1 1 7.15 '.desc SYMBOL, ABS-EXPRESSION' 1 =================================== 1 11 This directive sets the descriptor of the symbol (⇒Symbol Attributes) to the low 16 bits of an absolute expression. 1 1 The '.desc' directive is not available when 'as' is configured for 1 COFF output; it is only for 'a.out' or 'b.out' object format. For the 1 sake of compatibility, 'as' accepts it, but produces no output, when 1 configured for COFF. 1