function lbl(labelname) nasm(0, format("%s:\n", labelname)) end
function glbl(labelname)
  nasm(0, format("    global %s\n", labelname))
  lbl(labelname)
end
function tolbl(labelname) nasm(2, format("\tdw %s -_f0\n", labelname)) end

ntmplabels = 0
tmplabelstack = {}
tmplabelpush = function( str )  end
tmplabelpop  = function( )     return tremove(tmplabelstack, 1) end
tmplabelname = function( str )
  local labelname, _, n
  if str == ">" then			-- push a new tmplabel on the stack
    ntmplabels = ntmplabels + 1
    labelname = "LBL_"..ntmplabels
    tinsert(tmplabelstack, 1, labelname)
    return labelname
  else
    _, _, n = strfind(str, "^<([0-9]*)$")
    if n then				-- pop some tmplabel from the stack
      return tremove(tmplabelstack, tonumber(n))
    end
  end
  return "LBL_"..nasmify(str)
end
gettmplabelname = function( ) return tmplabelname(getword()) end

dict["lbl:"] = function() lbl(gettmplabelname()) end
dict["tolbl"] = function() tolbl(gettmplabelname()) end

dict["if"]   = function() mf("0BRANCH tolbl >") end
dict["else"] = function() mf(" BRANCH tolbl > lbl: <2") end
dict["then"] = function() mf("lbl: <1") end