all things being equal
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| herzeleid Oct 19, 2007 9:54 AM EDT |
I prefer nasm, for compatibility reasons, since it has pretty much the same syntax as masm. That fact made it convenient for me to use nasm on linux in my assembly language programming course while everyone else struggled with masm on windoze... |
| phsolide Oct 20, 2007 6:49 AM EDT |
Hey, isn't the important subtext here composed of two parts? 1. *Two* assemblers exist, and both have enough importance to make it worthwhile to compare and contrast. Compare and contrast this to the Windows world, which allegedly has a "wealth of applications" but really only one so important (usually an MSFT product) as to be worth while talking about. 2. IBM let one of their guys write an article for public, free, distribution. |
| herzeleid Oct 20, 2007 1:14 PM EDT |
That's all great, I'm glad of these IBM articles, and it's good to know about the different technologies available to us. I'm just saying that IMHO gas is a legacy assembler, and the only place I've ever seen it used is in the linux kernel. OTOH nasm is somewhat mainstream, and I've seen it in a number of projects. |
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