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-@c Copyright 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000,
-@c 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
-@c Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+@c Copyright (C) 1991-2015 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
@setfilename internals.info
@node Top
@top Assembler Internals
be determined upon use.
@item S_GET_TYPE
-@item S_GET_DESC
-@item S_GET_OTHER
+@itemx S_GET_DESC
+@itemx S_GET_OTHER
@cindex S_GET_TYPE
@cindex S_GET_DESC
@cindex S_GET_OTHER
a.out).
@item S_SET_TYPE
-@item S_SET_DESC
-@item S_SET_OTHER
+@itemx S_SET_DESC
+@itemx S_SET_OTHER
@cindex S_SET_TYPE
@cindex S_SET_DESC
@cindex S_SET_OTHER
@cindex porting
Each GAS target specifies two main things: the CPU file and the object format
-file. Two main switches in the @file{configure.in} file handle this. The
+file. Two main switches in the @file{configure.ac} file handle this. The
first switches on CPU type to set the shell variable @code{cpu_type}. The
second switches on the entire target to set the shell variable @code{fmt}.
@item tc_comment_chars
@cindex tc_comment_chars
If this macro is defined, GAS will use it instead of @code{comment_chars}.
+This has the advantage that this macro does not have to refer to a constant
+array.
@item tc_symbol_chars
@cindex tc_symbol_chars
if found in a comment, such as after a character in line_comment_chars or
comment_chars.
+@item tc_line_separator_chars
+@cindex tc_line_separator_chars
+If this macro is defined, GAS will use it instead of
+@code{line_separator_chars}. This has the advantage that this macro does not
+have to refer to a constant array.
+
+
@item EXP_CHARS
@cindex EXP_CHARS
This is a null terminated @code{const char} array of characters which may be
This function is called to convert an ASCII string into a floating point value
in format used by the CPU. It takes three arguments. The first is @var{type}
which is a byte describing the type of floating point number to be created. It
-is one of the characters defined in the @xref{FLT_CHARS} macro. Possible
+is one of the characters defined in the @code{FLT_CHARS} macro. Possible
values are @var{'f'} or @var{'s'} for single precision, @var{'d'} or @var{'r'}
for double precision and @var{'x'} or @var{'p'} for extended precision. Either
lower or upper case versions of these letters can be used. Note: some targets
@cindex TC_FINALIZE_SYMS_BEFORE_SIZE_SEG
Specifies the value to be assigned to @code{finalize_syms} before the function
@code{size_segs} is called. Since @code{size_segs} calls @code{cvt_frag_to_fill}
-which can call @code{md_convert_frag}, this constant governs whether the symbols
+which can call @code{md_convert_frag}, this constant governs whether the symbols
accessed in @code{md_convert_frag} will be fully resolved. In particular it
governs whether local symbols will have been resolved, and had their frag
information removed. Depending upon the processing performed by
difference of two symbols in the same section. If this macro returns zero,
the subtrahend will be resolved and @code{fx_subsy} set to @code{NULL} for
@code{md_apply_fix}. If undefined, the default of
-@w{@code{! SEG_NORMAL (@var{seg}) || TC_FORCE_RELOCATION (@var{fix})}} will
-be used.
+@w{@code{! SEG_NORMAL (@var{seg})}} will be used.
-@item TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_SUB_ABS (@var{fix}, @var{seg)
+@item TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_SUB_ABS (@var{fix}, @var{seg})
@cindex TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_SUB_ABS
Like @code{TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_SUB_SAME}, but used when the subtrahend is an
absolute symbol. If the macro is undefined a default of @code{0} is used.
-@item TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_SUB_LOCAL (@var{fix}, @var{seg)
+@item TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_SUB_LOCAL (@var{fix}, @var{seg})
@cindex TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_SUB_LOCAL
Like @code{TC_FORCE_RELOCATION_SUB_ABS}, but the subtrahend is a symbol in the
same section as the fixup.
@code{fixup_segment} cannot reduce to a number. If the macro returns
@code{false} an error will be reported.
+@item TC_GLOBAL_REGISTER_SYMBOL_OK
+@cindex TC_GLOBAL_REGISTER_SYMBOL_OK
+Define this macro if global register symbols are supported. The default
+is to disallow global register symbols.
+
@item MD_APPLY_SYM_VALUE (@var{fix})
@cindex MD_APPLY_SYM_VALUE
This macro controls whether the symbol value becomes part of the value passed
@cindex tc_frob_label
If you define this macro, GAS will call it each time a label is defined.
+@item tc_new_dot_label
+@cindex tc_new_dot_label
+If you define this macro, GAS will call it each time a fake label is created
+off the special dot symbol.
+
@item md_section_align
@cindex md_section_align
GAS will call this function for each section at the end of the assembly, to