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brew install nasm v3.01 BSD-2-Clause

Netwide Assembler (NASM) is an x86/x64 assembler that produces object files for multiple output formats.

Why you might care

NASM is a lightweight, modular assembler widely used in kernel development, bootloaders, and performance-critical code. It supports more output formats (ELF, PE, Mach-O, flat binary) than GAS and offers cleaner Intel-style syntax, making it preferred when you need precise assembly control and broad platform support without GNU dependencies.

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GAS YASM as
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30-day installs · #424
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90-day · #430
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365-day · #448

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