Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 05 Aug 1999 14:15:01 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Boot code rewritten for GAS |
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Alexander Viro wrote: > > On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Alan Cox wrote: > > > > > Another reason: People who can write 16-bit x86 assembly are likely to > > > > be ex-DOS hackers with MASM and TASM experience. To them, gas syntax > > > > may be hard to use. > > > > > > > > > > Indeed. NASM would be a better choice than either gas or as86. > > > > I know gas syntax and I know minix as (ie as86)syntax. I never figured out > > the messy verbose DOS syntax. So I don't buy this argument > > As the TASM manual recommended "for maximal compatibility with MASM use > .nosmart > .quirks > directives or equivalent options (/nosmart /quirks)"... I agree with Alan > - TASM is weirder than gas and MASM... well, TASM was a big improvement > over that monstrosity.
Of course, we're talking about NASM, not TASM.
-hpa
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