FAQ

* How do I start BootDebug using GRUB

It's really easy, you can use either the multiboot or multiboot2 commands. Nothing else should be needed.

* Why use Visual C++ and not GCC?

Because I'm using the systems I'm the most familiar with. In this case that would be Visual C++ and C# (though C# is only used for some post built tools). On the whole it is a very good compiler and has good optimization so its not a bad choice in this case. Though I wouldn't object to providing build tools for GCC.

* Why use MASM and not NASM?

I wanted to try and use a stock version of Visual C++ to do this, and that means using MASM. On the whole I would prefer to use NASM (and it's not that hard to add it as a built tool to VS). In the future I might move the code over to NASM and just accept the cost of setup. If I do make custom rules for NASM I will contribute them to the project.