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6b9f29 Bob Green 2026-03-17 12:37:39
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# Toolchains
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There are any number of ways you might pick for programming the sbc and some of them are listed here.
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## Assemblers
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### The Gnu assembler gas
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**Pros**
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- it comes bundled as part of the Gnu C Compiler toolkit.
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- Supports most 680x0 processsors.
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**Cons**
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- Non-Motorola syntax. Personally I hate it.
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### Vasm
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**Pros**
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- Uses Motorola standard syntax
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- Powerful macro support
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- Can produce output in multiple formats:
eef731 Bob Green 2026-03-17 12:40:52
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- S-Records - great for building standalone images ready to upload to the sbc-3
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- elf - code assembled to elf can be linked with other elf files (which could be assembled code or compiled C).
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- Can be compiled on just about any platform with a half decent C compiler.
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**Cons**
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- Can't think of any.
6b9f29 Bob Green 2026-03-17 12:37:39
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## Compilers
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### gcc-m68k
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For me, it's a no brainer to use this wherever it's available. I do most of my development under Linux and `gcc-m68k` is available to install on all but the most obscure Linux distros.