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Might have been interesting, but adding a Linux dependency looks like a really strange choice. And why does it refer to GCC when the Mac toolchain is clang? This feels all wrong.

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The repo is meant to be used in conjunction with the book Programming with 64-Bit ARM Assembly Language: Single Board Computer Development for Raspberry Pi and Mobile Devices. The primary learning material is the book; the repository suggests adaptations for going through exercises using Apple Silicon.

This repo is written to be read alongside an existing book; the book was originally written with Linux in mind. The first chapters of the repo describe what’s different on Mac, particularly how to use the XCode/Clang toolchain instead of the instructions in the book.

I type gcc to compile things all the time. Apple helpfully made an alias. I know some people will be mad that "it's not the tool I asked for", but personally I'd rather it works for the 99% of cases where it doesn't matter.

  % gcc --version
  Apple clang version 15.0.0 (clang-1500.0.40.1)
  Target: arm64-apple-darwin23.3.0
  Thread model: posix
  InstalledDir:   /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Toolchains/XcodeDefault.xctoolchain/usr/bin

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