Note that if '@' is a comment character then another symbol is used to prefix

the section's type.

diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index bd522a9..ff65a99 100644 (file)
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-08-22  Nick Clifton  <nickc@redhat.com>
+
+       * doc/as.texinfo (Section): Note that if '@' is a comment
+       character then another symbol is used to prefix the section's
+       type.
+
 2002-08-22  Christian Groessler <chris@groessler.org>
 
        * config/tc-z8k.c (get_operands): Adjust ptr variable also in

diff --git a/gas/doc/as.texinfo b/gas/doc/as.texinfo
index eedefc9..bcefd62 100644 (file)
--- a/gas/doc/as.texinfo
+++ b/gas/doc/as.texinfo
@@ -5099,6 +5099,10 @@ section contains data
 section does not contain data (i.e., section only occupies space)
 @end table
 
+Note on targets where the @code{@@} character is the start of a comment (eg
+ARM) then another character is used instead.  For example the ARM port uses the
+@code{%} character.
+
 If @var{flags} contains @code{M} flag, @var{type} argument must be specified
 as well as @var{entsize} argument. Sections with @code{M} flag but not
 @code{S} flag must contain fixed size constants, each @var{entsize} octets