@@ -316,9 +316,14 @@ parse(char *w, FILE *f)

 		if(!writeshort(0xffff, 1)) return 0;

 		break;

 	case ':': /* raw short absolute */

+	case '=':

 		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);

 		if(!writeshort(0xffff, 0)) return 0;

 		break;

+	case '-': /* raw byte absolute */

+		makereference(p.scope, w, p.ptr);

+		if(!writebyte(0xff)) return 0;

+		break;

 	case '"': /* raw string */

 		i = 0;

 		while((c = w[++i]))

@@ -375,6 +380,7 @@ resolve(void)

 			l->refs++;

 			break;

 		case ';':

+		case '=':

 			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))

 				return error("Unknown absolute reference", r->name);

 			p.data[r->addr + 1] = l->addr >> 0x8;

@@ -384,10 +390,16 @@ resolve(void)

 		case ':':

 			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))

 				return error("Unknown absolute reference", r->name);

-			p.data[r->addr + 0] = l->addr >> 0x8;

+			p.data[r->addr] = l->addr >> 0x8;

 			p.data[r->addr + 1] = l->addr & 0xff;

 			l->refs++;

 			break;

+		case '-':

+			if(!(l = findlabel(r->name)))

+				return error("Unknown absolute reference", r->name);

+			p.data[r->addr] = l->addr & 0xff;

+			l->refs++;

+			break;

 		default:

 			return error("Unknown reference", r->name);

 		}