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Comparing generated executables for equivilance.

I need to compare 2 executables and/or shared objects, compiled using the same compiler/flags and verify that they have not changed. We work in a regulated environment, so it would be really useful for testing purposes to isolate exactly what parts of the executable has changed.

Using MD5Sums/Hashes doesn't work due to the headers containing information about the file.

Does anyone know of a program or way to verify that 2 files are executionally the same even if they were built at a different time?

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