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authorMiquel Sabaté Solà <mssola@mssola.com>2026-07-15 07:58:08 +0200
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Save known addresses into .nasm/addresses.txt
This new file contains all the addresses that are known to the assembler, belonging to either proc's or plain labels. For the former we will further be able to tell the "end" of the proc. With that, the file follows a simple CSV format, with the name, start and end. Signed-off-by: Miquel Sabaté Solà <mssola@mssola.com>
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If you compile the code with `-D PAL=1`, then the first branch will be taken
instead of the second one.
+## The .nasm/ directory
+
+When you enable the `--write-info` flag, some files will be written into a
+hidden `.nasm/` directory. This directory will contain debug information that
+can be later used by other tools. That being said, some of these files can also
+be useful to programmers. They are as follows:
+
+- `segments.txt`: summary of the segments being used and how much they have been
+ filled. Note that you need to also pass `--stats` to get this file.
+- `memory.txt`: list of variables being used, expressed as ranges to account for
+ reservation via the `asan:reserve` special comment. Note that you need to also
+ pass `--asan` to get this file.
+- `addresses.txt`: list of addresses known by the assembler, expressed as ranges
+ to account for blocks of code like proc's. You don't need any other flag for
+ this file.
+
## Unused code
This assembler will also issue a warning whenever it finds unreferenced