Some symbols are defined by the assembler. They're intended to be used in conditional assembly, for example:
.if ..asm.arch.cris.v32 code for CRIS v32 .elseif ..asm.arch.cris.common_v10_v32 code common to CRIS v32 and CRIS v10 .elseif ..asm.arch.cris.v10 | ..asm.arch.cris.any_v0_v10 code for v10 .else .error "Code needs to be added here." .endif
These symbols are defined in the assembler, reflecting command-line options, either when specified or the default. They are always defined, to 0 or 1.
..asm.arch.cris.any_v0_v10
..asm.arch.cris.common_v10_v32
..asm.arch.cris.v10
..asm.arch.cris.v32
Speaking of symbols, when a symbol is used in code, it can have a suffix modifying its value for use in position-independent code. See CRIS-Pic.