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diff --git a/gas/doc/as.texinfo b/gas/doc/as.texinfo index bf8bab7..a59b272 100644 --- a/gas/doc/as.texinfo +++ b/gas/doc/as.texinfo @@ -3776,7 +3776,7 @@ Some machine configurations provide additional directives. @menu * Abort:: @code{.abort} @ifset COFF -* ABORT (COFF):: @code{.ABORT} +* ABORT (COFF):: @code{.ABORT} @end ifset * Align:: @code{.align @var{abs-expr} , @var{abs-expr}} @@ -3908,7 +3908,7 @@ Some machine configurations provide additional directives. * Stab:: @code{.stabd, .stabn, .stabs} @end ifset -* String:: @code{.string "@var{str}"} +* String:: @code{.string "@var{str}"}, @code{.string8 "@var{str}"}, @code{.string16 "@var{str}"}, @code{.string32 "@var{str}"}, @code{.string64 "@var{str}"} * Struct:: @code{.struct @var{expression}} @ifset ELF * SubSection:: @code{.subsection} @@ -5932,16 +5932,39 @@ All five fields are specified. @c end have-stabs @node String -@section @code{.string} "@var{str}" +@section @code{.string} "@var{str}", @code{.string8} "@var{str}", @code{.string16} +"@var{str}", @code{.string32} "@var{str}", @code{.string64} "@var{str}" @cindex string, copying to object file +@cindex string8, copying to object file +@cindex string16, copying to object file +@cindex string32, copying to object file +@cindex string64, copying to object file @cindex @code{string} directive +@cindex @code{string8} directive +@cindex @code{string16} directive +@cindex @code{string32} directive +@cindex @code{string64} 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. You can use any of the escape sequences described in @ref{Strings,,Strings}. +The variants @code{string16}, @code{string32} and @code{string64} differ from +the @code{string} pseudo opcode in that each 8-bit character from @var{str} is +copied and expanded to 16, 32 or 64 bits respectively. The expanded characters +are stored in target endianness byte order. + +Example: +@smallexample + .string32 "BYE" +expands to: + .string "B\0\0\0Y\0\0\0E\0\0\0" /* On little endian targets. */ + .string "\0\0\0B\0\0\0Y\0\0\0E" /* On big endian targets. */ +@end smallexample + + @node Struct @section @code{.struct @var{expression}} |