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[-] h4x0r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 days ago

nasm is an assembler though, not a 'languages', that only supports x86/x64. gas for example supports a wide range of architectures so you can write risc-v, arm, x64, etc.

[-] 0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 days ago

Are you arguing that assembly languages are not architecture-specific? I don't think that's the typical definition.

Nasm is an assembler, but it also represents a specific assembly language targeting x86 architectures.

Gas is an assembler of a higher order. It can emit code for many architectures, and thus it accepts many different architecture-specific assembly languages.

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