elf: remove dead code
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Merged removal of dead code in the ELF module. The unused magic string was eliminated after the logic migrated to the ElfFile class. Approved by a reviewer and passed CI checks.
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Issue body
The logic migrated to the ElfFile class which does not use the string
returned from magic.
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged removal of dead code in the ELF module. The unused magic string was eliminated after the logic migrated to the ElfFile class. Approved by a reviewer and passed CI checks. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged removal of dead ELF code. Logic migrated to the ElfFile class, making the previous magic string handling obsolete. Cleaned up by maintainer sergiusens. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged removal of dead ELF code. Logic migrated to the ElfFile class, rendering the unused magic string return obsolete. All static and unit tests passed, and the change was accepted. |
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| #1989 elf: don't parse elf more than necessary | snapcraft | merged | Merged a single-line change optimizing ELF parsing to avoid unnecessary work, yielding a minor performance improvement. Approved by a maintainer and passed CI checks. | |
| #1870 elf: remove dependency on magic | snapcraft | merged | Merged. Replaced python-magic dependency with readelf for ELF parsing, including general code cleanup. Validated across i386, armhf, and arm64 architectures. Approved by reviewer and passed CI checks. | |
| #1950 elf: better debug messages | snapcraft | merged | Merged pull request polishing ELF debug messages for linker and library exclusion checks. Changes eliminate repetitive logging and reduce unnecessary calls. Approved by reviewers, passed CI, and successfully integrated. |