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#1 2005-02-21 18:23:19

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Why FASM instead of NASM ????

So why did you choose FASM?

 

#2 2005-02-22 07:31:48

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

Becasue I think that fasm is better, and fasm is selfcompiling. Which means that I can port fasm to BOS much easier. With NASM I would have to port GCC first.
No real assembler should be made in C... wink
It shouldn't be to hard to use the new sources with NASM, just use version 0.02 and add on the new parts. If anyone is having trubble getting some source to run in NASM I'll try to help.

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#3 2005-02-22 16:47:42

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

Bubach is right no self respecting asm programmer, would use a assembler made in C.

But have said that, gcc use gas assembler as a backend smile.

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#4 2005-02-26 22:21:47

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

no self respecting asm programmer, would use a assembler made in C

If I'm away from my x86 systems (say on the AIX box I'm administrator of which uses a PowerPC chip), I use nasm simply because it will run on a non-x86 architecture. Since I spend about half of each day working on this box, I refuse to be without useable tools that I'm familiar with. So there [i]are valid reasons to use an assembler written in C in some cases[/i].

 

#5 2005-02-27 12:43:37

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

In that case you could use a PowerPC assembler instead.. wink

[EDIT] Sorry, didn't read the part that says: "I refuse to be without useable tools that I'm familiar with"

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#6 2005-02-27 22:00:42

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

In that case you could use a PowerPC assembler instead.

Not if I'm cross-assembling  wink

 

#7 2005-02-28 10:40:50

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

crc wrote:

In that case you could use a PowerPC assembler instead.

Not if I'm cross-assembling  wink

Is cross-assembling like cross-dressing? lol


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#8 2005-02-28 11:12:49

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

crc wrote:

Not if I'm cross-assembling  wink

Then you are one of the very few that should use nasm, everybody else should use fasm (becasue it's nicer). tongue

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#9 2005-02-28 12:23:03

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

Barring macros, FASM isn't too unlike NASM, if you code strictly in assembly (no if thens, macros, etc.). One nice thing about FASM is it has support and continues to be updated. Even commercially available assemblers are going by the wayside. With the current addition of 64-bit assembly included (1.59) it seems to be the only assembler in that arena.


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#10 2005-02-28 12:29:40

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

Not quite.. YASM has 64-bit support, but like NASM it's written in C.

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#11 2005-02-28 12:41:15

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Humm, I wasn't aware of that. I'll have to check it out, thanks for the info...


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#12 2005-02-28 13:01:14

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#13 2005-03-01 15:00:20

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

Dex4u wrote:

no self respecting asm programmer, would use a assembler made in C.

Thanks for calling me a "no self respecting asm programmer". ;-)

 

#14 2005-03-01 17:34:40

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

You may be forgiven if you change to fasm in a hurry... tongue

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#15 2005-03-05 21:37:31

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DennisCGc, nasm is OK as it needs a assmebler for its backend smile .

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#16 2005-03-06 12:15:26

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

lol, ok :-) (well, maybe I'm planning it to write for FASM, since I want to compile it from my OS itself :-))

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#17 2005-03-06 17:11:45

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Re: Why FASM instead of NASM ????

How many other assembler writers, write a manual to help people port it ?.

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