Sandeep.Sv0.1, 01 March 2003. This HOWTO explains the use and usage of the inline assembly feature provided by GCC. There are only two prerequisites for reading this article, and that’s obviously a basic knowledge of x86 assembly language and C. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Copyright and License. 1.2 Feedback and Corrections. 1.3 Acknowledgments. 2. Overview of the whole thing. 3. GCC Assembler Syntax. 4.