Hi Brian,
> Are there any members using assemble in Linux? As I rather fancy
> getting back into some real programming and any advise would be
> appreciated.
For x86? The initial thing is to realise there's two main syntaxes,
AT&T and Intel. Intel x86 is found outside Unix, e.g. DOS. AT&T has
spread from non-x86 and has some advantages but it back-to-front for
someone used to Intel.
gas(1) is AT&T, although I think it takes Intel too these days. nasm(1)
is Intel. Here's a comparison of the two assemblers, and the HOWTO is
oldie-but-goody.
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-gas-nasm.html
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO.html
You may find this implementation of FORTH in x86 interesting, both
from the FORTH and the x86 point of view.
http://www.annexia.org/forth
Cheers,
Ralph.
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