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minor: introduce GCC

Ryan Newton 7 years ago
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@@ -1038,11 +1038,13 @@ values\footnote{This simple story doesn't fully cover contemporary x86
   address.}.
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 Figure~\ref{fig:x86-a} defines the syntax for the
-subset of the x86 assembly language needed for this chapter.  (We use
-the AT\&T syntax expected by the GNU assembler inside \key{gcc}.)
-Also, Appendix~\ref{sec:x86-quick-reference} includes a
-quick-reference of all the x86 instructions used in this book and a
-short explanation of what they do.
+subset of the x86 assembly language needed for this chapter.
+%
+(We use the AT\&T syntax expected by the GNU assembler that comes with the C
+compiler we use for this course: \key{gcc}.)
+%
+Also, Appendix~\ref{sec:x86-quick-reference} includes a quick-reference of all
+the x86 instructions used in this book and a short explanation of what they do.
 
 
 % to do: finish treatment of imulq