The .alias directive declares an alias for a label, a function name, or a symbolic constant. This directive can be used to reference an external symbol whose name is not legal in the assembly language. The .alias directive has the following format:
.alias symbol,"alias"
Where:
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symbol |
Represents a symbol name that the assembler can recognize. This name must be a valid name for the type of symbol. |
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"alias" |
Represents a string constant, which is the name the assembler exports to the object file symbol table. |
The .secalias directive declares an alias for a section name. This directive can be used to reference an external section whose name is not valid in the assembly language. The .secalias directive has the following format:
.secalias section-name,"alias"
Where:
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section-name |
Represents a section name that the assembler can recognize. This name must be a valid name for the type of section. |
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"alias" |
Represents a string constant, which is the name the assembler exports to the object file symbol table. |