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+# PlutoISA
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+This is an assembler for the custom made PlutoISA.
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+To use, you need use a Unix-like environment with gcc and make.
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+To compile, simply run "make", which will then create a bin subfolder with the executable.
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+To remove, run "make clean" to remove the the executable and the bin folder.
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