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SIC/XE Assembler with Control Sections

A C++ two-pass assembler for SIC/XE with control section support, object code generation, SYMTAB, and CTAB handling.

Architecture Overview

The assembler uses a two-pass design. The first pass builds symbol and control-section tables, while the second pass emits object code using the resolved addresses and metadata.

Technical Challenges

parsing assembly input
tracking symbols across control sections
object code generation
handling SYMTAB and CTAB correctness

Lessons Learned

Assembler projects make linking, relocation, and object formats concrete in a way that compiler theory alone often does not.

Tools

C++