Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 7.9

Chapter 13. Programming

NASM-2.11.08

Introduction to NASM

NASM (Netwide Assembler) is an 80x86 assembler designed for portability and modularity. It includes a disassembler as well.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.9 platform.

Package Information

Additional Downloads

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/nasm

Installation of NASM

If you downloaded the optional documentation, put it into the source tree: 

tar -xf ../nasm-2.11.08-xdoc.tar.xz --strip-components=1

Install NASM by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

If you downloaded the optional documentation, install it with the following instructions as the root user: 

install -m755 -d         /usr/share/doc/nasm-2.11.08/html  &&
cp -v doc/html/*.html    /usr/share/doc/nasm-2.11.08/html  &&
cp -v doc/*.{txt,ps,pdf} /usr/share/doc/nasm-2.11.08       &&
cp -v doc/info/*         /usr/share/info                   &&
install-info /usr/share/info/nasm.info /usr/share/info/dir

Contents

Installed Programs: nasm and ndisasm
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directory: /usr/share/doc/nasm-2.11.08

Short Descriptions

nasm

is a portable 80x86 assembler.

ndisasm

is an 80x86 binary file disassembler.

Last updated on 2016-02-24 00:06:22 -0800