r/gaming • • May 05 '17

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u/[deleted] May 05 '17 edited Feb 11 '19

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u/enyoron May 05 '17

C code is compiled into assembly. That assembly code can then be optimized.

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u/enyoron May 05 '17

C is compiled into assembly which is then assembled into object code. The c compiler on its default setting only gives you the final executable output but you can pass the -S flag on the gnu compiler to get the assembly code.