Compiling NASM

ChatGPT can write code, but it doesn't compile it: we need to use different software for compilation.

One way is to download and install a NASM compiler to your device. However, since we won't extensively program this semester in NASM, we will instead rely on an online compiler.

Specifically, we will use the NASM online compiler at mycompiler.io: https://www.mycompiler.io/new/asm-x86_64.

As we'll see in the following screenshots, this compiler's window contains two input boxes: one for the source code (on the left) and the other, smaller one for the input (top-right.) The output window (= console) at the bottom-right will display the results of running a program after you hit the Run button.

We will enter the code that ChatGPT produced for us into this compiler to assemble (= compile) and run the program we got.