GNU Assembler

GNU Assembler
Developer(s)GNU Project
Stable release
GNU Binutils 2.43.1[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 17 August 2024; 47 days ago (17 August 2024)
Written inC
PlatformCross-platform
TypeAssembler
LicenseGNU General Public License v3
Websitewww.gnu.org/software/binutils/

The GNU Assembler, commonly known as gas or as, is the assembler developed by the GNU Project. It is the default back-end of GCC. It is used to assemble the GNU operating system and the Linux kernel, and various other software. It is a part of the GNU Binutils package.

The GAS executable is named as, the standard name for a Unix assembler. GAS is cross-platform, and both runs on and assembles for a number of different computer architectures. GAS is free software released under the GNU General Public License v3.

  1. ^ Nick Clifton (17 August 2024). "GNU Binutils 2.43.1 released". Retrieved 18 August 2024.