.globl pseudo-op
Purpose
Declares a symbol to be a global symbol.
Syntax
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| .globl | Name [, Visibility ] |
Description
The .globl pseudo-op indicates that the symbol name is a global symbol and can be referenced by other files during linking. The .extern, .weak, or .comm pseudo-op can also be used to make a global symbol.
The visibility of the global symbol can be specified with the Visibility parameter.
Parameters
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Specifies the name of the label or symbol to be declared global. Name can be a Qualname. (A Qualname specifies a Name and StorageMappingClass for the control section.) |
| Visibility | Specifies the visibility of the symbol. Valid visibility values are exported, hidden, internal, and protected. Symbol visibilities are used by the linker. |
Examples
The following example illustrates the use of the .globl pseudo-op:
.globl main
main:
.csect data[rw]
.globl data[rw], protected
# data[RW] is a global symbol and is to be exported with
# protected visibility at link time.