Re: [Nasm-devel] nasm in 32/64kb

[Brian R. <bre...@mu...>]

> So, given that, should I try to port NASM or write my own assembler?

My gut instinct would be port something other than Nasm. You're
probably going to need to cut several corners and omit various
features in order to meet those kinds of memory constraints. Nasm has
support for multiple chip sets, multiple output file formats, multiple
optimization passes. I suspect if you look around some, you'll find a
more minimal assembler (with an appropriate license) that you can use
as a jumping-off point.

Alternately, start by writing your own assembler that has the absolute
minimum number of features that you need, and then build it up to make
it more usable until you hit your size limit.

b