From: Roland Pesch Date: Tue, 1 Feb 1994 03:48:35 +0000 (+0000) Subject: (1) summary descriptions of HPPA-specific directives X-Git-Url: https://git.libre-soc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e680d7378135df198e6c5887256f34bfae60db48;p=binutils-gdb.git (1) summary descriptions of HPPA-specific directives (2) leading comments for future updates, about places to check for new directives (3) doc for new portable ".string" directive (4) minor updates to dates etc. --- diff --git a/gas/doc/as.texinfo b/gas/doc/as.texinfo index b8d3d90c750..233d5e85092 100644 --- a/gas/doc/as.texinfo +++ b/gas/doc/as.texinfo @@ -1,5 +1,13 @@ \input texinfo @c -*-Texinfo-*- -@c Copyright (c) 1991 1992 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c Copyright (c) 1991 1992 1993 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@c UPDATE!! On future updates-- +@c (1) check for new machine-dep cmdline options in +@c md_parse_option definitions in config/tc-*.c +@c (2) for platform-specific directives, examine md_pseudo_op +@c in config/tc-*.c +@c (3) for object-format specific directives, examine obj_pseudo_op +@c in config/obj-*.c +@c (4) portable directives in potable[] in read.c @c %**start of header @setfilename as.info @c ---config--- @@ -51,7 +59,7 @@ END-INFO-DIR-ENTRY @ifinfo This file documents the GNU Assembler "@value{AS}". -Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright (C) 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -85,7 +93,7 @@ instead of in the original English. @subtitle for the @value{TARGET} family @end ifclear @sp 1 -@subtitle March 1993 +@subtitle January 1994 @sp 1 @sp 13 The Free Software Foundation Inc. thanks The Nice Computer @@ -111,7 +119,7 @@ done. @end tex @vskip 0pt plus 1filll -Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +Copyright @copyright{} 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Free Software Foundation, Inc. Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice @@ -2657,6 +2665,8 @@ Some machine configurations provide additional directives. @ifset have-stabs * Stab:: @code{.stabd, .stabn, .stabs} @end ifset + +* String:: @code{.string "@var{str}"} @ifset COFF * Tag:: @code{.tag @var{structname}} @end ifset @@ -3012,8 +3022,9 @@ Both spellings (@samp{.globl} and @samp{.global}) are accepted, for compatibility with other assemblers. @ifset HPPA -On the HPPA symbols are made visible to @code{@value{LD}} with the -@code{.EXPORT} directive. +On the HPPA, @code{.global} is not always enough to make it accessible to other +partial programs. You may need the HPPA-only @code{.EXPORT} directive as well. +@xref{HPPA Directives,, HPPA Assembler Directives}. @end ifset @node hword @@ -3487,9 +3498,10 @@ and @var{fill} are omitted, @var{fill} is assumed to be zero. @ifset HPPA @quotation @emph{Warning:} @code{.space} has a completely different meaning for HPPA -targets; use @code{.block} as a substitute. See @cite{HP9000 Series 800 -Assembly Language Reference Manual} (HP 92432-90001) for the meaning of -the @code{.space} directive. +targets; use @code{.block} as a substitute. See @cite{HP9000 Series 800 +Assembly Language Reference Manual} (HP 92432-90001) for the meaning of the +@code{.space} directive. @xref{HPPA Directives,,HPPA Assembler Directives}, +for a summary. @end quotation @end ifset @end ifclear @@ -3575,6 +3587,16 @@ All five fields are specified. @end ifset @c end have-stabs +@node String +@section @code{.string} "@var{str}" + +@cindex string, copying to object file +@cindex @code{string} directive + +Copy the characters in @var{str} to the object file. You may specify more than +one string to copy, separated by commas. Unless otherwise specified for a +particular machine, the assembler marks the end of each string with a 0 byte. + @ifset COFF @node Tag @section @code{.tag @var{structname}} @@ -4986,27 +5008,182 @@ Since @samp{$} has no special meaning, you may use it in symbol names. The HPPA family uses @sc{ieee} floating-point numbers. @node HPPA Directives -@section HPPA Machine Directives -For detailed information on the HPPA machine instruction set, see -@cite{HP9000 Series 800 Assembly Language Reference Manual} -(HP 92432-90001). +@section HPPA Assembler Directives -@code{@value{AS}} does not support the following assembler directives -found in the HP manual: -@itemize @bullet -@item endm -@item enter -@item leave -@item listoff -@item liston -@item locct -@item macro -@end itemize +@code{@value{AS}} for the HPPA supports many additional directives for +compatibility with the native assembler. This section describes them only +briefly. For detailed information on HPPA-specific assembler directives, see +@cite{HP9000 Series 800 Assembly Language Reference Manual} (HP 92432-90001). + +@cindex HPPA directives not supported +@code{@value{AS}} does @emph{not} support the following assembler directives +described in the HP manual: + +@example +endm liston +enter locct +leave macro +listoff +@end example + +@cindex @code{.param} on HPPA +Beyond those implemented for compatibility, @code{@value{AS}} supports one +additional assembler directive for the HPPA: @code{.param}. It conveys +register argument locations for static functions. Its syntax closely follows +the @code{.export} directive. -@cindex @code{.PARAM} on HPPA -@code{@value{AS}} supports one additional assembler directive for the -HPPA: @code{.PARAM}. It conveys register argument locations for -static functions. Its syntax closely follows the @code{.EXPORT} directive. +@cindex HPPA-only directives +These are the additional directives in @code{@value{AS}} for the HPPA: + +@table @code +@item .block @var{n} +@itemx .blockz @var{n} +Reserve @var{n} bytes of storage, and initialize them to zero. + +@item .call +Mark the beginning of a procedure call. Only the special case with @emph{no +arguments} is allowed. + +@item .callinfo [ @var{param}=@var{value}, @dots{} ] [ @var{flag}, @dots{} ] +Specify a number of parameters and flags that define the environment for a +procedure. + +@var{param} may be any of @samp{frame} (frame size), @samp{entry_gr} (end of +general register range), @samp{entry_fr} (end of float register range), +@samp{entry_sr} (end of space register range). + +The values for @var{flag} are @samp{calls} or @samp{caller} (proc has +subroutines), @samp{no_calls} (proc does not call subroutines), @samp{save_rp} +(preserve return pointer), @samp{save_sp} (proc preserves stack pointer), +@samp{no_unwind} (do not unwind this proc), @samp{hpux_int} (proc is interrupt +routine). + +@item .code +@c ??? Not in HP manual +Assemble into the code section. + +@ifset SOM +@item .copyright "@var{string}" +In the SOM object format, insert @var{string} into the object code, marked as a +copyright string. +@end ifset + +@ifset ELF +@item .copyright "@var{string}" +In the ELF object format, insert @var{string} into the object code, marked as a +version string. +@end ifset + +@item .enter +Not yet supported; the assembler rejects programs containing this directive. + +@item .entry +Mark the beginning of a procedure. + +@item .exit +Mark the end of a procedure. + +@item .export @var{name} [ ,@var{typ} ] [ ,@var{param}=@var{r} ] +Make a procedure @var{name} available to callers. @var{typ}, if present, must +be one of @samp{absolute}, @samp{code} (ELF only, not SOM), @samp{data}, +@samp{entry}, @samp{data}, @samp{entry}, @samp{millicode}, @samp{plabel}, +@samp{pri_prog}, or @samp{sec_prog}. + +@var{param}, if present, provides either relocation information for the +procedure arguments and result, or a privilege level. @var{param} may be +@samp{argw@var{n}} (where @var{n} ranges from @code{0} to @code{3}, and +indicates one of four one-word arguments); @samp{rtnval} (the procedure's +result); or @samp{priv_lev} (privilege level). For arguments or the result, +@var{r} specifies how to relocate, and must be one of @samp{no} (not +relocatable), @samp{gr} (argument is in general register), @samp{fr} (in +floating point register), or @samp{fu} (upper half of float register). +For @samp{priv_lev}, @var{r} is an integer. + +@item .half @var{n} +@c ?? Not in HP manual +Define a two-byte integer constant @var{n}; synonym for the portable +@code{@value{AS}} directive @code{.short}. + +@item .import @var{name} [ ,@var{typ} ] +Converse of @code{.export}; make a procedure available to call. The arguments +use the same conventions as the first two arguments for @code{.export}. + +@item .label @var{name} +Define @var{name} as a label for the current assembly location. + +@item .leave +@c ?? Not in HP manual +Not yet supported; the assembler rejects programs containing this directive. + +@item .origin @var{lc} +Advance location counter to @var{lc}. Synonym for the @code{@value{as}} +portable directive @code{.org}. + +@item .param @var{name} [ ,@var{typ} ] [ ,@var{param}=@var{r} ] +@c Not in HP manual +Similar to @code{.export}, but used for static procedures. + +@item .proc +Use preceding the first statement of a procedure. + +@item .procend +Use following the last statement of a procedure. + +@item @var{label} .reg @var{expr} +@c ?? Not in HP manual +Synonym for @code{.equ}; define @var{label} with the absolute expression +@var{expr} as its value. + +@item .space @var{secname} +Switch to section @var{secname}, creating a new section by that name if +necessary. You may only use @var{keywords} when creating a new section, not +when switching to an existing one. @var{secname} may identify a section by +number rather than by name. +@c FIXME! Shouldn't there be optional parameters the first time? I don't see +@c provision for them in pa_space. + +@ignore +@item .spnum +@c ?? Not in HP manual +FIXME--- Comments in source indicate directive not well understood. +@end ignore + +@item .string "@var{str}" +@cindex @code{string} directive on HPPA +Copy the characters in @var{str} to the object file, after converting some +@samp{\@var{x}} escape sequences to single characters. Use @samp{\x@var{dd}} +to refer to a character in hexadecimal. +@c FIXME! Is that all? HP manual mentions more, which I don't see in +@c pa_stringer. + +@emph{Warning!} The HPPA version of @code{.string} differs in two ways from the +usual @code{@value{AS}} definition. First, it performs @samp{\} escape +preprocessing, as described above; second, it does @emph{not} write a zero byte +after copying @var{str}. + +@item .stringz "@var{str}" +Like @code{.string}, but appends a zero byte after copying @var{str} to object +file. + +@item .subspa @var{name} [ ,@var{params} ] +Similar to @code{.space}, but selects a subsection @var{name} within the +current section. You may only specify @var{params} when you create a +subsection (in the first instance of @code{.subspa} for this @var{name}). + +If specified, @var{params} declare attributes of the subsection, identified by +keywords. The keywords recognized are @samp{quad=@var{expr}} (``quadrant'' for +this subsection), @samp{align=@var{expr}} (alignment for beginning of this +subsection; a power of two), @samp{access=@var{expr}} (value for ``access +rights'' field), @samp{sort=@var{expr}} (sorting order for this subspace in +link), @samp{code_only} (subsection contains only code), @samp{unloadable} +@c ?! +(subsection cannot be loaded into memory), @samp{common} (subsection is common +block), @samp{dup_comm} (initialized data may have duplicate names), +or @samp{zero} (subsection is all zeros, do not write in object file). + +@item .version "@var{str}" +Write @var{str} as version identifier in object code. +@end table @node HPPA Opcodes @section Opcodes @@ -6957,7 +7134,7 @@ described elsewhere in this manual. If you have contributed to @code{@value{AS}} and your name isn't listed here, it is not meant as a slight. We just don't know about it. Send mail to the -maintainer, and we'll correct the situation. Currently (June 1993), the +maintainer, and we'll correct the situation. Currently (January 1994), the maintainer is Ken Raeburn (email address @code{raeburn@@cygnus.com}). Dean Elsner wrote the original GNU assembler for the VAX.@footnote{Any more