Added:

- `sharedlib` build kind (shared library output)
- ASM projects (`build.language = "asm"`)
- NASM and GAS backends
- `build.platform` architecture hint for `-march` / `/arch`
- Basic CLI integration tests

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.2.6] - 2026-03-01
+Added:
+- `sharedlib` build kind (shared library output)
+- ASM projects (`build.language = "asm"`)
+- NASM and GAS backends
+- `build.platform` architecture hint for `-march` / `/arch`
+- Basic CLI integration tests
+
 ## [0.2.5] - 2026-02-26
 Added:
 - Incremental builds (object caching by mtime)

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Before PR, run:
 cargo fmt --all
 cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
 cargo check
+cargo test
 ```
 
 ## CI/CD and Releases

Cargo.lock

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "dcr"
-version = "0.2.5"
+version = "0.2.6"
 dependencies = [
  "reqwest",
  "self-replace",

Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "dcr"
-version = "0.2.5"
+version = "0.2.6"
 edition = "2024"
 build = "build.rs"
 

README.md

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ The current implementation is written in Rust.
 - Run the compiled binary
 - Clean build artifacts
 - Generate a minimal C project template
+- Build static and shared libraries
+- ASM projects with NASM/GAS or via GCC/Clang
 - Update the binary via `dcr --update` (GitHub Releases, not for pacman/AUR installs)
 
 ## Supported Platforms
@@ -119,8 +121,10 @@ Two profiles are supported:
 
 Custom flags can be added in `dcr.toml` via `build.cflags` and `build.ldflags`.
 You can also set `build.target` to override the output directory (profile-independent).
+You can set `build.platform` to pass `-march=<platform>` (GCC/Clang) or `/arch:*` (MSVC) where supported.
 Use `build.kind = "staticlib"` to build a static library instead of a binary.
-`dcr run` is only for `build.kind = "bin"` and will fail for `staticlib`.
+Use `build.kind = "sharedlib"` to build a shared library (`.so`/`.dylib`/`.dll`).
+`dcr run` is only for `build.kind = "bin"` and will fail for libraries.
 
 ## Configuration
 The main project file is `dcr.toml`.
@@ -136,6 +140,8 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 language = "c"
 standard = "c11"
 compiler = "clang"
+# Optional platform hint
+# platform = "x86_64"
 # Optional custom flags
 cflags = ["-Wall", "-Wextra"]
 ldflags = ["-lm"]

TODO.md

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 - Add header dependency tracking for incremental builds (GCC/Clang: -MMD, MSVC: /showIncludes)
 - Add external package managers (Conan, vcpkg)
-- Object library
 - Multi-target
 - ASM support
 - Linker script + direct linker control

docs/README.md

@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ Current DCR focuses on a simple, predictable workflow:
   - C: `*.c`
   - C++: `*.cpp`, `*.cxx`, `*.cc`
 - Compiler selection from `dcr.toml` (`clang`, `gcc`, `cl`, `clang-cl`, etc.).
-- Two build kinds:
+- ASM support via `language = "asm"` (GCC/Clang, NASM, GAS).
+- Three build kinds:
   - `bin` (default)
   - `staticlib`
+  - `sharedlib`
 - Optional custom output directory via `build.target`.
+- Optional `build.platform` to pass architecture hints (`-march` / `/arch`).
 - Path dependencies with include/lib resolution and `dcr.lock` generation.
 
 ## Important behavior notes

docs/commands/dcr-build.md

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ dcr build --release
 3. Resolves path dependencies from `[dependencies]`.
 4. Creates required output directories.
 5. Recursively compiles sources from `src/`.
-6. Links final artifact (binary or static library).
+6. Links final artifact (binary or library).
 
 ## Config values used
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ dcr build --release
 - `build.standard`
 - `build.kind`
 - `build.target`
+- `build.platform`
 - `build.cflags`
 - `build.ldflags`
 
@@ -34,9 +35,11 @@ dcr build --release
 
 - `language = "c"` -> `*.c`
 - `language = "c++" | "cpp" | "cxx"` -> `*.cpp`, `*.cxx`, `*.cc`
+- `language = "asm"` -> `*.s`, `*.S`, `*.asm`
 
 ## Notes
 
 - The profile is selected from the first argument only.
 - Unknown profile flags return an error.
 - Incremental rebuild is based on source/object mtime comparison.
+- For `language = "asm"` with `compiler = "as"`/`"gas"`, use `.s` files (no preprocessing). For `.S`, use `gcc` or `clang`.

docs/commands/dcr-run.md

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ dcr run --release
 
 ## Restrictions
 
-- If `build.kind = "staticlib"`, `run` exits with error.
+- If `build.kind = "staticlib"` or `build.kind = "sharedlib"`, `run` exits with error.
 - The profile is selected from the first argument.
 
 ## On build failure

docs/configuration/build-profiles.md

@@ -33,7 +33,25 @@ By default:
 - `target/debug/<name>` (or `.exe` on Windows)
 - `target/release/<name>` (or `.exe` on Windows)
 
+Default compiler flags:
+
+GCC/Clang:
+
+- `debug`: `-O0 -g -Wall -Wextra -fno-omit-frame-pointer -DDEBUG`
+- `release`: `-O3 -DNDEBUG -march=native`
+
+MSVC:
+
+- `debug`: `/Od /Zi /W4 /DDEBUG /Oy-`
+- `release`: `/O2 /DNDEBUG`
+
 Static library mode (`kind = "staticlib"`):
 
 - Linux/macOS: `lib<name>.a`
 - Windows: `<name>.lib`
+
+Shared library mode (`kind = "sharedlib"`):
+
+- Linux: `lib<name>.so`
+- macOS: `lib<name>.dylib`
+- Windows: `<name>.dll`

docs/configuration/build-section.md

@@ -10,17 +10,19 @@ compiler = "clang"
 kind = "bin"
 # optional:
 # target = "./dist"
+# platform = "x86_64"
 # cflags = ["-Wall"]
 # ldflags = ["-lm"]
 ```
 
 ## Fields
 
-- `language` (string, required): `c`, `c++`, `cpp`, or `cxx`.
+- `language` (string, required): `c`, `c++`, `cpp`, `cxx`, or `asm`.
 - `standard` (string, required): language standard passed to compiler.
 - `compiler` (string, required): compiler command (for example `clang`, `gcc`, `cl`).
-- `kind` (string, required): `bin` or `staticlib`.
+- `kind` (string, required): `bin`, `staticlib`, or `sharedlib`.
 - `target` (string, optional): custom output directory for final artifact.
+- `platform` (string, optional): architecture hint for compiler (used for `-march` or `/arch`).
 - `cflags` (string array, optional): extra compile flags.
 - `ldflags` (string array, optional): extra link flags.
 
@@ -28,4 +30,4 @@ kind = "bin"
 
 - Compiler backend is selected by compiler string (`gcc`, `clang`, `cl`, `clang-cl`).
 - Empty or unknown compiler value falls back to clang-like build path.
-- `run` is not allowed for `kind = "staticlib"`.
+- `run` is not allowed for library kinds (`staticlib`, `sharedlib`).

docs/configuration/dcr.toml-overview.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ kind = "bin"
 - `build.compiler`
 - `build.kind`
 
-`build.kind` must be either `bin` or `staticlib`.
+`build.kind` must be either `bin`, `staticlib`, or `sharedlib`.
 
 ## Optional keys
 

docs/dependencies-and-build/compilers-and-linking.md

@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@
 DCR picks a backend from `build.compiler`:
 
 - contains `clang-cl` -> MSVC backend
+- equals `as` or contains `gas` -> GAS backend (standalone assembler)
 - contains `gcc` or `g++` -> GCC backend
 - contains `clang` or `clang++` -> Clang backend
 - equals `cl` or contains `msvc` -> MSVC backend
+- contains `nasm` -> NASM backend
 - otherwise -> Clang backend fallback
 
 ## Compilation model
@@ -16,6 +18,27 @@ DCR picks a backend from `build.compiler`:
 - Each source is compiled to `target/<profile>/obj/<relative-path>.o` (`.obj` on MSVC).
 - Recompile happens when source mtime is newer than object mtime.
 
+## Default build flags
+
+These flags are applied automatically based on profile and compiler backend.
+
+GCC/Clang:
+
+- `debug`: `-O0 -g -Wall -Wextra -fno-omit-frame-pointer -DDEBUG`
+- `release`: `-O3 -DNDEBUG -march=native`
+
+MSVC:
+
+- `debug`: `/Od /Zi /W4 /DDEBUG /Oy-`
+- `release`: `/O2 /DNDEBUG`
+
+## Platform hint
+
+If `build.platform` is set, DCR passes it as an architecture hint:
+
+- GCC/Clang: `-march=<platform>`
+- MSVC: maps to `/arch:*` for known values (`x86`, `i386`, `i486`, `i586`, `i686`, `sse2`, `avx`, `avx2`)
+
 ## Linking
 
 For `kind = "bin"`:
@@ -28,3 +51,9 @@ For `kind = "staticlib"`:
 
 - Linux/macOS (GCC/Clang): `ar rcs` creates `.a` archive.
 - Windows (MSVC): `lib` creates `.lib` archive.
+
+For `kind = "sharedlib"`:
+
+- Linux (GCC/Clang): `-shared` with output `.so`.
+- macOS (Clang): `-dynamiclib` with output `.dylib`.
+- Windows (MSVC): `/LD` with output `.dll`.

docs/getting-started/build-and-run.md

@@ -41,6 +41,6 @@ dcr clean --release
 
 ## Notes
 
-- `run` is unavailable for `build.kind = "staticlib"`.
+- `run` is unavailable for `build.kind = "staticlib"` and `build.kind = "sharedlib"`.
 - Build profile flag is parsed from the first command argument.
 - Unknown profile flags produce an error.

docs/getting-started/project-structure.md

@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ project/
 - `target/<profile>/deps/`: synchronized copies of path dependencies.
 - `target/<profile>/<name>` (or `.exe` on Windows): output for `kind = "bin"`.
 - `target/<profile>/lib<name>.a` (or `<name>.lib` on Windows): output for `kind = "staticlib"`.
+- `target/<profile>/lib<name>.so` (or `.dylib` on macOS, `<name>.dll` on Windows): output for `kind = "sharedlib"`.
 
 If `build.target` is set, the final artifact is written to that custom directory, while object cache still stays in `target/<profile>/obj`.

docs/reference-and-help/config-reference.md

@@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ name = "string"      # required
 version = "string"   # required
 
 [build]
-language = "c|c++|cpp|cxx"     # required
+language = "c|c++|cpp|cxx|asm"     # required
 standard = "string"            # required
 compiler = "string"            # required
-kind = "bin|staticlib"         # required
+kind = "bin|staticlib|sharedlib"         # required
 target = "string"              # optional
+platform = "string"            # optional
 cflags = ["string", "..."]     # optional
 ldflags = ["string", "..."]    # optional
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ name = {
 
 - `[package]`, `[build]`, `[dependencies]` must exist.
 - Required string fields must be non-empty.
-- `build.kind` must be `bin` or `staticlib`.
+- `build.kind` must be `bin`, `staticlib`, or `sharedlib`.
 - Dependency fields `include/lib/libs` must be string arrays when provided.
 
 ## Generated defaults (`dcr new` / `dcr init`)

src/cli/build.rs

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub fn build(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
     let build_standard = get_config_str(&config, "build.standard");
     let build_target = get_config_str(&config, "build.target");
     let build_kind = get_config_str(&config, "build.kind");
+    let build_platform = get_config_str(&config, "build.platform");
     let build_cflags = match get_config_list(&config, "build.cflags") {
         Ok(v) => v,
         Err(msg) => {
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ pub fn build(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
         standard: &build_standard,
         target_dir: normalize_target(&build_target),
         kind: normalize_kind(&build_kind),
+        platform: normalize_platform(&build_platform),
         include_dirs: &resolved.include_dirs,
         lib_dirs: &resolved.lib_dirs,
         libs: &resolved.libs,
@@ -184,3 +186,8 @@ fn normalize_kind(kind: &str) -> &str {
     let trimmed = kind.trim();
     if trimmed.is_empty() { "bin" } else { trimmed }
 }
+
+fn normalize_platform(platform: &str) -> Option<&str> {
+    let trimmed = platform.trim();
+    if trimmed.is_empty() { None } else { Some(trimmed) }
+}

src/cli/run.rs

@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ pub fn run(args: &[String]) -> i32 {
         }
     }
 
-    if build_kind.trim() == "staticlib" {
+    let kind = build_kind.trim();
-        error("Cannot run static library");
+    if kind == "staticlib" || kind == "sharedlib" {
+        error("Cannot run library build");
         return 1;
     }
     let build_status = build(args);

src/core/builder/clang.rs

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
     }
 
     let mut cmd = Command::new(compiler);
+    if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            cmd.arg("-dynamiclib");
+        } else {
+            cmd.arg("-shared");
+        }
+    }
     for obj in &objects {
         cmd.arg(obj);
     }
@@ -52,11 +59,12 @@ pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
     for flag in ctx.ldflags {
         cmd.arg(flag);
     }
-    cmd.arg("-o").arg(platform::bin_path(
+    let out_path = if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
-        ctx.profile,
+        platform::shared_lib_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
-        ctx.project_name,
+    } else {
-        ctx.target_dir,
+        platform::bin_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
-    ));
+    };
+    cmd.arg("-o").arg(out_path);
 
     match cmd.status() {
         Ok(status) if status.success() => {
@@ -99,7 +107,8 @@ fn collect_sources_rec(dir: &str, lang: &str, out: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<(
         let file = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
         let allowed = (lang == "c" && ext == "c")
             || ((lang == "c++" || lang == "cpp" || lang == "cxx")
-                && (ext == "cpp" || ext == "cxx" || ext == "cc"));
+                && (ext == "cpp" || ext == "cxx" || ext == "cc"))
+            || (lang == "asm" && (ext == "s" || ext == "asm"));
         if allowed {
             out.push(file);
         }
@@ -138,7 +147,15 @@ fn build_objects(
         if needs_rebuild(source, &obj_path) {
             let mut cmd = Command::new(compiler);
             cmd.arg("-c").arg(source).arg("-o").arg(&obj_path);
-            if !ctx.standard.is_empty() {
+            if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+                cmd.arg("-fPIC");
+            }
+            if let Some(platform) = ctx.platform {
+                if !platform.trim().is_empty() {
+                    cmd.arg(format!("-march={}", platform));
+                }
+            }
+            if !ctx.standard.is_empty() && ctx.language.to_lowercase() != "asm" {
                 cmd.arg(format!("-std={}", ctx.standard));
             }
             for flag in default_flags(ctx.profile) {

src/core/builder/gas.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+use crate::core::builder::BuildContext;
+use crate::platform;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::time::Instant;
+
+pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
+    if ctx.language.to_lowercase().as_str() != "asm" {
+        return Err("GAS backend requires build.language = \"asm\"".to_string());
+    }
+    let assembler = if ctx.compiler.is_empty() { "as" } else { ctx.compiler };
+    let start_time = Instant::now();
+    let sources = collect_sources(ctx.language)?;
+    let obj_dir = Path::new("./target").join(ctx.profile).join("obj");
+    let objects = build_objects(assembler, &sources, &obj_dir, ctx, "o")?;
+
+    if ctx.kind == "staticlib" {
+        let lib_path = platform::lib_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir);
+        let mut cmd = Command::new(if cfg!(target_os = "windows") { "lib" } else { "ar" });
+        if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+            cmd.arg("/nologo").arg(format!("/OUT:{lib_path}"));
+        } else {
+            cmd.arg("rcs").arg(&lib_path);
+        }
+        for obj in &objects {
+            cmd.arg(obj);
+        }
+        match cmd.status() {
+            Ok(status) if status.success() => {
+                let elapsed = ((start_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 100.0).trunc()) / 100.0;
+                return Ok(elapsed);
+            }
+            Ok(_) => return Err("Build failed".to_string()),
+            Err(err) => return Err(format!("Build failed: {err}")),
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut cmd = Command::new("cc");
+    if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            cmd.arg("-dynamiclib");
+        } else {
+            cmd.arg("-shared");
+        }
+    }
+    for obj in &objects {
+        cmd.arg(obj);
+    }
+    for dir in ctx.lib_dirs {
+        cmd.arg(format!("-L{dir}"));
+    }
+    for lib in ctx.libs {
+        cmd.arg(format!("-l{lib}"));
+    }
+    for flag in ctx.ldflags {
+        cmd.arg(flag);
+    }
+    let out_path = if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+        platform::shared_lib_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
+    } else {
+        platform::bin_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
+    };
+    cmd.arg("-o").arg(out_path);
+
+    match cmd.status() {
+        Ok(status) if status.success() => {
+            let elapsed = ((start_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 100.0).trunc()) / 100.0;
+            Ok(elapsed)
+        }
+        Ok(_) => Err("Build failed".to_string()),
+        Err(err) => Err(format!("Build failed: {err}")),
+    }
+}
+
+fn collect_sources(language: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    let lang = language.to_lowercase();
+    let mut sources = Vec::new();
+    collect_sources_rec("./src", &lang, &mut sources)?;
+    sources.sort();
+    if sources.is_empty() {
+        return Err("No source files found in ./src".to_string());
+    }
+    Ok(sources)
+}
+
+fn collect_sources_rec(dir: &str, lang: &str, out: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let entries = fs::read_dir(dir).map_err(|err| format!("src dir error: {err}"))?;
+    for entry in entries {
+        let entry = entry.map_err(|err| format!("src dir error: {err}"))?;
+        let path = entry.path();
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            collect_sources_rec(&path.to_string_lossy(), lang, out)?;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if !path.is_file() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let ext_raw = path.extension().and_then(|v| v.to_str()).unwrap_or("");
+        let ext = ext_raw.to_lowercase();
+        let file = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+        let allowed = lang == "asm" && ext == "s" && ext_raw == "s";
+        if allowed {
+            out.push(file);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn build_objects(
+    assembler: &str,
+    sources: &[String],
+    obj_dir: &Path,
+    ctx: &BuildContext,
+    obj_ext: &str,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    let mut objects = Vec::new();
+    for source in sources {
+        let obj_path = object_path(obj_dir, source, obj_ext);
+        if let Some(parent) = Path::new(&obj_path).parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent).map_err(|err| format!("obj dir error: {err}"))?;
+        }
+        if needs_rebuild(source, &obj_path) {
+            let mut cmd = Command::new(assembler);
+            cmd.arg(source).arg("-o").arg(&obj_path);
+            for flag in ctx.cflags {
+                cmd.arg(flag);
+            }
+            match cmd.status() {
+                Ok(status) if status.success() => {}
+                Ok(_) => return Err("Build failed".to_string()),
+                Err(err) => return Err(format!("Build failed: {err}")),
+            }
+        }
+        objects.push(obj_path);
+    }
+    Ok(objects)
+}
+
+fn object_path(obj_dir: &Path, source: &str, obj_ext: &str) -> String {
+    let src_path = Path::new(source);
+    let rel = src_path
+        .strip_prefix("./src")
+        .or_else(|_| src_path.strip_prefix("src"))
+        .unwrap_or(src_path);
+    let mut out = obj_dir.join(rel);
+    out.set_extension(obj_ext.trim_start_matches('.'));
+    out.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+}
+
+fn needs_rebuild(source: &str, object: &str) -> bool {
+    let src_time = fs::metadata(source).and_then(|m| m.modified());
+    let obj_time = fs::metadata(object).and_then(|m| m.modified());
+    match (src_time, obj_time) {
+        (Ok(s), Ok(o)) => s > o,
+        (Ok(_), Err(_)) => true,
+        _ => true,
+    }
+}

src/core/builder/gcc.rs

@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
     }
 
     let mut cmd = Command::new(compiler);
+    if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            cmd.arg("-dynamiclib");
+        } else {
+            cmd.arg("-shared");
+        }
+    }
     for obj in &objects {
         cmd.arg(obj);
     }
@@ -52,11 +59,12 @@ pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
     for flag in ctx.ldflags {
         cmd.arg(flag);
     }
-    cmd.arg("-o").arg(platform::bin_path(
+    let out_path = if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
-        ctx.profile,
+        platform::shared_lib_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
-        ctx.project_name,
+    } else {
-        ctx.target_dir,
+        platform::bin_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
-    ));
+    };
+    cmd.arg("-o").arg(out_path);
 
     match cmd.status() {
         Ok(status) if status.success() => {
@@ -99,7 +107,8 @@ fn collect_sources_rec(dir: &str, lang: &str, out: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<(
         let file = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
         let allowed = (lang == "c" && ext == "c")
             || ((lang == "c++" || lang == "cpp" || lang == "cxx")
-                && (ext == "cpp" || ext == "cxx" || ext == "cc"));
+                && (ext == "cpp" || ext == "cxx" || ext == "cc"))
+            || (lang == "asm" && (ext == "s" || ext == "asm"));
         if allowed {
             out.push(file);
         }
@@ -138,7 +147,15 @@ fn build_objects(
         if needs_rebuild(source, &obj_path) {
             let mut cmd = Command::new(compiler);
             cmd.arg("-c").arg(source).arg("-o").arg(&obj_path);
-            if !ctx.standard.is_empty() {
+            if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+                cmd.arg("-fPIC");
+            }
+            if let Some(platform) = ctx.platform {
+                if !platform.trim().is_empty() {
+                    cmd.arg(format!("-march={}", platform));
+                }
+            }
+            if !ctx.standard.is_empty() && ctx.language.to_lowercase() != "asm" {
                 cmd.arg(format!("-std={}", ctx.standard));
             }
             for flag in default_flags(ctx.profile) {

src/core/builder/mod.rs

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 pub mod clang;
 pub mod gcc;
+pub mod gas;
 pub mod msvc;
+pub mod nasm;
 
 pub struct BuildContext<'a> {
     pub profile: &'a str,
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ pub struct BuildContext<'a> {
     pub standard: &'a str,
     pub target_dir: Option<&'a str>,
     pub kind: &'a str,
+    pub platform: Option<&'a str>,
     pub include_dirs: &'a [String],
     pub lib_dirs: &'a [String],
     pub libs: &'a [String],
@@ -22,6 +25,12 @@ pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
     if compiler.contains("clang-cl") {
         return msvc::build(ctx);
     }
+    if compiler == "as" || compiler.contains("gas") {
+        return gas::build(ctx);
+    }
+    if compiler.contains("nasm") {
+        return nasm::build(ctx);
+    }
     if compiler.contains("gcc") || compiler.contains("g++") {
         return gcc::build(ctx);
     }

src/core/builder/msvc.rs

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
     } else {
         ctx.compiler
     };
+    if ctx.language.to_lowercase() == "asm" {
+        return Err("MSVC backend does not support build.language = \"asm\"".to_string());
+    }
     let start_time = Instant::now();
     let sources = collect_sources(ctx.language)?;
     let obj_dir = Path::new("./target").join(ctx.profile).join("obj");
@@ -35,6 +38,9 @@ pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
 
     let mut cmd = Command::new(compiler);
     cmd.arg("/nologo");
+    if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+        cmd.arg("/LD");
+    }
     match ctx.language.to_lowercase().as_str() {
         "c" => {
             cmd.arg("/TC");
@@ -77,10 +83,12 @@ pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
             cmd.arg(flag);
         }
     }
-    cmd.arg(format!(
+    let out_path = if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
-        "/Fe:{}",
+        platform::shared_lib_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
+    } else {
         platform::bin_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
-    ));
+    };
+    cmd.arg(format!("/Fe:{out_path}"));
 
     match cmd.status() {
         Ok(status) if status.success() => {
@@ -123,7 +131,8 @@ fn collect_sources_rec(dir: &str, lang: &str, out: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<(
         let file = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
         let allowed = (lang == "c" && ext == "c")
             || ((lang == "c++" || lang == "cpp" || lang == "cxx")
-                && (ext == "cpp" || ext == "cxx" || ext == "cc"));
+                && (ext == "cpp" || ext == "cxx" || ext == "cc"))
+            || (lang == "asm" && (ext == "s" || ext == "asm"));
         if allowed {
             out.push(file);
         }
@@ -154,6 +163,23 @@ fn msvc_standard_flag(language: &str, standard: &str) -> Result<String, String>
     Err("Unsupported language".to_string())
 }
 
+fn msvc_arch_flag(platform: Option<&str>) -> Option<&'static str> {
+    let raw = platform?.trim();
+    if raw.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let p = raw.to_lowercase().replace('-', "_");
+    if p == "x86" || (p.starts_with('i') && p.ends_with("86") && p.len() == 4) {
+        return Some("/arch:IA32");
+    }
+    match p.as_str() {
+        "sse2" => Some("/arch:SSE2"),
+        "avx" => Some("/arch:AVX"),
+        "avx2" => Some("/arch:AVX2"),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
 fn default_flags(profile: &str) -> &'static [&'static str] {
     match profile {
         "release" => &["/O2", "/DNDEBUG"],
@@ -189,10 +215,13 @@ fn build_objects(
                     return Err("Unsupported language".to_string());
                 }
             }
-            if !ctx.standard.is_empty() {
+            if !ctx.standard.is_empty() && ctx.language.to_lowercase() != "asm" {
                 let std_flag = msvc_standard_flag(ctx.language, ctx.standard)?;
                 cmd.arg(std_flag);
             }
+            if let Some(flag) = msvc_arch_flag(ctx.platform) {
+                cmd.arg(flag);
+            }
             for flag in default_flags(ctx.profile) {
                 cmd.arg(flag);
             }

src/core/builder/nasm.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+use crate::core::builder::BuildContext;
+use crate::platform;
+use std::fs;
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::time::Instant;
+
+pub fn build(ctx: &BuildContext) -> Result<f64, String> {
+    if ctx.language.to_lowercase().as_str() != "asm" {
+        return Err("NASM backend requires build.language = \"asm\"".to_string());
+    }
+    let assembler = if ctx.compiler.is_empty() {
+        "nasm"
+    } else {
+        ctx.compiler
+    };
+    let start_time = Instant::now();
+    let sources = collect_sources(ctx.language)?;
+    let obj_dir = Path::new("./target").join(ctx.profile).join("obj");
+    let objects = build_objects(assembler, &sources, &obj_dir, ctx, "o")?;
+
+    if ctx.kind == "staticlib" {
+        let lib_path = platform::lib_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir);
+        let mut cmd = Command::new(if cfg!(target_os = "windows") { "lib" } else { "ar" });
+        if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
+            cmd.arg("/nologo").arg(format!("/OUT:{lib_path}"));
+        } else {
+            cmd.arg("rcs").arg(&lib_path);
+        }
+        for obj in &objects {
+            cmd.arg(obj);
+        }
+        match cmd.status() {
+            Ok(status) if status.success() => {
+                let elapsed = ((start_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 100.0).trunc()) / 100.0;
+                return Ok(elapsed);
+            }
+            Ok(_) => return Err("Build failed".to_string()),
+            Err(err) => return Err(format!("Build failed: {err}")),
+        }
+    }
+
+    let linker = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") { "cc" } else { "cc" };
+    let mut cmd = Command::new(linker);
+    if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            cmd.arg("-dynamiclib");
+        } else {
+            cmd.arg("-shared");
+        }
+    }
+    for obj in &objects {
+        cmd.arg(obj);
+    }
+    for dir in ctx.lib_dirs {
+        cmd.arg(format!("-L{dir}"));
+    }
+    for lib in ctx.libs {
+        cmd.arg(format!("-l{lib}"));
+    }
+    for flag in ctx.ldflags {
+        cmd.arg(flag);
+    }
+    let out_path = if ctx.kind == "sharedlib" {
+        platform::shared_lib_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
+    } else {
+        platform::bin_path(ctx.profile, ctx.project_name, ctx.target_dir)
+    };
+    cmd.arg("-o").arg(out_path);
+
+    match cmd.status() {
+        Ok(status) if status.success() => {
+            let elapsed = ((start_time.elapsed().as_secs_f64() * 100.0).trunc()) / 100.0;
+            Ok(elapsed)
+        }
+        Ok(_) => Err("Build failed".to_string()),
+        Err(err) => Err(format!("Build failed: {err}")),
+    }
+}
+
+fn collect_sources(language: &str) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    let lang = language.to_lowercase();
+    let mut sources = Vec::new();
+    collect_sources_rec("./src", &lang, &mut sources)?;
+    sources.sort();
+    if sources.is_empty() {
+        return Err("No source files found in ./src".to_string());
+    }
+    Ok(sources)
+}
+
+fn collect_sources_rec(dir: &str, lang: &str, out: &mut Vec<String>) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let entries = fs::read_dir(dir).map_err(|err| format!("src dir error: {err}"))?;
+    for entry in entries {
+        let entry = entry.map_err(|err| format!("src dir error: {err}"))?;
+        let path = entry.path();
+        if path.is_dir() {
+            collect_sources_rec(&path.to_string_lossy(), lang, out)?;
+            continue;
+        }
+        if !path.is_file() {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let ext_raw = path.extension().and_then(|v| v.to_str()).unwrap_or("");
+        let ext = ext_raw.to_lowercase();
+        let file = path.to_string_lossy().to_string();
+        let allowed = lang == "asm" && (ext == "asm" || (ext == "s" && ext_raw == "s"));
+        if allowed {
+            out.push(file);
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn build_objects(
+    assembler: &str,
+    sources: &[String],
+    obj_dir: &Path,
+    ctx: &BuildContext,
+    obj_ext: &str,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, String> {
+    let mut objects = Vec::new();
+    let format = nasm_format(ctx.platform);
+    for source in sources {
+        let obj_path = object_path(obj_dir, source, obj_ext);
+        if let Some(parent) = Path::new(&obj_path).parent() {
+            fs::create_dir_all(parent).map_err(|err| format!("obj dir error: {err}"))?;
+        }
+        if needs_rebuild(source, &obj_path) {
+            let mut cmd = Command::new(assembler);
+            cmd.arg("-f").arg(format).arg(source).arg("-o").arg(&obj_path);
+            for flag in ctx.cflags {
+                cmd.arg(flag);
+            }
+            match cmd.status() {
+                Ok(status) if status.success() => {}
+                Ok(_) => return Err("Build failed".to_string()),
+                Err(err) => return Err(format!("Build failed: {err}")),
+            }
+        }
+        objects.push(obj_path);
+    }
+    Ok(objects)
+}
+
+fn nasm_format(platform: Option<&str>) -> &'static str {
+    if let Some(p) = platform {
+        let p = p.to_lowercase().replace('-', "_");
+        if p == "x86" || (p.starts_with('i') && p.ends_with("86") && p.len() == 4) {
+            #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+            {
+                return "macho32";
+            }
+            #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+            {
+                return "win32";
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows")))]
+            {
+                return "elf32";
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        return "elf64";
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        return "macho64";
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    {
+        return "win64";
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows")))]
+    {
+        "elf64"
+    }
+}
+
+fn object_path(obj_dir: &Path, source: &str, obj_ext: &str) -> String {
+    let src_path = Path::new(source);
+    let rel = src_path
+        .strip_prefix("./src")
+        .or_else(|_| src_path.strip_prefix("src"))
+        .unwrap_or(src_path);
+    let mut out = obj_dir.join(rel);
+    out.set_extension(obj_ext.trim_start_matches('.'));
+    out.to_string_lossy().to_string()
+}
+
+fn needs_rebuild(source: &str, object: &str) -> bool {
+    let src_time = fs::metadata(source).and_then(|m| m.modified());
+    let obj_time = fs::metadata(object).and_then(|m| m.modified());
+    match (src_time, obj_time) {
+        (Ok(s), Ok(o)) => s > o,
+        (Ok(_), Err(_)) => true,
+        _ => true,
+    }
+}

src/core/config.rs

@@ -121,9 +121,14 @@ impl Config {
                 return Err(ConfigError::Invalid(format!("build.{key} is empty")));
             }
         }
+        if let Some(platform) = build.get("platform") {
+            if !platform.as_str().map(|v| !v.trim().is_empty()).unwrap_or(false) {
+                return Err(ConfigError::Invalid("build.platform is empty".into()));
+            }
+        }
         if let Some(kind) = build.get("kind").and_then(|v| v.as_str()) {
             let kind = kind.trim();
-            if kind != "bin" && kind != "staticlib" {
+            if kind != "bin" && kind != "staticlib" && kind != "sharedlib" {
                 return Err(ConfigError::Invalid("build.kind is invalid".into()));
             }
         }

src/platform/linux.rs

@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ pub fn lib_path(profile: &str, name: &str, target_dir: Option<&str>) -> String {
         None => format!("./target/{profile}/lib{name}.a"),
     }
 }
+
+pub fn shared_lib_path(profile: &str, name: &str, target_dir: Option<&str>) -> String {
+    match target_dir {
+        Some(dir) => format!("{}/lib{}.so", dir.trim_end_matches('/'), name),
+        None => format!("./target/{profile}/lib{name}.so"),
+    }
+}

src/platform/macos.rs

@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ pub fn lib_path(profile: &str, name: &str, target_dir: Option<&str>) -> String {
         None => format!("./target/{profile}/lib{name}.a"),
     }
 }
+
+pub fn shared_lib_path(profile: &str, name: &str, target_dir: Option<&str>) -> String {
+    match target_dir {
+        Some(dir) => format!("{}/lib{}.dylib", dir.trim_end_matches('/'), name),
+        None => format!("./target/{profile}/lib{name}.dylib"),
+    }
+}

src/platform/mod.rs

@@ -48,3 +48,25 @@ pub fn lib_path(profile: &str, name: &str, target_dir: Option<&str>) -> String {
         }
     }
 }
+
+pub fn shared_lib_path(profile: &str, name: &str, target_dir: Option<&str>) -> String {
+    #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+    {
+        linux::shared_lib_path(profile, name, target_dir)
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    {
+        return macos::shared_lib_path(profile, name, target_dir);
+    }
+    #[cfg(target_os = "windows")]
+    {
+        return windows::shared_lib_path(profile, name, target_dir);
+    }
+    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows")))]
+    {
+        match target_dir {
+            Some(dir) => format!("{}/lib{}.so", dir.trim_end_matches('/'), name),
+            None => format!("./target/{profile}/lib{name}.so"),
+        }
+    }
+}

src/platform/windows.rs

@@ -11,3 +11,10 @@ pub fn lib_path(profile: &str, name: &str, target_dir: Option<&str>) -> String {
         None => format!("./target/{profile}/{name}.lib"),
     }
 }
+
+pub fn shared_lib_path(profile: &str, name: &str, target_dir: Option<&str>) -> String {
+    match target_dir {
+        Some(dir) => format!("{}/{}.dll", dir.trim_end_matches('/'), name),
+        None => format!("./target/{profile}/{name}.dll"),
+    }
+}

tests/cli_basic.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+use std::process::Command;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+use std::sync::Once;
+use std::time::{SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+static COUNTER: AtomicUsize = AtomicUsize::new(0);
+static BUILD_ONCE: Once = Once::new();
+
+fn bin_path() -> PathBuf {
+    if let Ok(exe) = std::env::var("CARGO_BIN_EXE_dcr") {
+        return PathBuf::from(exe);
+    }
+    ensure_bin_built();
+    let mut path = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
+    path.push("target");
+    path.push("debug");
+    path.push(format!("dcr{}", std::env::consts::EXE_SUFFIX));
+    path
+}
+
+fn unique_temp_dir(prefix: &str) -> PathBuf {
+    let pid = std::process::id();
+    let n = COUNTER.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
+    let now = SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+        .as_nanos();
+    let mut path = std::env::temp_dir();
+    path.push(format!("dcr_{prefix}_{pid}_{n}_{now}"));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&path).expect("failed to create temp dir");
+    path
+}
+
+fn run_dcr(args: &[&str], cwd: &Path) -> std::process::Output {
+    Command::new(bin_path())
+        .args(args)
+        .current_dir(cwd)
+        .output()
+        .expect("failed to run dcr")
+}
+
+fn ensure_bin_built() {
+    BUILD_ONCE.call_once(|| {
+        let status = Command::new("cargo")
+            .arg("build")
+            .current_dir(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"))
+            .status()
+            .expect("failed to run cargo build");
+        assert!(status.success(), "cargo build failed");
+    });
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn help_and_version_work() {
+    let dir = unique_temp_dir("help");
+    let out = run_dcr(&["--help"], &dir);
+    assert!(out.status.success(), "--help should succeed");
+
+    let out = run_dcr(&["--version"], &dir);
+    assert!(out.status.success(), "--version should succeed");
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout);
+    assert!(stdout.contains("dcr"), "version output should mention dcr");
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn new_creates_project_layout() {
+    let dir = unique_temp_dir("new");
+    let out = run_dcr(&["new", "hello"], &dir);
+    assert!(out.status.success(), "dcr new should succeed");
+
+    let project_dir = dir.join("hello");
+    assert!(project_dir.is_dir(), "project dir should exist");
+    assert!(project_dir.join("dcr.toml").is_file(), "dcr.toml missing");
+    assert!(
+        project_dir.join("src").join("main.c").is_file(),
+        "src/main.c missing"
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn init_and_clean_remove_target() {
+    let dir = unique_temp_dir("init");
+    let out = run_dcr(&["init"], &dir);
+    assert!(out.status.success(), "dcr init should succeed");
+
+    let target_debug = dir.join("target").join("debug");
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&target_debug).expect("failed to create target/debug");
+    std::fs::write(target_debug.join("dummy.o"), "x").expect("failed to write dummy file");
+
+    let out = run_dcr(&["clean"], &dir);
+    assert!(out.status.success(), "dcr clean should succeed");
+    assert!(!dir.join("target").exists(), "target should be removed");
+}