Re: Writing my first compiler

Joachim Durchholz <joachim_d@gmx.de>
19 Mar 2002 16:13:28 -0500

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From: Joachim Durchholz <joachim_d@gmx.de>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 19 Mar 2002 16:13:28 -0500
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 02-03-072
Keywords: assembler
Posted-Date: 19 Mar 2002 16:13:27 EST

Yarrago wrote:
> Is an assembler basically a matter of converting the mnemonics into
> opcodes and linking the file with a header to make it into an
> execute


Yes.


  > or is there more to it?


You must produce output that's acceptable to the linker. (Unless, of
course, writing a linker is the next thing you want. In this case, the
will problem shift, it's producing output that's acceptable to the
operating system then.) Either case, the biggest problem is digging
up a recent and accurate description of what you may or may not feed
to the intended target.


Regards,
Joachim


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