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| <h4 class="subsection">9.31.4 Nios II Machine Directives</h4> |
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| <dl><dt><code>.align </code><var>expression</var><code> [, </code><var>expression</var><code>]</code><dd>This is the generic <code>.align</code> directive, however |
| this aligns to a power of two. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bhalf_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1807"></a><br><dt><code>.half </code><var>expression</var><dd>Create an aligned constant 2 bytes in size. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bword_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1808"></a><br><dt><code>.word </code><var>expression</var><dd>Create an aligned constant 4 bytes in size. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bdword_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1809"></a><br><dt><code>.dword </code><var>expression</var><dd>Create an aligned constant 8 bytes in size. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007b2byte_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1810"></a><br><dt><code>.2byte </code><var>expression</var><dd>Create an unaligned constant 2 bytes in size. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007b4byte_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1811"></a><br><dt><code>.4byte </code><var>expression</var><dd>Create an unaligned constant 4 bytes in size. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007b8byte_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1812"></a><br><dt><code>.8byte </code><var>expression</var><dd>Create an unaligned constant 8 bytes in size. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007b16byte_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1813"></a><br><dt><code>.16byte </code><var>expression</var><dd>Create an unaligned constant 16 bytes in size. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset-noat_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1814"></a><br><dt><code>.set noat</code><dd>Allows assembly code to use <code>at</code> register without |
| warning. Macro or relaxation expansions |
| generate warnings. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset-at_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1815"></a><br><dt><code>.set at</code><dd>Assembly code using <code>at</code> register generates |
| warnings, and macro expansion and relaxation are |
| enabled. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset-nobreak_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1816"></a><br><dt><code>.set nobreak</code><dd>Allows assembly code to use <code>ba</code> and <code>bt</code> |
| registers without warning. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset-break_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1817"></a><br><dt><code>.set break</code><dd>Turns warnings back on for using <code>ba</code> and <code>bt</code> |
| registers. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset-norelax_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1818"></a><br><dt><code>.set norelax</code><dd>Do not replace any branches or calls. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset-relaxsection_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1819"></a><br><dt><code>.set relaxsection</code><dd>Replace identified out-of-range branches with |
| <code>jmp</code> sequences (default). |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset-relaxall_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1820"></a><br><dt><code>.set relaxsection</code><dd>Replace all branch and call instructions with |
| <code>jmp</code> and <code>callr</code> sequences. |
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| <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bset_007d-directive_002c-Nios-II-1821"></a><br><dt><code>.set ...</code><dd>All other <code>.set</code> are the normal use. |
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