A Python Netwide Assembley Utility makes 32bit assembly compatible with 64bit Os or tweaks basic 32bit assembly programs (not all) to native 64bit assembly

make_nasm.py

# A Python Netwide Assembley Utility
#   makes 32bit assembly compatible with 64bit Os
#   tweaks basic 32bit assembly (not all) to native 64bit assembly
#
# License GPLv3
# code author: James Rubino

from subprocess import check_call
import sys



def make_compatible(source):
    base = source.split('.')[0]
    r1 = check_call(['nasm','-f','elf','-g','-F','stabs',source])
    r2 = check_call(['ld','-o',base,base+'.o','-melf_i386'])
    print "\n$./{0}\t\t to run\n".format(base)

def convert_to_64bit(source):
    base = source.split('.')[0]
    r1 = check_call(['nasm', '-f', 'elf64', '-g', '-F', 'stabs', source])
    r2 = check_call(['ld', '-o', base, base+'.o'])
    print "\n$./{0}\t\t to run\n".format(base)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        if sys.argv[1] == 'comp64':
            make_compatible(sys.argv[2])
        if sys.argv[1] == 'conv64':
            convert_to_64bit(sys.argv[2])
    except IndexError:
        print '\n'*2
        print "Choices are:"
        print "\tcomp64 -> make compatible with 64bit"
        print "\tconv64 -> convert to 64bit"
        print '\n'*2
    except Exception, e:
        print '\n'*2
        print Exception, e
        print '\n'*2