5.5.4 Symbol Attributes for COFF
The COFF format supports a multitude of auxiliary symbol attributes;
like the primary symbol attributes, they are set between .def
and
.endef
directives.
5.5.4.1 Primary Attributes
The symbol name is set with .def
; the value and type,
respectively, with .val
and .type
.
5.5.4.2 Auxiliary Attributes
The as
directives .dim
, .line
, .scl
,
.size
, .tag
, and .weak
can generate auxiliary symbol
table information for COFF.