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<h2 class="chapter">8 Object Attributes</h2>
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<p><a name="index-object-attributes-504"></a>
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<span class="command">as</span> assembles source files written for a specific architecture
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into object files for that architecture. But not all object files are alike.
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Many architectures support incompatible variations. For instance, floating
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point arguments might be passed in floating point registers if the object file
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requires hardware floating point support—or floating point arguments might be
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passed in integer registers if the object file supports processors with no
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hardware floating point unit. Or, if two objects are built for different
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generations of the same architecture, the combination may require the
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newer generation at run-time.
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<p>This information is useful during and after linking. At link time,
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<span class="command">ld</span> can warn about incompatible object files. After link
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time, tools like <span class="command">gdb</span> can use it to process the linked file
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correctly.
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<p>Compatibility information is recorded as a series of object attributes. Each
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attribute has a <dfn>vendor</dfn>, <dfn>tag</dfn>, and <dfn>value</dfn>. The vendor is a
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string, and indicates who sets the meaning of the tag. The tag is an integer,
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and indicates what property the attribute describes. The value may be a string
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or an integer, and indicates how the property affects this object. Missing
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attributes are the same as attributes with a zero value or empty string value.
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<p>Object attributes were developed as part of the ABI for the ARM Architecture.
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The file format is documented in <cite>ELF for the ARM Architecture</cite>.
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<li><a accesskey="1" href="GNU-Object-Attributes.html#GNU-Object-Attributes">GNU Object Attributes</a>: <span class="sc">gnu</span> Object Attributes
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<li><a accesskey="2" href="Defining-New-Object-Attributes.html#Defining-New-Object-Attributes">Defining New Object Attributes</a>: Defining New Object Attributes
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