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GNU assembler

GNU assembler, part of binutils

Softwareassembler free softwareQ1486175

Also known as gas · GNU as

Developer: GNU Project
Founded: 1986
Latest version: toolset version of binutils
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1.sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=treeRetrieved 2021-02-08
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Written in: C
License: GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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1.sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commitdiff;h=ec2655a6a75bc61d21e6f8ddc1e9f9027a8914ddRetrieved 2017-09-30
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Website: gnu.org/s/binutils

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The GNU Assembler, commonly known as gas or as, is the assembler developed by the GNU Project. It is the default final pass of GCC, generating machine code from the assembly-language output of the code generator. It is used to assemble the assembly-language portions of the GNU operating system and the Linux kernel, and various other software. It is a part of the GNU Binutils package.

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Based on: assembly language
assembler
Part of: GNU Binutils
Copyright status: copyrighted
Copyright holder: Free Software Foundation

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