Assembler Directives

The currently supported directives are:

Name	Description
.align	Align next data item on specified byte boundary (0=byte, 1=half, 2=word, 3=double)
.ascii	Store the string in the Data segment but do not add null terminator
.asciz	Store the string in the Data segment and add null terminator
.byte	Store the listed value(s) as 8 bit bytes
.data	Subsequent items stored in Data segment at next available address
.double	Store the listed value(s) as double precision floating point
.end_macro	End macro definition. See .macro
.eqv	Substitute second operand for first. First operand is symbol, second operand is expression (like #define)
.extern	Declare the listed label and byte length to be a global data field
.float	Store the listed value(s) as single precision floating point
.globl	Declare the listed label(s) as global to enable referencing from other files
.half	Store the listed value(s) as 16 bit halfwords on halfword boundary
.include	Insert the contents of the specified file. Put filename in quotes.
.macro	Begin macro definition. See .end_macro
.section	Allows specifying sections without .text or .data directives. Included for gcc comparability
.space	Reserve the next specified number of bytes in Data segment
.string	Alias for .asciz
.text	Subsequent items (instructions) stored in Text segment at next available address
.word	Store the listed value(s) as 32 bit words on word boundary