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From: HyperDriven@cup.portal.com (Joseph C McDonald)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: what is BSS and BSSEND
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Date: 7 Mar 89 06:13:02 GMT
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hello everyone,
I have a somewhat simple question: when I instruct my compiler to convert
C code to asm I have some things in there called BSS and BSSEND. Now I think
that they are the unitialized variables but I am curious about the meanings
of BSS and BSSEND what do they stand for? If I had to guess I would say
that it stood for Before Stack Segment and Before Stack Segment END, but
it is only a guess and my luck with guesses and C is not too good right now.
    Anyone know for sure what they stand for?
       Thanks
      -=Joseph=-
 HyperDriven@portal.cup.com