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 | <h3 class="section">7.119 <code>.weak </code><var>names</var></h3> | 
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 | <p><a name="index-g_t_0040code_007bweak_007d-directive-498"></a>This directive sets the weak attribute on the comma separated list of symbol | 
 | <code>names</code>.  If the symbols do not already exist, they will be created. | 
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 |    <p>On COFF targets other than PE, weak symbols are a GNU extension.  This | 
 | directive sets the weak attribute on the comma separated list of symbol | 
 | <code>names</code>.  If the symbols do not already exist, they will be created. | 
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 |    <p>On the PE target, weak symbols are supported natively as weak aliases.  | 
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