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[binutils]

machine code

Hi,

Could i execute instruction without compiler/assembler?

I mean, only using text editor.

TIA

[_smoke]

You could, but why? If you use a text editor to write your programs you have to write the ascii symbols for each opcode. And thats a pain in the butt. Besides, you couldnt even write all the numbers you wanted, since some numbers cant be written with a keyboard.

[binutils]

AISB, i trying to make c compiler for amd64.

and, i am in some kind of dilemma,

sizeof(void *) is 8bytes, so some trick doesn't worked anymore.

anyway, i found that i have to use compiler to develop compiler. 🙂

objdump -d is useful.

[Brane214]

I don't see how could you execute anything with text editor.

You might be able to make executable "by hand", but for that you need acess to all 8 bit codes ( 0-255 ) whereas text editors have some limitations there, regardless of standard codetable they use (ISO-885x, ASCII, ISO-646/UTF-8 etc).

Why not use decent assembler, like NASM or FASM or even compiler, like gcc ?