How to use MASM for assembly language on Ubuntu?

Question

How can I run the code of Masm on Ubuntu? I cannot use Windows as a virtual machine and neither can I use Nasm.

Alternatively you could also try an online compiler if this is just for educational purposes. Check out this [post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15627051/test-masm-programs-online). — Alex, Jun 30 '20 at 13:55

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 01 '19 at 13:35

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You can try using DOSBox with this guide. These instructions will run in all versions of Ubuntu.

Write an masm program (e.g. myProgram) in any text editor and save it.
Mount the location where the downloaded folder is available (e.g. ~/Downloads). To mount, launch dosbox and run this command in dosbox:
```
mount c: ~/Downloads/masm  
```
Change the current working directory to c.
```
c:
```
Assemble the code.
```
masm myProgram;
```
Link the file.
```
link myProgram;
```
Run the executable.
```
debug myProgram.exe  
```
Type -g and press Enter.
Once the output is displayed, enter q to quit.

edited Oct 01 '19 at 13:35

karel

answered Oct 01 '19 at 13:04

Saxtheowl

I tried the above one but while linking it is showing **Fatal Error L1903:obj not found** .. – Bilal K Oct 01 '19 at 19:19
And if i am trying to include `INCLUDE IRVINE32.inc` then it is showing me error **not found** @karael , @Saxtheowl – Bilal K Oct 01 '19 at 19:24

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 30 '20 at 17:47

0

To use masm from your terminal, an easy way is with dosemu

sudo apt install dosemu

cd to where your MASM.EXE is located and execute

dosemu MASM.EXE <code.asm>

I've tried it with MASM 5.1, works perfectly.

Hope I have helped :)

answered Jun 30 '20 at 17:47

Giorgos Saridakis

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