.\" @(#)loc.3f 1.3 86/01/02 SMI; from UCB 4.2
.TH LOC 3F "23 March 1998"
.SH NAME
loc \- return the address of an object
.SH SYNOPSIS
.\"
.IX "loc"  ""  "\fLLOC\fP"
.IX address "of an object"
.IX "location of an object"
.\"
.B INTEGER*4 function loc ( arg )
.br
          on 32-bit environments
.sp
.B INTEGER*8 function loc ( arg )
.br
          on 64-bit environments
.SH DESCRIPTION
The returned value is the address of
.I arg.
.PP
When compiled with \f3-xarch=v9|v9a\f1
and run in a 64-bit operating environment.
Otherwise, a 32-bit INTEGER*4 is returned.
.SH FILES
.B libF77.a