armv7 vs linux-armv7

[stianholsen]

What's the difference between armv7 and linux-armv7? I see that some ELF files return armv7 and some return linux-armv7 when running bv.platform

[psifertex]

Platform normally contains a platform such as freebsd,linux, mac, or windows. You can also define your own. These platforms include some things like standard syscalls for example. If you get just a platform of armv7 it means the binary is being treated as a bare armv7 architecture without knowing the OS associated with it.

If you actually look in your install folder (or Binary Ninja.app/Contents/Resources on MacOS), you'll see a types folder (which is a bit mis-named) as it contains the platform type information. Please don't make changes to those files though as they are overwritten on update (see the warning).