x86-64 assembler?

resetreset · 12-18-2008, 01:17 AM

What's a good assembler for x86-64? And an IDE for that assembler?

indienick · 12-18-2008, 08:28 AM

To be perfectly honest with you, the only IDE I have ever heard of for assembly is Microchip's MPLab IDE - but that's for use with Microchip's PLCs. I am sure a nice, text-colourizing text editor (like Vim or Emacs) would do.

As for an assembler, just use "gas" (GNU Assembler).

mastemmer · 12-18-2008, 12:47 PM

My favorite assembler for i86-32 and i86-64 is NASM.
It is freely available and has a more flexible syntax then GAS.
As far as i know, there is no IDE specific for NASM, but any powerful
text editor such as EMACS may be set up to work as an IDE.

paulsm4 · 12-18-2008, 08:04 PM

Hi -

Just FYI, "nasm" uses the "backward" syntax common in the Intel community.

If you're doing Linux, you're probably using x86, and you might feel comfortable with those conventions.

If you're programming for other processors, however, you might prefer the more agnostic "as" syntax.

It's totally a matter of personal choice - both assemblers are excellent.