TASKING VX-toolset for ARM User Guide

TASKING VX-toolset for ARM User Guide.SETSyntaxsymbol .SET expressionDescription.SET symbol expressionWith the .SET directive you assign the value of expression to symbol temporarily. If a symbol was definedwith the .SET directive, you can redefine that symbol in another part of the assembly source, using the.SET directive again. Symbols that you define with the .SET directive are always local: you cannot definethe symbol global with the .GLOBAL directive.The .SET directive is useful in establishing temporary or reusable counters within macros. expressionmust be absolute and cannot include a symbol that is not yet defined (no forward references are allowed).ExampleCOUNT .SET 0; Initialize count. Later on you can; assign other values to the symbolRelated Information.EQU (Set permanent value to a symbol)130