How can i write inline assembler in c code

[miskin]

#include<stdio.h>

int main()
{
   int a=10,b=20,c;
   
   _asm_test:
      enter 0,0
      pusha

      mov eax,a
      mov ebx,b
      add eax,ebx
      mov c,eax
      
                popa
      leave
      ret   
   
   printf(" %d + %d = %d\n",a,b,c);
   return 0;
}

[alexfru]

NASM is not an inline assembler. Wrong forum.

[Frank Kotler]

Hi Miskin,

Thanks for joining us.

Hi Alex,

Yeah, "wrong forum" is the simple answer, but we might be able to help a little in spite of that. I don't think any assembler is really an inline assembler - certain compilers will allow inline assembler in a certain syntax. I have recently heard that some version of MinGW GCC will accept Nasm syntax, but I can't confirm that. In any case, this isn't it. Looks more like Masm syntax to me. ("mov c, eax" is a dead giveaway!)

But ignoring syntax, does it make any sense? The compiler is going to generate a prolog to "main" with three local variables. Then, I think you're going to need to open an "_asm" block, probably surrounded with "{}"s. I don't think "_asm_test:" is going to do it(?). Then you do "enter 0, 0" - a prolog (of sorts) with no local variables. I doubt if you want that. Then you add a couple of variables - main's locals? Then you "leave" and "ret"... but nothing but "main" has been "call"ed at this point - probable crash. At best, you'd "ret" from "main" and never execute the "printf" line. I think you'd want to lose the "enter", "leave", and "ret" and do it all "in line" with "main".

Or... we could make it a "Nasm question" and assemble a separate module with Nasm and link it with a C "main" - not "in line" at all. There may be some compiler that will allow you to use Nasm syntax for inline assembly, but I don't think that's what you've got there... Good luck with it, in any case.

Best,
Frank

[alexfru]

On a second thought, I must admit I was wrong.

The following will use NASM as an "inline" assembler in my Smaller C compiler:

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// file: nasminline.c
// compile for Windows: smlrcc -win nasminline.c -o nasminline.exe
// compile for Linux: smlrcc -linux nasminline.c -o nasminline
#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
  int a = 10, b = 20, c;

  asm("enter 0,0\n"
      "pusha\n"

      "mov eax, [ebp+4*3]\n"
      "mov ebx, [ebp+4*2]\n"
      "add eax, ebx\n"
      "mov [ebp+4*1], eax\n"

      "popa\n"
      "leave");

  printf("%d + %d = %d\n", a, b, c);
  return 0;
}
and the resultant executable will work (works on Windows).