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Raedwulf

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Raedwulf 06 Feb 2008, 08:38

64-bit asmutils!!!

http://asm.sourceforge.net/asmutils.html

Just an idea Smile

. A group of my university friends want to make their own Linux distribution so this came to mind.

Cheers.

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06 Feb 2008, 08:38

vid
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vid 06 Feb 2008, 11:14

i never really understood what are those asmutils good for Smile

06 Feb 2008, 11:14

Feryno

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Feryno 06 Feb 2008, 12:00

what is it good for? - pehaps the best way to learn assembler on Linux platform

06 Feb 2008, 12:00

vid
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vid 06 Feb 2008, 12:13

hmm, as example, yeah...

06 Feb 2008, 12:13

Raedwulf

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Raedwulf 06 Feb 2008, 13:01

Fernyo is correct, because that would be its one true purpose, with the size and speed advantages as secondary.
This is because it probably goes against the original decision to write Unix in C circa 1973 xD.

However, either way it could be great fun Very Happy

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06 Feb 2008, 13:01

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