#### 9.29.4 MSP 430 Machine Directives

`.file`
  This directive is ignored; it is accepted for compatibility with other MSP 430 assemblers.

  > Warning: in other versions of the gnu assembler, `.file` is used for the directive called `.app-file` in the MSP 430 support.

`.line`
  This directive is ignored; it is accepted for compatibility with other MSP 430 assemblers.

`.arch`
  Sets the target microcontroller in the same way as the `-mmcu` command line option.

`.cpu`
  Sets the target architecture in the same way as the `-mcpu` command line option.

`.profiler`
  This directive instructs assembler to add new profile entry to the object file.