uP 8086 programming

[cricketfancy]

hi,
how to write a 8086 micro-processor program in linux?
i am using fedora 8.
which text editor to use to write the program?
which extension to give while saving the program?
how and from where to run the program?
is the programming rules and commands the same as we use under TASM(turbo assembler)in windows?

[Franklin52]

The default Linux assembler is as or as86 but if you're familiar with TASM you can give NASM a try. The syntax and structure are just like TASM.
Google for NASM.

Regards

[cricketfancy]

The default Linux assembler is as or as86 but if you're familiar with TASM you can give NASM a try. The syntax and structure are just like TASM.
Google for NASM.

Regards

hi,
can you pls elaborate like which editor to use,
which command to use,is the assembler built-in under fedora8?

[Franklin52]

You can use vi if you're familiar with it (you should be!), otherwise you can try some editors for Linux like Emacs, Vim and others.
The command to install NASM in fedora should be something like:

yum install nasm

If you have the GNU binutils installed you can try "as" the GNU assembler, it uses the standard AT&T syntax though.
The first step to assemble your program with "as" is:

as prog.s -o prog.o

This produces an object file prog.o.
To make an executable you have to link the object file with:

ld prog.o -o prog

After that you can run the program with:

./prog

But... before making your choice you should have a read of this:

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/Assembly-HOWTO

Hope this helps.

Regards