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Throughout this lab, take advantage of ''[[make and Makefiles|make]]'' whenever possible.
=== Resources ===
2. Use the <code>objdump -d</code> command to dump (print) the object code (machine code) and disassemble it into assembler for each of the binaries. Find the <code><nowiki><main></nowiki></code> section and take a look at the code. Also notice the total amount of code.
3. Review, build, and run the x86_64 assembly language programs using <code>make</code>, taking note of the commands that are executed to assemble and link the code. Take a look at the code using <code>objdump -d '''objectfile'''</code> and compare it to the source code. Notice the absence of other code (compared to the C binary, which had a lot of extra code).
4. Build and run the assembly language version of the program for aarch64 using <code>make</code>, taking note of the commands that are executed to assemble and link the code. Verify that you can disassemble the object code in the ELF binary using <code>objdump -d ''objectfile''</code> and take a look at the code.
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1. Review, build, and run the aarch64 assembly language programs. Take a look at the code using <code>objdump -d '''objectfile'''</code> and compare it to the source code.
2. Here is a basic loop in AArch64 assembler - this loops from 0 to 9, using r19 as the index (loop control) counter:
1. Complete the lab section, above.
2. Blog about the programs you've written. Describe the experience of writing and debugging in assembler, as compared to writing in other languages. Contrast x86_64 and aarch64 assembler, your experience with each, and your opinions of each. Include links to the source code for each of your assembler programs and explain how they work.
=== Optional Challenge ===
