Developer Tools

A repository of developer utilities and tools built for debugging, analysis, and visualization.

Tools Included

1. cvis (Compilation Visualizer)

A CLI tool written in Go that compiles C, C++, Rust, and Go source files step-by-step and inspects the resulting low-level compiler outputs (Assembly, Relocatable Object Files, and Executables).

• Features:
  • Displays preprocessed outputs and assembly instructions.
  • Parses binary structures (Mach-O on macOS, ELF on Linux).
  • Shows Defined, Undefined/Imported, and External/Exported symbol tables.
  • Traces relocation tables and dynamic linker hash tables (.gnu.hash / .hash).
• Location: ./cvis

2. jtrace (Executable Journey Tracer)

A CLI tool written in Go that tracks and visualizes the complete execution lifecycle ("journey") of any compiled binary on macOS.

• Features:
  • Details Shell Spawning (PIDs, arguments, environments).
  • Parses Binary Segment Mapping (Mach-O memory segments).
  • Traces Dynamic Linking (loaded .dylib files and symbol bindings).
  • Tracks Runtime Operations (file accesses and socket connections).
  • Reports Exit summaries and execution statistics.
• Location: ./jtrace

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Getting Started

To explore or run the tools:

1. Clone this repository.
2. Navigate to the tool's folder and check its specific README for build and run instructions.