Question

If you have a simple C program, like

int main(void) {return 0;}

It can be compiled with gcc -o test test.c.

As I understand, gcc performs compiling, assembling then linking. The latter two steps are achieved by it running as and ld.

I can generate the assembly code by using gcc -S test.c.

What would you type into a terminal, to convert the assembly code into an executable?

(the reason for doing so is to learn assembly)

Answer 1

These are the different stages using gcc

gcc -E  --> Preprocessor, but don't compile
gcc -S  --> Compile but don't assemble
gcc -c  --> Preprocess, compile, and assemble, but don't link
gcc with no switch will link your object files and generate the executable