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.