#define TYPE(a,b) .type a,b #define SIZE(a,b) .size a,b #ifdef OUT #define OK 1 #define des_SPtrans _des_SPtrans #define fcrypt_body _fcrypt_body #define ALIGN 4 #endif #ifdef BSDI #define OK 1 #define des_SPtrans _des_SPtrans #define fcrypt_body _fcrypt_body #define ALIGN 4 #undef SIZE #undef TYPE #endif #if defined(ELF) || defined(SOL) #define OK 1 #define ALIGN 16 #endif #ifndef OK You need to define one of ELF - elf systems - linux-elf, NetBSD and DG-UX OUT - a.out systems - linux-a.out and FreeBSD SOL - solaris systems, which are elf with strange comment lines BSDI - a.out with a very primative version of as. #endif #include "cx86-cpp.s"