Labels

armasm syntax

A label is written as a symbol beginning in the first column. A label can appear either in a line on its own, or in a line with an instruction or directive. Whitespace separates the label from any following instruction or directive:

  MOV R0,#16
loop SUB R0,R0,#1 ; "loop" is a label
  CMP R0,#0
  BGT loop

GNU syntax

A label is written as a symbol that either begins in the first column, or has nothing but whitespace between the first column and the label. A label can appear either in a line on its own, or in a line with an instruction or directive. A colon ":" follows the label (whitespace is allowed between the label and the colon):

  MOV R0,#16
loop:               // "loop" label on its own line
  SUB R0,R0,#1
  CMP R0,#0
  BGT loop

  MOV R0,#16
loop: SUB R0,R0,#1  // "loop" label in a line with an instruction
  CMP R0,#0
  BGT loop