1@c Copyright (C) 2013-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
2@c Contributed by Imagination Technologies Ltd.
3@c This is part of the GAS manual.
4@c For copying conditions, see the file as.texinfo.
5@c man end
6
7@ifset GENERIC
8@page
9@node Meta-Dependent
10@chapter Meta Dependent Features
11@end ifset
12@ifclear GENERIC
13@node Machine Dependencies
14@chapter Meta Dependent Features
15@end ifclear
16
17@cindex Meta support
18@menu
19* Meta Options::                Options
20* Meta Syntax::                 Meta Assembler Syntax
21@end menu
22
23@node Meta Options
24@section Options
25
26@cindex options for Meta
27@cindex Meta options
28@cindex architectures, Meta
29@cindex Meta architectures
30
31The Imagination Technologies Meta architecture is implemented in a
32number of versions, with each new version adding new features such as
33instructions and registers. For precise details of what instructions
34each core supports, please see the chip's technical reference manual.
35
36The following table lists all available Meta options.
37
38@c man begin OPTIONS
39@table @code
40@item -mcpu=metac11
41Generate code for Meta 1.1.
42
43@item -mcpu=metac12
44Generate code for Meta 1.2.
45
46@item -mcpu=metac21
47Generate code for Meta 2.1.
48
49@item -mfpu=metac21
50Allow code to use FPU hardware of Meta 2.1.
51
52@end table
53@c man end
54
55@node Meta Syntax
56@section Syntax
57
58@menu
59* Meta-Chars::                Special Characters
60* Meta-Regs::                 Register Names
61@end menu
62
63@node Meta-Chars
64@subsection Special Characters
65
66@cindex line comment character, Meta
67@cindex Meta line comment character
68@samp{!} is the line comment character.
69
70@cindex line separator, Meta
71@cindex statement separator, Meta
72@cindex Meta line separator
73You can use @samp{;} instead of a newline to separate statements.
74
75@cindex symbol names, @samp{$} in
76@cindex @code{$} in symbol names
77Since @samp{$} has no special meaning, you may use it in symbol names.
78
79@node Meta-Regs
80@subsection Register Names
81
82@cindex Meta registers
83@cindex registers, Meta
84Registers can be specified either using their mnemonic names, such as
85@samp{D0Re0}, or using the unit plus register number separated by a @samp{.},
86such as @samp{D0.0}.
87