Linguist: 16-bit assembly misclassified as ActionScript

[RafaelPAndrade]

Relevant code:
https://github.com/RafaelPAndrade/LEIC-A-IST/blob/943992d0ae5948fa9c16edb619ba624c3ecf7b1c/IAC/LAB/3/assembly1/lab.as

What should I do? Use .gitattributes?

I know that the normal assembly code file extension is .asm, but the assembler I use only accepts .as

[Alhadis]

You can use an override to tell Linguist how the files are to be classified.

So, in the root of your project, add a .gitattributes file with the following content:

~
*.as linguist-language=Assembly
~

[RafaelPAndrade]

Thanks for the quick reply!

However, I'm am also concerned with the heuristics used.
If you open the file, it is clear that it is not ActionScript, but assembly...
Just my two cents

[Alhadis]

That's not how Linguist works. It uses a list of file extensions (or filenames) to identify a language, relying on Bayesian classification to distinguish between languages which share extensions. Heuristics are only used if the Bayesian classifier doesn't do a good enough job telling two languages apart.

[RafaelPAndrade]

Sorry to have misunderstood Linguist.
You are absolutely right. I'm going to close this issue. Thanks for the help!