help using "__attribute__ ((section "

[Adam Panchártek]

Hello,

I would like to ask about the possibility of writing the following code 
(from the Toshibacompiler) to GCC (actually 4.5.1).

Toshiba:
#pragma section area tables                // Start area
     unsigned char table1[10];
     unsigned char table2[20];
     ...
     unsigned char table9[5];
#pragma section area                        //End area

GCC:
     unsigned char table1[10] __attribute__ ((section(".tables")));
     unsigned char table2[20] __attribute__ ((section(".tables")));
     ...
     unsigned char table9[5] __attribute__ ((section(".tables")));

Is it possible to write this define in the GCC like "one block" with 
Start and End of area?

Best regards
Adam