User talk:Guy Harris/Archives/2024/07

Machine code reversing

Regarding this edit: I now see what's going on. All three ways may produce the symbols table. I wired the sentences thinking the two compiled languages each produce an ASM file. Then the final compilation step is the assembler producing the executable along with the symbols file. Nonetheless, the current wording reads well. BTW, I learned some neat things collaborating with you. Timhowardriley (talk) 07:31, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

@Timhowardriley: Some compilers do produce assembly language rather than object code files (and run the assembler as the final compile pass), especially in Unixland, but that's not universal. I think most if not all of IBM's compilers in mainframe land (and on other non-Unix platforms) directly produce object code. Guy Harris (talk) 07:38, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

URL for IBM z/Architecture Principles of Operation

IBM has a pernicious habit of moving things without creating appropriate redirects. However, some links are more stable than others. In particular, https://www.vm.ibm.com/library/other.html contains links to, e.g., SA22-7832-12.

However, in the case of Program status word, pointing to the most recent edition is best, so either your latest edit should remain or the link should change to https://www.vm.ibm.com/library/other/22783213.pdf. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul (talk) 12:28, 24 July 2024 (UTC)