Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of some assembly tools. After the design work, one begins by writing programs using a text editor or word processor. Text editors are usually much better tools for writing programs. Likewise, word processors are usually much better tools for general writing and document creation. Another choice is to use the editor included in one of the integrated development environments, Borland's IDE or Microsoft's PWB. Using editor, one or more assembly source files and possibly source files for other languages are created. The assembly files should be created with a .ASM file extension. These files are then assembled with an assembler MASM or TASM. When the assembler finishes, it creates an .OBJ file that is the machine code translation of the program. Once all assembly errors are corrected successfully, a linker is used to combine or link one or more .OBJ files into an .EXE file. After a program has been successfully linked, the .EXE file may be run and tested. For using a debugger, such as Microsoft's CodeView or Borland's Turbo Debbuger, it is beneficial to include debugging information in the .EXE file. Many different tools may be used when writing programs. The categories of tools presented in the chapter are the bare-bones tools required for serious development.
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