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> > Another reason: People who can write 16-bit x86 assembly are likely to
> > be ex-DOS hackers with MASM and TASM experience. To them, gas syntax
> > may be hard to use.
> Indeed. NASM would be a better choice than either gas or as86.
AT&T syntax is used in the rest of the kernel, and using plain gas means
one tool less needed to build a kernel. Why would NASM be better then?
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