2006-10-31 Paul Brook <paul@codesourcery.com>

	gas/
	* config/tc-arm.c (object_arch): New variable.
	(s_arm_object_arch): New function.
	(md_pseudo_table): Add object_arch.
	(aeabi_set_public_attributes): Obey object_arch.
	* doc/c-arm.texi: Document .object_arch.

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/gas/doc/c-arm.texi b/gas/doc/c-arm.texi
index 7fede6c..2fea463 100644
--- a/gas/doc/c-arm.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/c-arm.texi
@@ -585,6 +585,12 @@ for the @option{-mcpu} commandline option.
 Select the target architecture.  Valid values for @var{name} are the same as
 for the @option{-march} commandline option.
 
+@cindex @code{.object_arch} directive, ARM
+@item .object_arch @var{name}
+Override the architecture recorded in the EABI object attribute section.
+Valid values for @var{name} are the same as for the @code{.arch} directive.
+Typically this is useful when code uses runtime detection of CPU features.
+
 @cindex @code{.fpu} directive, ARM
 @item .fpu @var{name}
 Select the floating point unit to assemble for.  Valid values for @var{name}