diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/generator_label.rb b/lib/asm/arm/generator_label.rb
index c5f9634d..47d23d88 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/generator_label.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/arm/generator_label.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ class Asm::Arm::GeneratorLabel < Asm::LabelObject
   def initialize(asm)
     @asm = asm
   end
+  def at pos
+    @position = pos
+  end
+  def length 
+    0
+  end
   def set!
     @asm.add_object self
   end
diff --git a/lib/asm/arm/instruction.rb b/lib/asm/arm/instruction.rb
index cb9b1e71..5affab7a 100644
--- a/lib/asm/arm/instruction.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/arm/instruction.rb
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ module Asm
             io << packed[0,3]
           elsif (arg.is_a?(Asm::LabelObject) or arg.is_a?(Asm::LabelRefNode))
             #not yet tested/supported
-            arg = @ast_asm.object_for_label(arg.label, self) if arg.is_a?(Asm::LabelRefNode)
-            as.add_relocation(io.tell, arg, Asm::Arm::R_ARM_PC24, RelocHandler)
+#            arg = @ast_asm.object_for_label(arg.label, self) if arg.is_a?(Asm::LabelRefNode)
+#            as.add_relocation(io.tell, arg, Asm::Arm::R_ARM_PC24, RelocHandler)
             #write 0 "for now" and let relocation happen
             io << "\x00\x00\x00"
           else
diff --git a/lib/asm/assembler.rb b/lib/asm/assembler.rb
index ac5f975c..bcbaff37 100644
--- a/lib/asm/assembler.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/assembler.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require_relative "relocation"
 
 module Asm
   ERRSTR_NUMERIC_TOO_LARGE = 'cannot fit numeric literal argument in operand'
@@ -7,11 +6,11 @@ module Asm
   class Assembler
     def initialize
       @objects = []
-      @position = 0
+      @position = -1 # marks not set
       @label_objects = []
       @relocations = []
     end
-    attr_reader :relocations, :objects
+    attr_reader :relocations, :objects , :position
 
     def add_object(obj)
       obj.at(@position)
@@ -19,28 +18,45 @@ module Asm
       @objects << obj
     end
     
-    def add_relocation(*args)
-      reloc = Asm::Relocation.new(*args)
-      #raise "reloc #{reloc.inspect}"
-      @relocations << reloc
-    end
 
     def assemble(io)
       @objects.each do |obj|
         obj.assemble io, self
       end
-
-      @relocations.delete_if do |reloc|
-        io.seek reloc.position
-        #puts "reloc #{reloc.inspect}"
-        if (reloc.label.extern?)
-          reloc.handler.call(io, io.tell, reloc.type)
-        else
-          reloc.handler.call(io, reloc.label.address, reloc.type)
-        end
-        not reloc.label.extern?
-      end
     end
   end
+
+#  class Relocation
+#    def initialize(pos, label, type, handler)
+#      @position = pos
+#      @label = label
+#      @type = type
+#      @handler = handler
+#    end
+#    attr_reader :position, :label, :type, :handler
+#  end
+
+#old assemble function
+#def assemble(io)
+#  @objects.each do |obj|
+#    obj.assemble io, self
+#  end
+#  @relocations.delete_if do |reloc|
+#    io.seek reloc.position
+#    #puts "reloc #{reloc.inspect}"
+#    if (reloc.label.extern?)
+#      reloc.handler.call(io, io.tell, reloc.type)
+#    else
+#      reloc.handler.call(io, reloc.label.address, reloc.type)
+#    end
+#   not reloc.label.extern?
+   #end  
+#end
+#def add_relocation(*args)
+#  reloc = Asm::Relocation.new(*args)
+#  #raise "reloc #{reloc.inspect}"
+#  @relocations << reloc
+#end
+
 end
 
diff --git a/lib/asm/object_writer.rb b/lib/asm/object_writer.rb
index 7cfd4df9..04793d5b 100644
--- a/lib/asm/object_writer.rb
+++ b/lib/asm/object_writer.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ module Asm
       @text = Elf::TextSection.new(".text")
       @object.add_section @text
 
-      @reloc_table = Elf::RelocationTableSection.new(".text.rel", @symbol_table, @text)
-      @object.add_section @reloc_table
+#      @reloc_table = Elf::RelocationTableSection.new(".text.rel", @symbol_table, @text)
+#      @object.add_section @reloc_table
     end
 
     def set_text(text)
@@ -31,22 +31,19 @@ module Asm
       @symbol_table.add_func_symbol name, offset, @text, linkage
     end
 
-    def add_reloc_symbol(name)
-      @symbol_table.add_func_symbol name, 0, nil, Elf::Constants::STB_GLOBAL
-    end
+#   def add_reloc_symbol(name)
+#      @symbol_table.add_func_symbol name, 0, nil, Elf::Constants::STB_GLOBAL
+#    end
 
-    def add_reloc(offset, label, type)
-      @reloc_table.add_reloc offset, label, type
-    end
+#    def add_reloc(offset, label, type)
+#      @reloc_table.add_reloc offset, label, type
+#    end
 
     def save(filename)
-      File.open(filename, 'wb') { |fp|
-        write fp
-      }
+      to = File.open(filename, 'wb') 
+      @object.write to
+      to.close
     end
 
-    def write(io)
-      @object.write io
-    end
   end
 end
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diff --git a/lib/asm/relocation.rb b/lib/asm/relocation.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index a0383c9c..00000000
--- a/lib/asm/relocation.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-module Asm
-  class Relocation
-    def initialize(pos, label, type, handler)
-      @position = pos
-      @label = label
-      @type = type
-      @handler = handler
-    end
-    attr_reader :position, :label, :type, :handler
-  end
-  
-end
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