`.except` pseudo-op

Purpose

Adds entries to the .except section of the output file, and adds a reference to the information from the specified symbol.

Syntax

.except Name, StringConstant | Number1, Number2

Description

The .except section contains information about the reason for the trap instruction creation. The .except pseudo-op must be used before the corresponding trap instruction in the source program. A symbol can have multiple .except pseudo-ops and these pseudo-ops are combined into a group of exceptions that are associated with the symbol.

Parameters

Name: The name of the symbol to be associated with the .except entry. This name must appear in an .globl or .lglobl statement.
StringConstant: Name of a language. Valid language names are listed in the documentation of the .source pseudo-op statement.
Number1: Expression denoting a language. For valid values for this parameter, see the /usr/include/storclass.h header file.
Number2: The reason for the .except entry. The value cannot be 0.

.except pseudo-op

`.except` pseudo-op