[Nasm-users] compiling with as86

[Frank K. <fbk...@zy...>]

zak100 wrote:
 > Hi,
 > I have downloaded the file as86-0.16.17.tar. After extracting, I 
found lots
 > of c programs and header file along with some other files. Can 
somebody help
 > me and let me know, how to compile using as86?
 >
 > Zulfi.

Hi Zulfi,

As hpa has pointed out, this isn't "on topic" for the nasm-devel list. 
I've "transfered" you to the nasm-users list. It isn't on topic here, 
either, but we're really desperate for traffic. :) I reject "help for 
the fat and limp" every day, and I'd *really* like to approve a message 
once in a while!

The easy answer to your question is: type "make install". If that 
results in a cascade of error messages instead of installing a86, tell 
us what it says... maybe we can help, maybe not...

You'll probably(?) want ld86 also - part of the "bin86" package, 
apparently. "make install" should work for that, too (it says in the 
glossy brochure). (both as86 and ld86 already exist on my system - 
elderly Slackware Linux - try just typing "as86" and see what happens)

Now I've got a question for you. Why in hell do you *want* to use 
as86??? It is quite "obsolete", AFAIK. I guess ELKS uses it still(?). I 
think it was required to build the Linux bootsector, long ago. I see 
references to as86 in "coreboot"... dunno what that is...

If you've got some code intended for as86 - probably a bootsector? - and 
would like to "port" it to Nasm, we can probably help with that. (would 
be "on topic", even!) That might be easier than messing with as86/ld86, 
depending on what you're trying to do.

Whatever you're trying to do, good luck with it! Let us know how it goes.

Best,
Frank