! Check "datalabel" qualifier. ! This is the most simple use; references to local symbols where it is ! completely redundant. Code tests are for SHmedia mode. .mode SHmedia .text start: movi datalabel foo,r3 movi DataLabel foo2 + 42,r3 movi (datalabel (foo3 + 46) >> 16) & 65535,r3 movi datalabel myrodata3 & 65535, r45 movi datalabel myrodata4 & 65535, r45 movi DATALABEL (myrodata2 + 50) & 65535, r45 .section .rodata .long datalabel foo4 myrodata1: .long DATALABEL foo5 + 56 myrodata2: .long datalabel $ .global myrodata3 myrodata3: .long datalabel $+20 myrodata4: .long datalabel myrodata1+0x100 .data .long datalabel myrodata1 foo: .long DATALABEL myrodata2+30 foo2: .long DataLabel foo foo3: .long datalabel $ foo4: .long datalabel $+40 foo5: .long datalabel myrodata3 .global foo6 foo6: .long datalabel foo6 + 42