I tried using it for MIPS but I think it is not defined there, but it work perfectly for x86 ELF. Will have to get more info on this from the MIPS people. Thanx for the advice. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jamie Lokier [mailto:jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Sunday, 21 December, 2003 20:22 PM > To: Gagneet Singh > Cc: 'Richard Sandiford'; gcc@xxxxxxxxxxx; gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: ELF instruction for section and branch. > > > Gagneet Singh wrote: > > I wish to compile and link the example in the x86 architecture with > > ELF format as output, how will I do that and specially is that > > possible?? > > It works fine with x86 and plenty of other architectures. > > You may also find the ".subsection" directive useful, if all > you need is for some instructions to be out of line. It will > put the code in a separate subsection at the end of the same > section in the object file, so the offset can be calculated > at assembly time instead of link time. > > -- Jamie >
