use the system wide installation.



## Dependencies



To build and install r2ghidra you need the following software installed in your system:



* radare2 (preferibly from git, for distro builds ensure the `-dev` package is also installed)

* pkg-config - that's how build system find libraries and include files to compile stuff

* acr/make or meson/ninja - pick the build system you like! all of them are maintained and working

* msvc/g++/clang++ - basically a C++ compiler (and a C compiler)

* git/patch - needed to clone ghidra-native and build stuff



If the build fails, please carefully read the error message and act accordingly, r2pm should

handle the `PKG_CONFIG_PATH` automatically for you in any case.



## Portability



r2ghidra is known to work on the following operating systems:



* Termux (Android-arm64)

* macOS / iOS

* GNU/Linux

* Windows

* FreeBSD/x86-64



## Usage



To decompile a function, first type `af` to analize it and then `pdg` to invoke r2ghidra:



```

[0x100001060]> pdg?

Usage: pdg  # Native Ghidra decompiler plugin

| pdg           # Decompile current function with the Ghidra decompiler

| pdg*          # Decompiled code is returned to r2 as comment

| pdga          # Side by side two column disasm and decompilation

| pdgd          # Dump the debug XML Dump

| pdgj          # Dump the current decompiled function as JSON

| pdgo          # Decompile current function side by side with offsets

| pdgp          # Switch to RAsm and RAnal plugins driven by SLEIGH from Ghidra

| pdgs          # Display loaded Sleigh Languages

| pdgsd N       # Disassemble N instructions with Sleigh and print pcode

| pdgss         # Display automatically matched Sleigh Language ID

| pdgx          # Dump the XML of the current decompiled function

```



The following config vars (for the `e` command) can be used to adjust r2ghidra's behavior:



```

[0x000275a7]> e?r2ghidra.

      r2ghidra.casts: Show type casts where needed

    r2ghidra.cmt.cpp: C++ comment style

 r2ghidra.cmt.indent: Comment indent

     r2ghidra.indent: Indent increment

       r2ghidra.lang: Custom Sleigh ID to override auto-detection (e.g. x86:LE:32:default)

    r2ghidra.linelen: Max line length

 r2ghidra.maximplref: Maximum number of references to an expression before showing an explicit variable.

     r2ghidra.rawptr: Show unknown globals as raw addresses instead of variables

     r2ghidra.roprop: Propagate read-only constants (0,1,2,3,4)

 r2ghidra.sleighhome: SLEIGHHOME

    r2ghidra.timeout: Run decompilation in a separate process and kill it after a specific time

    r2ghidra.verbose: Show verbose warning messages while decompiling

```



Here, `r2ghidra.sleighhome` must point to a directory containing the `*.sla`, `*.lspec`, ... files for

the architectures that should supported by the decompiler. This is however set up automatically when using

the r2pm package or installing as shown below.



## Installation



Most users will just use `r2pm -ci r2ghidra` to build or update the plugin for the version of r2



### Windows Binary installation



First, make sure you have the latest version of radare2 for Windows, which can be found as a binary package [in the releases](https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/releases).



Then run the following command from the radare2/bin/ directory to find out the `R2_USER_PLUGINS` path:



```

$ r2 -hh

```



Now, download the [latest r2ghidra release](https://github.com/radareorg/r2ghidra/releases) for Windows and copy the `dll file in the `R2_USER_PLUGINS` directory.



You should now be able to do `pdg` while in radare2 to invoke the r2ghidra decompile command.



## Building



r2ghidra can be built with `meson/ninja` and `acr/make`. Both build systems are maintained, feel free to pick the one you feel more comfortable with.



### ACR/Make



The procedure is like the standard autoconf:



```

$ ./preconfigure   # optional, but useful for offline-packagers, as its downloads the external repos

$ ./configure

$ make

$ make install  # or make user-install

```

At the moment there is no way to select which processors to support, so it builds them all and takes a lot of time to compile the sleighfiles.



### Meson/Ninja



Also works with `muon/samu` and that's the preferred way to build r2ghidra on Windows.



```

meson b

ninja -C b

```



### Windows



To compile r2ghidra on windows you need Visual Studio and git installed:



```cmd

preconfigure   # find VS installation, sets path and download external code

configure      # prepare the build (run meson)

make           # compile and zip the result (run ninja)

```



## License



See `LICENSE.md` for more details. but it's basically **LGPLv3**.