Cleanup of label renaming infrastructure, add subsection support

In order to support Mach-O better, add support for subsections, as
used by Mach-O "subsections_via_symbols". We also want to add
infrastructure to support this by downcalling to the backend to
indicate if a new subsection is needed.

Currently this supports a maximum of 2^14 subsections per section for
Mach-O; this can be addressed by adding a level of indirection (or
cleaning up the handling of sections so we have an actual data
structure.)

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@linux.intel.com>

21 files changed, 500 insertions, 522 deletions

diff --git a/asm/directiv.c b/asm/directiv.c
index 2f887647..b7c919d2 100644
--- a/asm/directiv.c
+++ b/asm/directiv.c
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ bool process_directives(char *directive)
     struct tokenval tokval;
     bool bad_param = false;
     int pass2 = passn > 1 ? 2 : 1;
+    enum label_type type;
 
     d = parse_directive_line(&directive, &value);
 
@@ -292,140 +293,80 @@ bool process_directives(char *directive)
         break;
     }
 
-    case D_EXTERN:          /* [EXTERN label:special] */
-        if (*value == '$')
-            value++;        /* skip initial $ if present */
-        if (pass0 == 2) {
-            q = value;
-            while (*q && *q != ':')
-                q++;
-            if (*q == ':') {
-                *q++ = '\0';
-                ofmt->symdef(value, 0L, 0L, 3, q);
-            }
-        } else if (passn == 1) {
-            bool validid = true;
-            q = value;
-            if (!isidstart(*q))
-                validid = false;
-            while (*q && *q != ':') {
-                if (!isidchar(*q))
-                    validid = false;
-                q++;
-            }
-            if (!validid) {
-                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "identifier expected after EXTERN");
-                break;
-            }
-            if (*q == ':') {
-                *q++ = '\0';
-                special = q;
-            } else
-                special = NULL;
-            if (!is_extern(value)) {        /* allow re-EXTERN to be ignored */
-                int temp = pass0;
-                pass0 = 1;  /* fake pass 1 in labels.c */
-                declare_as_global(value, special);
-                define_label(value, seg_alloc(), 0L, NULL,
-                             false, true);
-                pass0 = temp;
-            }
-        }           /* else  pass0 == 1 */
-        break;
-
     case D_BITS:            /* [BITS bits] */
         globalbits = get_bits(value);
         break;
 
-    case D_GLOBAL:          /* [GLOBAL symbol:special] */
-        if (*value == '$')
-            value++;        /* skip initial $ if present */
-        if (pass0 == 2) {   /* pass 2 */
-            q = value;
-            while (*q && *q != ':')
-                q++;
-            if (*q == ':') {
-                *q++ = '\0';
-                ofmt->symdef(value, 0L, 0L, 3, q);
-            }
-        } else if (pass2 == 1) {    /* pass == 1 */
-            bool validid = true;
-
-            q = value;
-            if (!isidstart(*q))
-                validid = false;
-            while (*q && *q != ':') {
-                if (!isidchar(*q))
-                    validid = false;
-                q++;
-            }
-            if (!validid) {
-                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
-                           "identifier expected after GLOBAL");
-                break;
-            }
-            if (*q == ':') {
-                *q++ = '\0';
-                special = q;
-            } else
-                special = NULL;
-            declare_as_global(value, special);
-        }           /* pass == 1 */
-        break;
-
-    case D_COMMON:          /* [COMMON symbol size:special] */
+    case D_GLOBAL:          /* [GLOBAL|STATIC|EXTERN|COMMON symbol:special] */
+        type = LBL_GLOBAL;
+        goto symdef;
+    case D_STATIC:
+        type = LBL_STATIC;
+        goto symdef;
+    case D_EXTERN:
+        type = LBL_EXTERN;
+        goto symdef;
+    case D_COMMON:
+        type = LBL_COMMON;
+        goto symdef;
+
+    symdef:
     {
-        int64_t size;
-	bool rn_error;
-	bool validid;
+        bool validid = true;
+        int64_t size = 0;
+        char *sizestr;
+        bool rn_error;
 
-        if (*value == '$')
-            value++;        /* skip initial $ if present */
-        p = value;
-        validid = true;
-        if (!isidstart(*p))
+        q = value;
+        if (!isidstart(*q))
             validid = false;
-        while (*p && !nasm_isspace(*p)) {
-            if (!isidchar(*p))
+        while (*q && *q != ':' && !nasm_isspace(*q)) {
+            if (!isidchar(*q))
                 validid = false;
-            p++;
+            q++;
         }
         if (!validid) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "identifier expected after COMMON");
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
+                       "identifier expected after %s", directive);
             break;
         }
-        if (*p) {
-            p = nasm_zap_spaces_fwd(p);
-            q = p;
-            while (*q && *q != ':')
-                q++;
-            if (*q == ':') {
-                *q++ = '\0';
-                special = q;
-            } else {
-                special = NULL;
-            }
-            size = readnum(p, &rn_error);
-            if (rn_error) {
-                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
-                           "invalid size specified"
-                           " in COMMON declaration");
-                break;
-            }
+
+        if (nasm_isspace(*q)) {
+            sizestr = q = nasm_zap_spaces_fwd(q);
+            q = strchr(q, ':');
         } else {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
-                       "no size specified in"
-                       " COMMON declaration");
-            break;
+            sizestr = NULL;
         }
 
-        if (pass0 < 2) {
-            define_common(value, seg_alloc(), size, special);
-        } else if (pass0 == 2) {
-            if (special)
-                ofmt->symdef(value, 0L, 0L, 3, special);
+        if (*q == ':') {
+            *q++ = '\0';
+            special = q;
+        } else {
+            special = NULL;
         }
-        break;
+
+        if (type == LBL_COMMON) {
+            if (sizestr)
+                size = readnum(sizestr, &rn_error);
+            if (!sizestr || rn_error)
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
+                           "%s size specified in common declaration",
+                           sizestr ? "invalid" : "no");
+        } else if (sizestr) {
+            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "invalid syntax in %s declaration",
+                       directive);
+        }
+
+        if (*value == '$')
+            value++;        /* skip initial $ if present */
+
+        if (!declare_label(value, type, special))
+            break;
+        
+        if (type == LBL_COMMON || type == LBL_EXTERN)
+            define_label(value, 0, size, false);
+
+    	break;
     }
 
     case D_ABSOLUTE:        /* [ABSOLUTE address] */
diff --git a/asm/directiv.dat b/asm/directiv.dat
index ebf66148..96649488 100644
--- a/asm/directiv.dat
+++ b/asm/directiv.dat
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ default
 extern
 float
 global
+static
 list
 section
 segment
@@ -85,6 +86,14 @@ osabi				; outelf
 safeseh				; outcoff
 uppercase			; outieee, outobj
 
+; --- Assembler pragmas
+prefix
+suffix
+gprefix
+gsuffix
+lprefix
+lsuffix
+
 ; --- Pragma operations
 subsections_via_symbols		; macho
 no_dead_strip			; macho
diff --git a/asm/eval.c b/asm/eval.c
index 4ce60cec..72d6a0e2 100644
--- a/asm/eval.c
+++ b/asm/eval.c
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ static expr *expr6(int critical)
     int64_t label_ofs;
     int64_t tmpval;
     bool rn_warn;
-    char *scope;
+    const char *scope;
 
     switch (i) {
     case '-':
diff --git a/asm/labels.c b/asm/labels.c
index ce0df180..cde518d0 100644
--- a/asm/labels.c
+++ b/asm/labels.c
@@ -48,21 +48,29 @@
 #include "labels.h"
 
 /*
- * A local label is one that begins with exactly one period. Things
+ * A dot-local label is one that begins with exactly one period. Things
  * that begin with _two_ periods are NASM-specific things.
  *
  * If TASM compatibility is enabled, a local label can also begin with
- * @@, so @@local is a TASM compatible local label. Note that we only
- * check for the first @ symbol, although TASM requires both.
+ * @@.
  */
-#define islocal(l)                                                      \
-        (tasm_compatible_mode ?                                         \
-                (((l)[0] == '.' || (l)[0] == '@') && (l)[1] != '.') :   \
-                ((l)[0] == '.' && (l)[1] != '.'))
-#define islocalchar(c)                                                  \
-        (tasm_compatible_mode ?                                         \
-                ((c) == '.' || (c) == '@') :                            \
-                ((c) == '.'))
+static bool islocal(const char *l)
+{
+    if (tasm_compatible_mode) {
+        if (l[0] == '@' && l[1] == '@')
+            return true;
+    }
+
+    return (l[0] == '.' && l[1] != '.');
+}
+
+/*
+ * Return true if this falls into NASM's '..' namespace
+ */
+static bool ismagic(const char *l)
+{
+    return l[0] == '.' && l[1] == '.' && l[2] != '@';
+}
 
 #define LABEL_BLOCK     128     /* no. of labels/block */
 #define LBLK_SIZE       (LABEL_BLOCK * sizeof(union label))
@@ -76,24 +84,18 @@
  #error "IPERMTS_SIZE must be greater than or equal to IDLEN_MAX"
 #endif
 
-/* values for label.defn.is_global */
-#define DEFINED_BIT     1
-#define GLOBAL_BIT      2
-#define EXTERN_BIT      4
-#define COMMON_BIT      8
-
-#define NOT_DEFINED_YET         0
-#define TYPE_MASK               3
-#define LOCAL_SYMBOL            (DEFINED_BIT)
-#define GLOBAL_PLACEHOLDER      (GLOBAL_BIT)
-#define GLOBAL_SYMBOL           (DEFINED_BIT | GLOBAL_BIT)
+/* string values for enum label_type */
+static const char * const types[] =
+{"local", "global", "static", "extern", "common", "special",
+ "output format special"};
 
 union label {                   /* actual label structures */
     struct {
         int32_t segment;
         int64_t offset;
-        char *label, *special;
-        int is_global, is_norm;
+        char *label, *mangled, *special;
+        enum label_type type, mangled_type;
+        bool defined;
     } defn;
     struct {
         int32_t movingon;
@@ -104,9 +106,10 @@ union label {                   /* actual label structures */
 
 struct permts {                 /* permanent text storage */
     struct permts *next;        /* for the linked list */
-    int size, usage;            /* size and used space in ... */
+    unsigned int size, usage;   /* size and used space in ... */
     char data[PERMTS_SIZE];     /* ... the data block itself */
 };
+#define PERMTS_HEADER offsetof(struct permts, data)
 
 uint64_t global_offset_changed;		/* counter for global offset changes */
 
@@ -117,29 +120,71 @@ static struct permts *perm_head;        /* start of perm. text storage */
 static struct permts *perm_tail;        /* end of perm. text storage */
 
 static void init_block(union label *blk);
+static char *perm_alloc(size_t len);
 static char *perm_copy(const char *string);
+static char *perm_copy3(const char *s1, const char *s2, const char *s3);
+static const char *mangle_label_name(union label *lptr);
 
-static char *prevlabel;
+static const char *prevlabel;
 
 static bool initialized = false;
 
-char lprefix[PREFIX_MAX] = { 0 };
-char lpostfix[PREFIX_MAX] = { 0 };
-
 /*
  * Emit a symdef to the output and the debug format backends.
  */
-static void out_symdef(char *name, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
-                       int is_global, char *special)
+static void out_symdef(union label *lptr)
 {
-    ofmt->symdef(name, segment, offset, is_global, special);
+    int backend_type;
+
+    /* Backend-defined special segments are passed to symdef immediately */
+    if (pass0 == 2) {
+        /* Emit special fixups for globals and commons */
+        switch (lptr->defn.type) {
+        case LBL_GLOBAL:
+        case LBL_COMMON:
+        case LBL_EXTERN:
+            if (lptr->defn.special)
+                ofmt->symdef(lptr->defn.label, 0, 0, 3, lptr->defn.special);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (pass0 != 1 && lptr->defn.type != LBL_BACKEND)
+        return;
+
+    /* Clean up this hack... */
+    switch(lptr->defn.type) {
+    case LBL_GLOBAL:
+        backend_type = 1;
+        break;
+    case LBL_COMMON:
+        backend_type = 2;
+        break;
+    default:
+        backend_type = 0;
+        break;
+    }
+
+    /* Might be necessary for a backend symbol */
+    mangle_label_name(lptr);
+
+    ofmt->symdef(lptr->defn.mangled, lptr->defn.segment,
+                 lptr->defn.offset, backend_type,
+                 lptr->defn.special);
 
     /*
      * NASM special symbols are not passed to the debug format; none
      * of the current backends want to see them.
      */
-    if (!(name[0] == '.' && name[1] == '.' && name[2] != '@'))
-        dfmt->debug_deflabel(name, segment, offset, is_global, special);
+    if (lptr->defn.type == LBL_SPECIAL || lptr->defn.type == LBL_BACKEND)
+        return;
+
+    dfmt->debug_deflabel(lptr->defn.mangled, lptr->defn.segment,
+                         lptr->defn.offset, backend_type,
+                         lptr->defn.special);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -147,37 +192,21 @@ static void out_symdef(char *name, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
  * given label name. Creates a new one, if it isn't found, and if
  * `create' is true.
  */
-static union label *find_label(const char *label, int create, int *created)
+static union label *find_label(const char *label, bool create, bool *created)
 {
-    char *prev;
-    int prevlen, len;
     union label *lptr, **lpp;
-    char label_str[IDLEN_MAX];
+    char *label_str = NULL;
     struct hash_insert ip;
 
-    if (islocal(label)) {
-        prev = prevlabel;
-        prevlen = strlen(prev);
-        len = strlen(label);
-        if (prevlen + len >= IDLEN_MAX) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "identifier length exceed %i bytes",
-                       IDLEN_MAX);
-            return NULL;
-        }
-        memcpy(label_str, prev, prevlen);
-        memcpy(label_str+prevlen, label, len+1);
-        label = label_str;
-    } else {
-        prev = "";
-        prevlen = 0;
-    }
+    if (islocal(label))
+        label = label_str = nasm_strcat(prevlabel, label);
 
     lpp = (union label **) hash_find(&ltab, label, &ip);
     lptr = lpp ? *lpp : NULL;
 
     if (lptr || !create) {
         if (created)
-            *created = 0;
+            *created = false;
         return lptr;
     }
 
@@ -192,12 +221,13 @@ static union label *find_label(const char *label, int create, int *created)
     }
 
     if (created)
-        *created = 1;
+        *created = true;
 
+    nasm_zero(*lfree);
     lfree->admin.movingon = BOGUS_VALUE;
-    lfree->defn.label = perm_copy(label);
-    lfree->defn.special = NULL;
-    lfree->defn.is_global = NOT_DEFINED_YET;
+    lfree->defn.label     = perm_copy(label);
+    if (label_str)
+        nasm_free(label_str);
 
     hash_add(&ip, lfree->defn.label, lfree);
     return lfree++;
@@ -210,8 +240,8 @@ bool lookup_label(const char *label, int32_t *segment, int64_t *offset)
     if (!initialized)
         return false;
 
-    lptr = find_label(label, 0, NULL);
-    if (lptr && (lptr->defn.is_global & DEFINED_BIT)) {
+    lptr = find_label(label, false, NULL);
+    if (lptr && lptr->defn.defined) {
         *segment = lptr->defn.segment;
         *offset = lptr->defn.offset;
         return true;
@@ -227,12 +257,66 @@ bool is_extern(const char *label)
     if (!initialized)
         return false;
 
-    lptr = find_label(label, 0, NULL);
-    return (lptr && (lptr->defn.is_global & EXTERN_BIT));
+    lptr = find_label(label, false, NULL);
+    return lptr && lptr->defn.type == LBL_EXTERN;
 }
 
-static void handle_herelabel(const char *label,
-                             int32_t *segment, int64_t *offset)
+static const char *mangle_strings[] = {"", "", "", ""};
+static bool mangle_string_set[ARRAY_SIZE(mangle_strings)];
+
+/*
+ * Set a prefix or suffix
+ */
+void set_label_mangle(enum mangle_index which, const char *what)
+{
+    if (mangle_string_set[which])
+        return;                 /* Once set, do not change */
+
+    mangle_strings[which] = perm_copy(what);
+    mangle_string_set[which] = true;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Format a label name with appropriate prefixes and suffixes
+ */
+static const char *mangle_label_name(union label *lptr)
+{
+    const char *prefix;
+    const char *suffix;
+
+    if (likely(lptr->defn.mangled &&
+               lptr->defn.mangled_type == lptr->defn.type))
+        return lptr->defn.mangled; /* Already mangled */
+
+    switch (lptr->defn.type) {
+    case LBL_GLOBAL:
+    case LBL_STATIC:
+    case LBL_EXTERN:
+        prefix = mangle_strings[LM_GPREFIX];
+        suffix = mangle_strings[LM_GSUFFIX];
+        break;
+    case LBL_BACKEND:
+    case LBL_SPECIAL:
+        prefix = suffix = "";
+        break;
+    default:
+        prefix = mangle_strings[LM_LPREFIX];
+        suffix = mangle_strings[LM_LSUFFIX];
+        break;
+    }
+
+    lptr->defn.mangled_type = lptr->defn.type;
+
+    if (!(*prefix) && !(*suffix))
+        lptr->defn.mangled = lptr->defn.label;
+    else
+        lptr->defn.mangled = perm_copy3(prefix, lptr->defn.label, suffix);
+
+    return lptr->defn.mangled;
+}
+
+static void
+handle_herelabel(const union label *lptr, int32_t *segment, int64_t *offset)
 {
     int32_t oldseg;
 
@@ -248,7 +332,8 @@ static void handle_herelabel(const char *label,
         /* This label is defined at this location */
         int32_t newseg;
 
-        newseg = ofmt->herelabel(label, oldseg);
+        nasm_assert(lptr->defn.mangled);
+        newseg = ofmt->herelabel(lptr->defn.mangled, lptr->defn.type, oldseg);
         if (likely(newseg == oldseg))
             return;
 
@@ -257,198 +342,120 @@ static void handle_herelabel(const char *label,
     }
 }
 
-void redefine_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset, char *special,
-                    bool is_norm, bool isextrn)
+static bool declare_label_lptr(union label *lptr,
+                               enum label_type type, const char *special)
 {
-    union label *lptr;
-    int exi, created;
-
-    /* This routine possibly ought to check for phase errors.  Most assemblers
-     * check for phase errors at this point.  I don't know whether phase errors
-     * are even possible, nor whether they are checked somewhere else
-     */
-
-    (void)special;              /* Don't warn that this parameter is unused */
-    (void)is_norm;              /* Don't warn that this parameter is unused */
-    (void)isextrn;              /* Don't warn that this parameter is unused */
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-#if DEBUG < 3
-    if (!strncmp(label, "debugdump", 9))
-#endif
-        nasm_error(ERR_DEBUG, "redefine_label (%s, %"PRIx32", %"PRIx64", %s, %d, %d)",
-              label, segment, offset, special, is_norm, isextrn);
-#endif
-
-    handle_herelabel(label, &segment, &offset);
-
-    lptr = find_label(label, 1, &created);
-    if (!lptr)
-        nasm_panic(0, "can't find label `%s' on pass two", label);
-
-    if (created)
-	    nasm_error(ERR_WARNING, "label `%s' defined on pass two", label);
+    if (lptr->defn.type == type ||
+        (pass0 == 0 && lptr->defn.type == LBL_LOCAL)) {
+        lptr->defn.type = type;
+        if (special) {
+            if (!lptr->defn.special)
+                lptr->defn.special = perm_copy(special);
+            else if (nasm_stricmp(lptr->defn.special, special))
+                nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
+                           "symbol `%s' has inconsistent attributes `%s' and `%s'",
+                           lptr->defn.label, lptr->defn.special, special);
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
 
-    if (!islocal(label)) {
-        if (!islocalchar(*label) && lptr->defn.is_norm)
-            prevlabel = lptr->defn.label;
+    /* EXTERN can be replaced with GLOBAL or COMMON */
+    if (lptr->defn.type == LBL_EXTERN &&
+        (type == LBL_GLOBAL || type == LBL_COMMON)) {
+        lptr->defn.type = type;
+        /* Override special unconditionally */
+        if (special)
+            lptr->defn.special = perm_copy(special);
+        return true;
     }
 
-    if (lptr->defn.offset != offset)
-        global_offset_changed++;
+    /* GLOBAL or COMMON ignore subsequent EXTERN */
+    if ((lptr->defn.type == LBL_GLOBAL || lptr->defn.type == LBL_COMMON) &&
+        type == LBL_EXTERN) {
+        if (!lptr->defn.special)
+            lptr->defn.special = perm_copy(special);
+        return true;
+    }
 
-    lptr->defn.offset = offset;
-    lptr->defn.segment = segment;
+    nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "symbol `%s' declared both as %s and %s",
+               lptr->defn.label, types[lptr->defn.type], types[type]);
 
-    if (pass0 == 1) {
-        exi = !!(lptr->defn.is_global & GLOBAL_BIT);
-        if (exi) {
-            char *xsymbol;
-            int slen;
-            slen = strlen(lprefix);
-            slen += strlen(lptr->defn.label);
-            slen += strlen(lpostfix);
-            slen++;             /* room for that null char */
-            xsymbol = nasm_malloc(slen);
-            snprintf(xsymbol, slen, "%s%s%s", lprefix, lptr->defn.label,
-                     lpostfix);
-
-            out_symdef(xsymbol, segment, offset, exi,
-                       special ? special : lptr->defn.special);
-            /**	nasm_free(xsymbol);  ! outobj.c stores the pointer; ouch!!! **/
-        } else {
-            if ((lptr->defn.is_global & (GLOBAL_BIT | EXTERN_BIT)) != EXTERN_BIT) {
-                out_symdef(lptr->defn.label, segment, offset, exi,
-                           special ? special : lptr->defn.special);
-            }
-        }
-    }   /* if (pass0 == 1) */
+    return false;
 }
 
-void define_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset, char *special,
-                  bool is_norm, bool isextrn)
+bool declare_label(const char *label, enum label_type type, const char *special)
 {
     union label *lptr;
-    int exi;
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-#if DEBUG<3
-    if (!strncmp(label, "debugdump", 9))
-#endif
-        nasm_error(ERR_DEBUG, "define_label (%s, %"PRIx32", %"PRIx64", %s, %d, %d)",
-              label, segment, offset, special, is_norm, isextrn);
-#endif
+    bool created;
 
-    handle_herelabel(label, &segment, &offset);
-
-    lptr = find_label(label, 1, NULL);
-    if (!lptr)
-        return;
-    if (lptr->defn.is_global & DEFINED_BIT) {
-        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "symbol `%s' redefined", label);
-        return;
-    }
-    lptr->defn.is_global |= DEFINED_BIT;
-    if (isextrn)
-        lptr->defn.is_global |= EXTERN_BIT;
-
-    if (!islocalchar(label[0]) && is_norm) {
-        /* not local, but not special either */
-        prevlabel = lptr->defn.label;
-    } else if (islocal(label) && !*prevlabel) {
-        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "attempt to define a local label before any"
-              " non-local labels");
-    }
-
-    lptr->defn.segment = segment;
-    lptr->defn.offset = offset;
-    lptr->defn.is_norm = (!islocalchar(label[0]) && is_norm);
-
-    if (pass0 == 1 || (!is_norm && !isextrn && (segment > 0) && (segment & 1))) {
-        exi = !!(lptr->defn.is_global & GLOBAL_BIT);
-        if (exi) {
-            char *xsymbol;
-            int slen;
-            slen = strlen(lprefix);
-            slen += strlen(lptr->defn.label);
-            slen += strlen(lpostfix);
-            slen++;             /* room for that null char */
-            xsymbol = nasm_malloc(slen);
-            snprintf(xsymbol, slen, "%s%s%s", lprefix, lptr->defn.label,
-                     lpostfix);
-
-            out_symdef(xsymbol, segment, offset, exi,
-                       special ? special : lptr->defn.special);
-            /**	nasm_free(xsymbol);  ! outobj.c stores the pointer; ouch!!! **/
-        } else {
-            if ((lptr->defn.is_global & (GLOBAL_BIT | EXTERN_BIT)) != EXTERN_BIT) {
-                out_symdef(lptr->defn.label, segment, offset, exi,
-                           special ? special : lptr->defn.special);
-            }
-        }
-    }   /* if (pass0 == 1) */
+    lptr = find_label(label, true, &created);
+    return declare_label_lptr(lptr, type, special);
 }
 
-void define_common(char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t size, char *special)
+/*
+ * The "normal" argument decides if we should update the local segment
+ * base name or not.
+ */
+void define_label(const char *label, int32_t segment,
+                  int64_t offset, bool normal)
 {
     union label *lptr;
+    bool created, changed;
 
-    lptr = find_label(label, 1, NULL);
-    if (!lptr)
-        return;
-    if ((lptr->defn.is_global & DEFINED_BIT) &&
-        (passn == 1 || !(lptr->defn.is_global & COMMON_BIT))) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "symbol `%s' redefined", label);
-            return;
+    /*
+     * Phase errors here can be one of two types: a new label appears,
+     * or the offset changes. Increment global_offset_changed when that
+     * happens, to tell the assembler core to make another pass.
+     */
+    lptr = find_label(label, true, &created);
+
+    if (pass0 > 1) {
+        if (created)
+	    nasm_error(ERR_WARNING, "label `%s' defined on pass two", label);
+    }
+
+    if (lptr->defn.defined || lptr->defn.type == LBL_BACKEND) {
+        /* We have seen this on at least one previous pass */
+        mangle_label_name(lptr);
+        handle_herelabel(lptr, &segment, &offset);
     }
-    lptr->defn.is_global |= DEFINED_BIT|COMMON_BIT;
 
-    if (!islocalchar(label[0])) {
+    if (ismagic(label) && lptr->defn.type == LBL_LOCAL)
+        lptr->defn.type = LBL_SPECIAL;
+    
+    if (!islocal(label) && normal) {
         prevlabel = lptr->defn.label;
-    } else {
-        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "attempt to define a local label as a "
-              "common variable");
-        return;
     }
 
-    lptr->defn.segment = segment;
-    lptr->defn.offset = 0;
+    changed = !lptr->defn.defined || lptr->defn.segment != segment ||
+        lptr->defn.offset != offset;
+    global_offset_changed += changed;
 
-    if (pass0 == 0)
-        return;
+    /*
+     * This probably should be ERR_NONFATAL, but not quite yet.  As a
+     * special case, LBL_SPECIAL symbols are allowed to be changed
+     * even during the last pass.
+     */
+    if (changed && pass0 == 2 && lptr->defn.type != LBL_SPECIAL)
+        nasm_error(ERR_WARNING, "label `%s' changed during code generation",
+                   lptr->defn.label);
+
+    lptr->defn.segment = segment;
+    lptr->defn.offset  = offset;
+    lptr->defn.defined = true;
 
-    out_symdef(lptr->defn.label, segment, size, 2,
-               special ? special : lptr->defn.special);
+    out_symdef(lptr);
 }
 
-void declare_as_global(char *label, char *special)
+/*
+ * Define a special backend label
+ */
+void backend_label(const char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset)
 {
-    union label *lptr;
-
-    if (islocal(label)) {
-        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "attempt to declare local symbol `%s' as"
-              " global", label);
+    if (!declare_label(label, LBL_BACKEND, NULL))
         return;
-    }
-    lptr = find_label(label, 1, NULL);
-    if (!lptr)
-        return;
-    switch (lptr->defn.is_global & TYPE_MASK) {
-    case NOT_DEFINED_YET:
-        lptr->defn.is_global = GLOBAL_PLACEHOLDER;
-        lptr->defn.special = special ? perm_copy(special) : NULL;
-        break;
-    case GLOBAL_PLACEHOLDER:   /* already done: silently ignore */
-    case GLOBAL_SYMBOL:
-        break;
-    case LOCAL_SYMBOL:
-        if (!(lptr->defn.is_global & EXTERN_BIT)) {
-            nasm_error(ERR_WARNING, "symbol `%s': GLOBAL directive "
-                  "after symbol definition is an experimental feature", label);
-            lptr->defn.is_global = GLOBAL_SYMBOL;
-        }
-        break;
-    }
+
+    define_label(label, segment, offset, false);
 }
 
 int init_labels(void)
@@ -505,29 +512,53 @@ static void init_block(union label *blk)
     blk[LABEL_BLOCK - 1].admin.next = NULL;
 }
 
-static char *perm_copy(const char *string)
+static char * safe_alloc perm_alloc(size_t len)
 {
-    char *p;
-    int len = strlen(string)+1;
-
-    nasm_assert(len <= PERMTS_SIZE);
-
     if (perm_tail->size - perm_tail->usage < len) {
-        perm_tail->next =
-            nasm_malloc(sizeof(struct permts));
+        size_t alloc_len = (len > PERMTS_SIZE) ? len : PERMTS_SIZE;
+        perm_tail->next = nasm_malloc(PERMTS_HEADER + alloc_len);
         perm_tail = perm_tail->next;
         perm_tail->next = NULL;
-        perm_tail->size = PERMTS_SIZE;
+        perm_tail->size = alloc_len;
         perm_tail->usage = 0;
     }
-    p = perm_tail->data + perm_tail->usage;
-    memcpy(p, string, len);
     perm_tail->usage += len;
+    return perm_tail->data + perm_tail->usage;
+}
+
+static char *perm_copy(const char *string)
+{
+    char *p;
+    size_t len;
+
+    if (!string)
+        return NULL;
+
+    len = strlen(string)+1; /* Include final NUL */
+
+    p = perm_alloc(len);
+    memcpy(p, string, len);
+
+    return p;
+}
+
+static char * safe_alloc
+perm_copy3(const char *s1, const char *s2, const char *s3)
+{
+    char *p;
+    size_t l1 = strlen(s1);
+    size_t l2 = strlen(s2);
+    size_t l3 = strlen(s3)+1;   /* Include final NUL */
+    
+    p = perm_alloc(l1+l2+l3);
+    memcpy(p, s1, l1);
+    memcpy(p+l1, s2, l2);
+    memcpy(p+l1+l2, s3, l3);
 
     return p;
 }
 
-char *local_scope(char *label)
+const char *local_scope(const char *label)
 {
    return islocal(label) ? prevlabel : "";
 }
diff --git a/asm/nasm.c b/asm/nasm.c
index 8e405466..a5b8f763 100644
--- a/asm/nasm.c
+++ b/asm/nasm.c
@@ -718,21 +718,25 @@ enum text_options {
     OPT_BOGUS,
     OPT_VERSION,
     OPT_ABORT_ON_PANIC,
-    OPT_PREFIX,
-    OPT_POSTFIX
+    OPT_MANGLE
 };
 struct textargs {
     const char *label;
     enum text_options opt;
     bool need_arg;
+    int pvt;
 };
 static const struct textargs textopts[] = {
-    {"v", OPT_VERSION, false},
-    {"version", OPT_VERSION, false},
-    {"abort-on-panic", OPT_ABORT_ON_PANIC, false},
-    {"prefix", OPT_PREFIX, true},
-    {"postfix", OPT_POSTFIX, true},
-    {NULL, OPT_BOGUS, false}
+    {"v", OPT_VERSION, false, 0},
+    {"version", OPT_VERSION, false, 0},
+    {"abort-on-panic", OPT_ABORT_ON_PANIC, false, 0},
+    {"prefix",   OPT_MANGLE, true, LM_GPREFIX},
+    {"postfix",  OPT_MANGLE, true, LM_GSUFFIX},
+    {"gprefix",  OPT_MANGLE, true, LM_GPREFIX},
+    {"gpostfix", OPT_MANGLE, true, LM_GSUFFIX},
+    {"lprefix",  OPT_MANGLE, true, LM_LPREFIX},
+    {"lpostfix", OPT_MANGLE, true, LM_LSUFFIX},
+    {NULL, OPT_BOGUS, false, 0}
 };
 
 static void show_version(void)
@@ -930,7 +934,10 @@ static bool process_arg(char *p, char *q, int pass)
                 "    -h           show invocation summary and exit\n\n"
                  "--prefix,--postfix\n"
                  "                these options prepend or append the given string\n"
-                 "                to all extern and global variables\n"
+                 "                to all extern, common and global symbols\n"
+                 "--lprefix,--lportfix\n"
+                 "                these options prepend or append the given string\n"
+                 "                to all other symbols\n"
 		 "\n"
 		 "Response files should contain command line parameters,\n"
                  "one per line.\n"
@@ -1081,13 +1088,9 @@ static bool process_arg(char *p, char *q, int pass)
                 case OPT_ABORT_ON_PANIC:
                     abort_on_panic = true;
                     break;
-                case OPT_PREFIX:
-                    if (pass == 2)
-                        strlcpy(lprefix, q, PREFIX_MAX);
-                    break;
-                case OPT_POSTFIX:
+                case OPT_MANGLE:
                     if (pass == 2)
-                        strlcpy(lpostfix, q, POSTFIX_MAX);
+                        set_label_mangle(tx->pvt, q);
                     break;
                 case OPT_BOGUS:
                     nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL | ERR_NOFILE | ERR_USAGE,
@@ -1324,14 +1327,10 @@ static void assemble_file(const char *fname, StrList **depend_ptr)
 
     pass_max = prev_offset_changed = (INT_MAX >> 1) + 2; /* Almost unlimited */
     for (passn = 1; pass0 <= 2; passn++) {
-        ldfunc def_label;
-
         pass1 = pass0 == 2 ? 2 : 1;     /* 1, 1, 1, ..., 1, 2 */
         pass2 = passn > 1  ? 2 : 1;     /* 1, 2, 2, ..., 2, 2 */
         /* pass0                           0, 0, 0, ..., 1, 2 */
 
-        def_label = passn > 1 ? redefine_label : define_label;
-
         globalbits = cmd_sb;  /* set 'bits' to command line default */
         cpu = cmd_cpu;
         if (pass0 == 2) {
@@ -1376,8 +1375,7 @@ static void assemble_file(const char *fname, StrList **depend_ptr)
                 goto end_of_line; /* Just do final cleanup */
 
             /* Not a directive, or even something that starts with [ */
-
-            parse_line(pass1, line, &output_ins, def_label);
+            parse_line(pass1, line, &output_ins);
 
             if (optimizing > 0) {
                 if (forwref != NULL && globallineno == forwref->lineno) {
@@ -1405,71 +1403,29 @@ static void assemble_file(const char *fname, StrList **depend_ptr)
 
             /*  forw_ref */
             if (output_ins.opcode == I_EQU) {
-                if (pass1 == 1) {
-                    /*
-                     * Special `..' EQUs get processed in pass two,
-                     * except `..@' macro-processor EQUs which are done
-                     * in the normal place.
-                     */
-                    if (!output_ins.label)
-                        nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
-                                   "EQU not preceded by label");
-
-                    else if (output_ins.label[0] != '.' ||
-                             output_ins.label[1] != '.' ||
-                             output_ins.label[2] == '@') {
-                        if (output_ins.operands == 1 &&
-                            (output_ins.oprs[0].type & IMMEDIATE) &&
-                            output_ins.oprs[0].wrt == NO_SEG) {
-                            bool isext = !!(output_ins.oprs[0].opflags & OPFLAG_EXTERN);
-                            def_label(output_ins.label,
-                                      output_ins.oprs[0].segment,
-                                      output_ins.oprs[0].offset, NULL,
-                                      false, isext);
-                        } else if (output_ins.operands == 2
-                                   && (output_ins.oprs[0].type & IMMEDIATE)
-                                   && (output_ins.oprs[0].type & COLON)
-                                   && output_ins.oprs[0].segment == NO_SEG
-                                   && output_ins.oprs[0].wrt == NO_SEG
-                                   && (output_ins.oprs[1].type & IMMEDIATE)
-                                   && output_ins.oprs[1].segment == NO_SEG
-                                   && output_ins.oprs[1].wrt == NO_SEG) {
-                            def_label(output_ins.label,
-                                      output_ins.oprs[0].offset | SEG_ABS,
-                                      output_ins.oprs[1].offset,
-                                      NULL, false, false);
-                        } else
-                            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
-                                       "bad syntax for EQU");
-                    }
+                if (!output_ins.label)
+                    nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
+                               "EQU not preceded by label");
+                
+                if (output_ins.operands == 1 &&
+                    (output_ins.oprs[0].type & IMMEDIATE) &&
+                    output_ins.oprs[0].wrt == NO_SEG) {
+                    define_label(output_ins.label,
+                                 output_ins.oprs[0].segment,
+                                 output_ins.oprs[0].offset, false);
+                } else if (output_ins.operands == 2
+                           && (output_ins.oprs[0].type & IMMEDIATE)
+                           && (output_ins.oprs[0].type & COLON)
+                           && output_ins.oprs[0].segment == NO_SEG
+                           && output_ins.oprs[0].wrt == NO_SEG
+                           && (output_ins.oprs[1].type & IMMEDIATE)
+                           && output_ins.oprs[1].segment == NO_SEG
+                           && output_ins.oprs[1].wrt == NO_SEG) {
+                    define_label(output_ins.label,
+                                 output_ins.oprs[0].offset | SEG_ABS,
+                                 output_ins.oprs[1].offset, false);
                 } else {
-                    /*
-                     * Special `..' EQUs get processed here, except
-                     * `..@' macro processor EQUs which are done above.
-                     */
-                    if (output_ins.label[0] == '.' &&
-                        output_ins.label[1] == '.' &&
-                        output_ins.label[2] != '@') {
-                        if (output_ins.operands == 1 &&
-                            (output_ins.oprs[0].type & IMMEDIATE)) {
-                            define_label(output_ins.label,
-                                         output_ins.oprs[0].segment,
-                                         output_ins.oprs[0].offset,
-                                         NULL, false, false);
-                        } else if (output_ins.operands == 2
-                                   && (output_ins.oprs[0].type & IMMEDIATE)
-                                   && (output_ins.oprs[0].type & COLON)
-                                   && output_ins.oprs[0].segment == NO_SEG
-                                   && (output_ins.oprs[1].type & IMMEDIATE)
-                                   && output_ins.oprs[1].segment == NO_SEG) {
-                            define_label(output_ins.label,
-                                         output_ins.oprs[0].offset | SEG_ABS,
-                                         output_ins.oprs[1].offset,
-                                         NULL, false, false);
-                        } else
-                            nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL,
-                                       "bad syntax for EQU");
-                    }
+                    nasm_error(ERR_NONFATAL, "bad syntax for EQU");
                 }
             } else {        /* instruction isn't an EQU */
                 int32_t n;
diff --git a/asm/parser.c b/asm/parser.c
index 2ad37ceb..622259c8 100644
--- a/asm/parser.c
+++ b/asm/parser.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
  *
- *   Copyright 1996-2017 The NASM Authors - All Rights Reserved
+ *   Copyright 1996-2018 The NASM Authors - All Rights Reserved
  *   See the file AUTHORS included with the NASM distribution for
  *   the specific copyright holders.
  *
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ static int value_to_extop(expr * vect, extop *eop, int32_t myseg)
     return 0;
 }
 
-insn *parse_line(int pass, char *buffer, insn *result, ldfunc ldef)
+insn *parse_line(int pass, char *buffer, insn *result)
 {
     bool insn_is_label = false;
     struct eval_hints hints;
@@ -485,8 +485,8 @@ restart_parse:
              * Generally fix things. I think this is right as it is, but
              * am still not certain.
              */
-            ldef(result->label, in_absolute ? absolute.segment : location.segment,
-                 location.offset, NULL, true, false);
+            define_label(result->label, location.segment,
+                         location.offset, true);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/asm/parser.h b/asm/parser.h
index e148c7fa..cd2d1362 100644
--- a/asm/parser.h
+++ b/asm/parser.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #ifndef NASM_PARSER_H
 #define NASM_PARSER_H
 
-insn *parse_line(int pass, char *buffer, insn *result, ldfunc ldef);
+insn *parse_line(int pass, char *buffer, insn *result);
 void cleanup_insn(insn *instruction);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/asm/pragma.c b/asm/pragma.c
index cbe0cc7b..e7dba760 100644
--- a/asm/pragma.c
+++ b/asm/pragma.c
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
 #include "assemble.h"
 #include "error.h"
 
+static enum directive_result asm_pragma(const struct pragma *pragma);
+
 /*
  * Handle [pragma] directives.  [pragma] is generally produced by
  * the %pragma preprocessor directive, which simply passes on any
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@
  */
 static struct pragma_facility global_pragmas[] =
 {
-    { "asm",		NULL },
+    { "asm",		asm_pragma },
     { "list",		NULL },
     { "file",		NULL },
     { "input",		NULL },
@@ -202,7 +204,7 @@ void process_pragma(char *str)
     else
         pragma.opcode = directive_find(pragma.opname);
 
-    pragma.tail = nasm_skip_spaces(p);
+    pragma.tail = nasm_trim_spaces(p);
 
     /* Look for a global pragma namespace */
     if (search_pragma_list(global_pragmas, NULL, &pragma))
@@ -227,3 +229,28 @@ void process_pragma(char *str)
      * already defined for future compatibility.
      */
 }
+
+/*
+ * Pragmas for the assembler proper
+ */
+static enum directive_result asm_pragma(const struct pragma *pragma)
+{
+    switch (pragma->opcode) {
+    case D_PREFIX:
+    case D_GPREFIX:
+        set_label_mangle(LM_GPREFIX, pragma->tail);
+        return DIRR_OK;
+    case D_SUFFIX:
+    case D_GSUFFIX:
+        set_label_mangle(LM_GSUFFIX, pragma->tail);
+        return DIRR_OK;
+    case D_LPREFIX:
+        set_label_mangle(LM_LPREFIX, pragma->tail);
+        return DIRR_OK;
+    case D_LSUFFIX:
+        set_label_mangle(LM_LSUFFIX, pragma->tail);
+        return DIRR_OK;
+    default:
+        return DIRR_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/asm/segalloc.c b/asm/segalloc.c
index e81f919d..5b4ea4bb 100644
--- a/asm/segalloc.c
+++ b/asm/segalloc.c
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@
 #include "nasmlib.h"
 #include "insns.h"
 
-static int32_t next_seg = 0;
+static int32_t next_seg = 2;
 void seg_alloc_reset(void)
 {
-    next_seg = 0;
+    next_seg = 2;
 }
 
 int32_t seg_alloc(void)
@@ -51,6 +51,5 @@ int32_t seg_alloc(void)
     int32_t this_seg = next_seg;
 
     next_seg += 2;
-
     return this_seg;
 }
diff --git a/include/labels.h b/include/labels.h
index 3e8ac3ed..9cf57c1b 100644
--- a/include/labels.h
+++ b/include/labels.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
  *   
- *   Copyright 1996-2017 The NASM Authors - All Rights Reserved
+ *   Copyright 1996-2018 The NASM Authors - All Rights Reserved
  *   See the file AUTHORS included with the NASM distribution for
  *   the specific copyright holders.
  *
@@ -40,20 +40,34 @@
 
 #include "compiler.h"
 
-extern char lprefix[PREFIX_MAX];
-extern char lpostfix[PREFIX_MAX];
+enum mangle_index {
+    LM_LPREFIX,                 /* Local variable prefix */
+    LM_LSUFFIX,                 /* Local variable suffix */
+    LM_GPREFIX,                 /* Global variable prefix */
+    LM_GSUFFIX                  /* GLobal variable suffix */
+};
+
+enum label_type {
+    LBL_LOCAL,                  /* Must be zero */
+    LBL_GLOBAL,
+    LBL_STATIC,
+    LBL_EXTERN,
+    LBL_COMMON,
+    LBL_SPECIAL,                /* Magic symbols like ..start */
+    LBL_BACKEND                 /* Backend-defined symbols like ..got */
+};
 
 bool lookup_label(const char *label, int32_t *segment, int64_t *offset);
 bool is_extern(const char *label);
-void define_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset, char *special,
-                  bool is_norm, bool isextrn);
-void redefine_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset, char *special,
-                    bool is_norm, bool isextrn);
-void define_common(char *label, int32_t segment, int32_t size, char *special);
-void declare_as_global(char *label, char *special);
+void define_label(const char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
+                  bool normal);
+void backend_label(const char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset);
+bool declare_label(const char *label, enum label_type type,
+                   const char *special);
+void set_label_mangle(enum mangle_index which, const char *what);
 int init_labels(void);
 void cleanup_labels(void);
-char *local_scope(char *label);
+const char *local_scope(const char *label);
 
 extern uint64_t global_offset_changed;
 
diff --git a/include/nasm.h b/include/nasm.h
index eb3691f7..9b639852 100644
--- a/include/nasm.h
+++ b/include/nasm.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *
  *
- *   Copyright 1996-2017 The NASM Authors - All Rights Reserved
+ *   Copyright 1996-2018 The NASM Authors - All Rights Reserved
  *   See the file AUTHORS included with the NASM distribution for
  *   the specific copyright holders.
  *
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 #include "preproc.h"
 #include "insnsi.h"     /* For enum opcode */
 #include "directiv.h"   /* For enum directive */
+#include "labels.h"     /* For enum mangle_index, enum label_type */
 #include "opflags.h"
 #include "regs.h"
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ struct compile_time {
 };
 extern struct compile_time official_compile_time;
 
-#define NO_SEG -1L              /* null segment value */
+#define NO_SEG  INT32_C(-1)     /* null segment value */
 #define SEG_ABS 0x40000000L     /* mask for far-absolute segments */
 
 #ifndef PREFIX_MAX
@@ -142,21 +143,13 @@ struct out_data {
 };
 
 /*
- * A label-lookup function.
- */
-typedef bool (*lfunc)(char *label, int32_t *segment, int64_t *offset);
-
-/*
  * And a label-definition function. The boolean parameter
  * `is_norm' states whether the label is a `normal' label (which
  * should affect the local-label system), or something odder like
  * an EQU or a segment-base symbol, which shouldn't.
  */
 typedef void (*ldfunc)(char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
-                       char *special, bool is_norm, bool isextrn);
-
-void define_label(char *label, int32_t segment, int64_t offset,
-                  char *special, bool is_norm, bool isextrn);
+                       char *special, bool is_norm);
 
 /*
  * Token types returned by the scanner, in addition to ordinary
@@ -904,7 +897,7 @@ struct ofmt {
      * current offset, i.e. "foo:" or "foo equ $".
      * The offset isn't passed; and may not be stable at this point.
      */
-    int32_t (*herelabel)(const char *name, int32_t seg);
+    int32_t (*herelabel)(const char *name, enum label_type type, int32_t seg);
 
     /*
      * This procedure is called to modify section alignment,
diff --git a/macros/standard.mac b/macros/standard.mac
index 5fe9eb6c..a6c50b68 100644
--- a/macros/standard.mac
+++ b/macros/standard.mac
@@ -130,13 +130,6 @@ STD: nasm
     %endif
 %endmacro
 
-%imacro extern 1-*.nolist
-    %rep %0
-        [extern %1]
-        %rotate 1
-    %endrep
-%endmacro
-
 %imacro bits 1+.nolist
     [bits %1]
 %endmacro
@@ -153,6 +146,20 @@ STD: nasm
     [bits 64]
 %endmacro
 
+%imacro extern 1-*.nolist
+    %rep %0
+        [extern %1]
+        %rotate 1
+    %endrep
+%endmacro
+
+%imacro static 1-*.nolist
+    %rep %0
+        [static %1]
+        %rotate 1
+    %endrep
+%endmacro
+
 %imacro global 1-*.nolist
     %rep %0
         [global %1]
diff --git a/output/outaout.c b/output/outaout.c
index 184684a9..ba2dbd5e 100644
--- a/output/outaout.c
+++ b/output/outaout.c
@@ -198,15 +198,15 @@ static void aoutb_init(void)
     is_pic = 0x00;              /* may become 0x40 */
 
     aout_gotpc_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..gotpc", aout_gotpc_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..gotpc", aout_gotpc_sect + 1, 0L);
     aout_gotoff_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..gotoff", aout_gotoff_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..gotoff", aout_gotoff_sect + 1, 0L);
     aout_got_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..got", aout_got_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..got", aout_got_sect + 1, 0L);
     aout_plt_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..plt", aout_plt_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..plt", aout_plt_sect + 1, 0L);
     aout_sym_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..sym", aout_sym_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..sym", aout_sym_sect + 1, 0L);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/output/outbin.c b/output/outbin.c
index 8a71a503..28535f99 100644
--- a/output/outbin.c
+++ b/output/outbin.c
@@ -1217,11 +1217,11 @@ static void bin_define_section_labels(void)
 
         /* section.<name>.start */
         strcpy(label_name + base_len, ".start");
-        define_label(label_name, sec->start_index, 0L, NULL, 0, 0);
+        define_label(label_name, sec->start_index, 0L, false);
 
         /* section.<name>.vstart */
         strcpy(label_name + base_len, ".vstart");
-        define_label(label_name, sec->vstart_index, 0L, NULL, 0, 0);
+        define_label(label_name, sec->vstart_index, 0L, false);
 
         nasm_free(label_name);
     }
diff --git a/output/outcoff.c b/output/outcoff.c
index f7b62b80..a2fd302c 100644
--- a/output/outcoff.c
+++ b/output/outcoff.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void coff_win64_init(void)
     win64 = true;
     coff_gen_init();
     imagebase_sect = seg_alloc()+1;
-    define_label(WRT_IMAGEBASE, imagebase_sect, 0, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label(WRT_IMAGEBASE, imagebase_sect, 0);
 }
 
 static void coff_std_init(void)
diff --git a/output/outdbg.c b/output/outdbg.c
index 87119cbd..4d41d4db 100644
--- a/output/outdbg.c
+++ b/output/outdbg.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static int32_t dbg_add_section(char *name, int pass, int *bits,
                     whatwecallit, name, tail, pass, seg);
 
             if (section_labels)
-                define_label(s->name, s->number + 1, 0, NULL, false, false);
+                backend_label(s->name, s->number + 1, 0);
         }
     }
     return seg;
@@ -135,15 +135,16 @@ static int32_t dbg_section_names(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
     return dbg_add_section(name, pass, bits, "section_names");
 }
 
-static int32_t dbg_herelabel(const char *name, int32_t seg)
+static int32_t dbg_herelabel(const char *name, enum label_type type,
+                             int32_t seg)
 {
     int32_t newseg = seg;
     
-    if (subsections_via_symbols && name[0] != 'L')
+    if (subsections_via_symbols && type != LBL_LOCAL)
         newseg += 0x10000;
     
-    fprintf(ofile, "herelabel %s (seg %08x) -> %08x\n",
-            name, seg, newseg);
+    fprintf(ofile, "herelabel %s type %d (seg %08x) -> %08x\n",
+            name, type, seg, newseg);
 
     return newseg;
 }
diff --git a/output/outelf.c b/output/outelf.c
index 7cdf9a34..a32e1335 100644
--- a/output/outelf.c
+++ b/output/outelf.c
@@ -337,19 +337,19 @@ static void elf_init(void)
      */
 
     elf_gotpc_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..gotpc", elf_gotpc_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..gotpc", elf_gotpc_sect + 1, 0L);
     elf_gotoff_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..gotoff", elf_gotoff_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..gotoff", elf_gotoff_sect + 1, 0L);
     elf_got_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..got", elf_got_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..got", elf_got_sect + 1, 0L);
     elf_plt_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..plt", elf_plt_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..plt", elf_plt_sect + 1, 0L);
     elf_sym_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..sym", elf_sym_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..sym", elf_sym_sect + 1, 0L);
     elf_gottpoff_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..gottpoff", elf_gottpoff_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..gottpoff", elf_gottpoff_sect + 1, 0L);
     elf_tlsie_sect = seg_alloc();
-    define_label("..tlsie", elf_tlsie_sect + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..tlsie", elf_tlsie_sect + 1, 0L);
 
     def_seg = seg_alloc();
 }
diff --git a/output/outieee.c b/output/outieee.c
index 6e7360d1..3a28942d 100644
--- a/output/outieee.c
+++ b/output/outieee.c
@@ -808,10 +808,9 @@ static int32_t ieee_segment(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 
         ieee_seg_needs_update = seg;
         if (seg->align >= SEG_ABS)
-            define_label(name, NO_SEG, seg->align - SEG_ABS,
-			 NULL, false, false);
+            define_label(name, NO_SEG, seg->align - SEG_ABS, false);
         else
-            define_label(name, seg->index + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+            define_label(name, seg->index + 1, 0L, false);
         ieee_seg_needs_update = NULL;
 
         if (seg->use32)
diff --git a/output/outmacho.c b/output/outmacho.c
index 38ead489..e2c3e5eb 100644
--- a/output/outmacho.c
+++ b/output/outmacho.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ static void macho_init(void)
 
     /* add special symbol for TLVP */
     macho_tlvp_sect = seg_alloc() + 1;
-    define_label("..tlvp", macho_tlvp_sect, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..tlvp", macho_tlvp_sect, 0L);
 
 }
 
@@ -1002,15 +1002,17 @@ static int32_t macho_section(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
     return s->index | (s->subsection << 16);
 }
 
-static int32_t macho_herelabel(const char *name, int32_t section)
+static int32_t macho_herelabel(const char *name, enum label_type type,
+			       int32_t section)
 {
     struct section *s;
+    (void)name;
     
     if (!(head_flags & MH_SUBSECTIONS_VIA_SYMBOLS))
 	return section;
 
-    /* If it starts with L, it doesn't start a new subsection */
-    if (name[0] == 'L')
+    /* No subsection only for local labels */
+    if (type == LBL_LOCAL)
 	return section;
     
     s = get_section_by_index(section);
@@ -2398,7 +2400,7 @@ static void macho64_init(void)
 
     /* add special symbol for ..gotpcrel */
     macho_gotpcrel_sect = seg_alloc() + 1;
-    define_label("..gotpcrel", macho_gotpcrel_sect, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+    backend_label("..gotpcrel", macho_gotpcrel_sect, 0L);
 }
 
 static const struct dfmt macho64_df_dwarf = {
diff --git a/output/outobj.c b/output/outobj.c
index 5c4da9eb..a223c60a 100644
--- a/output/outobj.c
+++ b/output/outobj.c
@@ -1540,11 +1540,9 @@ static int32_t obj_segment(char *name, int pass, int *bits)
 
         obj_seg_needs_update = seg;
         if (seg->align >= SEG_ABS)
-            define_label(name, NO_SEG, seg->align - SEG_ABS,
-			 NULL, false, false);
+            define_label(name, NO_SEG, seg->align - SEG_ABS, false);
         else
-            define_label(name, seg->index + 1, 0L,
-			 NULL, false, false);
+            define_label(name, seg->index + 1, 0L, false);
         obj_seg_needs_update = NULL;
 
         /*
@@ -1647,7 +1645,7 @@ obj_directive(enum directive directive, char *value, int pass)
             grp->name = NULL;
 
             obj_grp_needs_update = grp;
-            define_label(v, grp->index + 1, 0L, NULL, false, false);
+            backend_label(v, grp->index + 1, 0L);
             obj_grp_needs_update = NULL;
 
             while (*q) {
diff --git a/test/subsection.asm b/test/subsection.asm
index f0a1fa03..ce8ed4aa 100644
--- a/test/subsection.asm
+++ b/test/subsection.asm
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 ;
 
 %pragma output subsections_via_symbols
+%pragma asm gprefix _
+%pragma asm lprefix L_
 
 	bits 32
 
-	global foo, bar, quux
-
-%define baz Lbaz
+	global foo, bar
+	static quux
 
 foo:
 	jmp foo