Re: Unable to use a variable in instruction

[Frank Kotler <fbkotler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A D wrote:
> I'm having strange problem accessing a variable in a gnu assembly language program.
> When i write a code:
>
> .section .data
>    x = 4
> mm:
>    .int 1, 2
>
> .section .text
> .globl _start
> _start:
>    nop
>    movl x, %ecx   #can't do this 

You're trying to access memory at address 4, not move the immediate 
value 4. Try "movl $x, %ecx".

Best,
Frank

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