Bug#828948: licensecheck: use binwalk to parse binary blobs?

[Gianfranco Costamagna]

Source: licensecheck
Severity: wishlist
Version: 3.0.0-1

Hi, as discussed on irc, it might be useful to use binwalk (now with a Python library/binding),
to spot what is hidden/embedded into binary blobs, and then use the correct tool to search
for copyrights/licenses.

Or, as Jonas suggested on irc, use it when in --strict mode, and the parse failed, to let
the user know what was containing the blob, to better understand why licensecheck failed to parse it.

Pabs suggested hachoir tool


cheers,

Gianfranco