I'm currently using Windows Notepad to program my Raspberry Pi in assembly language and I run it through 'as' and 'ld' to create the binary output. I would like to use an editor that has syntax highlighting specific to the version of ARM I'm using (in my case ARMv8) and don't mind paying but the IDE's I see out there such as Keil MDK, CodeWarrior, and others are a few thousand dollars and I'm not looking for all that extra functionality they provide. Is there anything out there, free or reasonably priced for the hobbyist, that can provide a more pleasant editing experience and has specific support for the ARMv8?
Hi
There are a lot of free code editors available online. Which one works for you is personal preference. The two I would recommend would be Eclipse http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ which has a lot of available add-ons, and is what DS-5 is based on. Also Notepad++ https://notepad-plus-plus.org/ which is a simple editor that will give you syntax highlighting.
I hope that helps.
Stuart
Do these editors give syntax highlighting for ARMv8 (Arch32) instructions? I didn't seem them listed, and the ARM instructions I saw supported were for older versions.
Hold on a sec... I see that DS-5 Community Edition support Armv8! Is this new? I didn't see this before... does DS-5 allow for stand-alone assembly language or does it have to be part of a C/C++ project?
Okay, downloaded DS-5, it does have highlighting for Armv8!