Anonymous user
AS86: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
| [unchecked revision] | [unchecked revision] |
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
Line 1:
{{Stub}}AS86 is a lesser-known GNU assembler, which uses the Intel syntax rather than the AT&T syntax more common amongst Unix-based assemblers. Despite being less well known, it is very similar to the more common assemblers in terms of its functionality. It differs in that there is little requirement for so-called "red tape" at the start of a source file, although there is limited support for macros (most notably jmp $ fails).
==Usage==
AS86 allows the user to limit the available instructions to those available on a specific processor generation (e.g. 286, 386, etc.). One can also choose the assemble the standard input, which can be useful for automated build scripts.
It is very easy to prepare a flat binary using AS86, as one can simply run "ld86 -d" against the produced object file. Using this method it is also possible to link object files in various formats.
==See Also==
| |||