#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define PRECISION   3

double absD(double n)
{
asm(
"_absD: \n"
"pushl %ebp \n"
"fldz \n"
"movl %esp, %ebp \n"
"fldl 8(%ebp) \n"
"fxch %st(1) \n"
"fucomp %st(1) \n"
"fnstsw %ax \n"
"sahf \n"
"jbe L2 \n"
"fchs \n"
"L2: \n"
"popl %ebp \n"
"ret \n"
"fldl %[nIn]\n"
"fabs\n"
"fstpl %[nOut]\n"
: [nOut] "=m" (n)
: [nIn] "m" (n)
);
// do not change anything above this comment

    return n;

// do not change anything below this comment, except for printing out your name
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    double  n = 0.0;

    printf("CS201 - Assignment 02 - your name\n");
    if (argc > 1)
        n = atof(argv[1]);

    printf("abs(%.*f) = %.*f\n", PRECISION, n, PRECISION, absD(n));

    return 0;
}

I got an error saying parse error before string constant when I tried to compile it. I'm really new to C world . Any help would be appeciated !!

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Inline assembly is very compiler dependent. Are you using the same compiler to build this program as your teacher used to write it?

I'm using cygwin to compile it !

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