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Subject: Re: Linux, GCC vs MSVC

Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto

Date: 07:02:27 01/08/01

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On January 08, 2001 at 09:52:34, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>This would be horribly difficult.  Microsoft uses a different assembly
>format than Linux/gcc.  one uses opcode src,dst, the other uses opcode
>dst,src.  Every line would have to be hand-repaired...  and that is only
>the first problem...

There exist conversion programs between the two formats, and there is
also NASM for Linux, which handles the Microsoft format.

Of course, calling conventions and data layout would have to be compatible,
and thay may be a much bigger problem.

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GCP



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