diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/AsmGen.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/AsmGen.kt
index 6bcc94c8b..5eedd665a 100644
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/AsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/AsmGen.kt
@@ -25,20 +25,18 @@ class AsmGen(internal val program: Program,
 
     internal val optimizedByteMultiplications = setOf(3,5,6,7,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,20,25,40,50,80,100)
     internal val optimizedWordMultiplications = setOf(3,5,6,7,9,10,12,15,20,25,40,50,80,100,320,640)
-    internal val zeropage = options.compTarget.machine.zeropage
-    internal val globalFloatConsts = mutableMapOf<Double, String>()     // all float values in the entire program (value -> varname)
     internal val loopEndLabels = ArrayDeque<String>()
-    private val memorySlabs = mutableMapOf<String, Pair<UInt, UInt>>()
+    private val zeropage = options.compTarget.machine.zeropage
+    private val allocator = VariableAllocator(variables, errors)
     private val assemblyLines = mutableListOf<String>()
     private val breakpointLabels = mutableListOf<String>()
-    private val forloopsAsmGen = ForLoopsAsmGen(program, this)
+    private val forloopsAsmGen = ForLoopsAsmGen(program, this, zeropage)
     private val postincrdecrAsmGen = PostIncrDecrAsmGen(program, this)
     private val functioncallAsmGen = FunctionCallAsmGen(program, this)
-    private val expressionsAsmGen = ExpressionsAsmGen(program, this, functioncallAsmGen)
-    private val assignmentAsmGen = AssignmentAsmGen(program, this)
-    private val builtinFunctionsAsmGen = BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(program, this, assignmentAsmGen)
-    private val programGen = ProgramGen(program, variables, options, errors, functioncallAsmGen, this)
-    internal val allMemorySlabs: Map<String, Pair<UInt, UInt>> = memorySlabs
+    private val expressionsAsmGen = ExpressionsAsmGen(program, this, allocator)
+    private val programGen = ProgramGen(program, variables, options, errors, functioncallAsmGen, this, allocator, zeropage)
+    private val assignmentAsmGen = AssignmentAsmGen(program, this, allocator)
+    private val builtinFunctionsAsmGen = BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(program, this, assignmentAsmGen, allocator)
 
     override fun compileToAssembly(): IAssemblyProgram? {
         assemblyLines.clear()
@@ -66,11 +64,6 @@ class AsmGen(internal val program: Program,
         }
     }
 
-    internal fun getMemorySlab(name: String) = memorySlabs[name]
-    internal fun allocateMemorySlab(name: String, size: UInt, align: UInt) {
-        memorySlabs[name] = Pair(size, align)
-    }
-
     internal fun isTargetCpu(cpu: CpuType) = options.compTarget.machine.cpu == cpu
     internal fun haveFPWRcall() = options.compTarget.name=="cx16"
 
@@ -101,16 +94,6 @@ class AsmGen(internal val program: Program,
         } else assemblyLines.add(fragment)
     }
 
-    internal fun getFloatAsmConst(number: Double): String {
-        val asmName = globalFloatConsts[number]
-        if(asmName!=null)
-            return asmName
-
-        val newName = "prog8_float_const_${globalFloatConsts.size}"
-        globalFloatConsts[number] = newName
-        return newName
-    }
-
     fun asmSymbolName(regs: RegisterOrPair): String =
         if (regs in Cx16VirtualRegisters)
             "cx16." + regs.toString().lowercase()
@@ -247,11 +230,11 @@ class AsmGen(internal val program: Program,
                 }
                 CpuRegister.X -> {
                     out("  stx  prog8_regsaveX")
-                    scope.asmGenInfo.usedRegsaveX = true
+                    allocator.subroutineExtra(scope).usedRegsaveX = true
                 }
                 CpuRegister.Y -> {
                     out("  sty  prog8_regsaveY")
-                    scope.asmGenInfo.usedRegsaveY = true
+                    allocator.subroutineExtra(scope).usedRegsaveY = true
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -756,7 +739,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
     }
 
     private fun createRepeatCounterVar(dt: DataType, preferZeropage: Boolean, stmt: RepeatLoop): String {
-        val asmInfo = stmt.definingSubroutine!!.asmGenInfo
+        val asmInfo = allocator.subroutineExtra(stmt.definingSubroutine!!)
         var parent = stmt.parent
         while(parent !is ParentSentinel) {
             if(parent is RepeatLoop)
@@ -1443,7 +1426,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
         }
         else if(left is IdentifierReference && rightConstVal!=null) {
             val leftName = asmVariableName(left)
-            val rightName = getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
+            val rightName = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
             out("""
                 lda  #<$rightName
                 ldy  #>$rightName
@@ -1468,7 +1451,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
                 beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel""")
         } else {
             val subroutine = left.definingSubroutine!!
-            subroutine.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
+            allocator.subroutineExtra(subroutine).usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
             assignExpressionToVariable(right, subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1, DataType.FLOAT, subroutine)
             assignExpressionToRegister(left, RegisterOrPair.FAC1)
             out("""
@@ -1488,7 +1471,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
         }
         else if(left is IdentifierReference && rightConstVal!=null) {
             val leftName = asmVariableName(left)
-            val rightName = getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
+            val rightName = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
             out("""
                 lda  #<$rightName
                 ldy  #>$rightName
@@ -1513,7 +1496,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
                 beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel""")
         } else {
             val subroutine = left.definingSubroutine!!
-            subroutine.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
+            allocator.subroutineExtra(subroutine).usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
             assignExpressionToVariable(right, subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1, DataType.FLOAT, subroutine)
             assignExpressionToRegister(left, RegisterOrPair.FAC1)
             out("""
@@ -1530,7 +1513,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
         }
         else if(left is IdentifierReference && rightConstVal!=null) {
             val leftName = asmVariableName(left)
-            val rightName = getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
+            val rightName = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
             out("""
                 lda  #<$leftName
                 ldy  #>$leftName
@@ -1558,7 +1541,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
                 beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel""")
         } else {
             val subroutine = left.definingSubroutine!!
-            subroutine.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
+            allocator.subroutineExtra(subroutine).usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
             assignExpressionToVariable(right, subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1, DataType.FLOAT, subroutine)
             assignExpressionToRegister(left, RegisterOrPair.FAC1)
             out("""
@@ -1575,7 +1558,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
         }
         else if(left is IdentifierReference && rightConstVal!=null) {
             val leftName = asmVariableName(left)
-            val rightName = getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
+            val rightName = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
             out("""
                 lda  #<$leftName
                 ldy  #>$leftName
@@ -1603,7 +1586,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
                 beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel""")
         } else {
             val subroutine = left.definingSubroutine!!
-            subroutine.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
+            allocator.subroutineExtra(subroutine).usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
             assignExpressionToVariable(right, subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1, DataType.FLOAT, subroutine)
             assignExpressionToRegister(left, RegisterOrPair.FAC1)
             out("""
@@ -2518,7 +2501,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
         }
         else if(left is IdentifierReference && rightConstVal!=null) {
             val leftName = asmVariableName(left)
-            val rightName = getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
+            val rightName = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
             out("""
                 lda  #<$leftName
                 ldy  #>$leftName
@@ -2543,7 +2526,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
                 beq  $jumpIfFalseLabel""")
         } else {
             val subroutine = left.definingSubroutine!!
-            subroutine.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
+            allocator.subroutineExtra(subroutine).usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
             assignExpressionToVariable(right, subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1, DataType.FLOAT, subroutine)
             assignExpressionToRegister(left, RegisterOrPair.FAC1)
             out("""
@@ -2603,7 +2586,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
         }
         else if(left is IdentifierReference && rightConstVal!=null) {
             val leftName = asmVariableName(left)
-            val rightName = getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
+            val rightName = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(rightConstVal.number)
             out("""
                 lda  #<$leftName
                 ldy  #>$leftName
@@ -2628,7 +2611,7 @@ $repeatLabel    lda  $counterVar
                 bne  $jumpIfFalseLabel""")
         } else {
             val subroutine = left.definingSubroutine!!
-            subroutine.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
+            allocator.subroutineExtra(subroutine).usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = true
             assignExpressionToVariable(right, subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1, DataType.FLOAT, subroutine)
             assignExpressionToRegister(left, RegisterOrPair.FAC1)
             out("""
diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen.kt
index 0441deabb..277209f82 100644
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen.kt
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ import prog8.compilerinterface.CpuType
 import prog8.compilerinterface.FSignature
 
 
-internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen: AsmGen, private val assignAsmGen: AssignmentAsmGen) {
+internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: Program,
+                                      private val asmgen: AsmGen,
+                                      private val assignAsmGen: AssignmentAsmGen,
+                                      private val allocations: VariableAllocator) {
 
     internal fun translateFunctioncallExpression(fcall: FunctionCallExpression, func: FSignature, resultToStack: Boolean, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?) {
         translateFunctioncall(fcall, func, discardResult = false, resultToStack = resultToStack, resultRegister = resultRegister)
@@ -454,7 +457,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val
         val size = (fcall.args[1] as NumericLiteralValue).number.toUInt()
         val align = (fcall.args[2] as NumericLiteralValue).number.toUInt()
 
-        val existing = asmgen.getMemorySlab(name)
+        val existing = allocations.getMemorySlab(name)
         if(existing!=null && (existing.first!=size || existing.second!=align))
             throw AssemblyError("memory slab '$name' already exists with a different size or alignment at ${fcall.position}")
 
@@ -468,7 +471,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val
                 AsmAssignTarget.fromRegisters(resultRegister ?: RegisterOrPair.AY, false, null, program, asmgen)
         val assign = AsmAssignment(src, target, false, program.memsizer, fcall.position)
         asmgen.translateNormalAssignment(assign)
-        asmgen.allocateMemorySlab(name, size, align)
+        allocations.allocateMemorySlab(name, size, align)
     }
 
     private fun funcSqrt16(fcall: IFunctionCall, func: FSignature, resultToStack: Boolean, resultRegister: RegisterOrPair?, scope: Subroutine?) {
@@ -1715,7 +1718,7 @@ internal class BuiltinFunctionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val
                     if(scope==null)
                         throw AssemblyError("cannot use float arguments outside of a subroutine scope")
 
-                    scope.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar2 = true
+                    allocations.subroutineExtra(scope).usedFloatEvalResultVar2 = true
                     val variable = IdentifierReference(listOf(subroutineFloatEvalResultVar2), value.position)
                     val addr = AddressOf(variable, value.position)
                     addr.linkParents(value)
diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt
index 3473feae1..f57e60ccf 100644
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ExpressionsAsmGen.kt
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ import prog8.compilerinterface.BuiltinFunctions
 import prog8.compilerinterface.CpuType
 import kotlin.math.absoluteValue
 
-internal class ExpressionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen: AsmGen, private val functioncallAsmGen: FunctionCallAsmGen) {
+internal class ExpressionsAsmGen(private val program: Program,
+                                 private val asmgen: AsmGen,
+                                 private val allocator: VariableAllocator) {
 
     @Deprecated("avoid calling this as it generates slow evalstack based code")
     internal fun translateExpression(expression:Expression) {
@@ -223,7 +225,7 @@ internal class ExpressionsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmge
                 dex
             """)
             DataType.FLOAT -> {
-                val floatConst = asmgen.getFloatAsmConst(expr.number)
+                val floatConst = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(expr.number)
                 asmgen.out(" lda  #<$floatConst |  ldy  #>$floatConst |  jsr  floats.push_float")
             }
             else -> throw AssemblyError("weird type")
diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
index 14a1a2b0a..aabe7f7e6 100644
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ForLoopsAsmGen.kt
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import prog8.ast.expressions.RangeExpression
 import prog8.ast.statements.ForLoop
 import prog8.ast.toHex
 import prog8.compilerinterface.AssemblyError
+import prog8.compilerinterface.Zeropage
 import kotlin.math.absoluteValue
 
-internal class ForLoopsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen: AsmGen) {
+internal class ForLoopsAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen: AsmGen, private val zeropage: Zeropage) {
 
     internal fun translate(stmt: ForLoop) {
         val iterableDt = stmt.iterable.inferType(program)
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ $loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
                 }
                 if(length>=16) {
                     // allocate index var on ZP if possible
-                    val result = asmgen.zeropage.allocate(listOf(indexVar), DataType.UBYTE, null, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
+                    val result = zeropage.allocate(listOf(indexVar), DataType.UBYTE, null, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
                     result.fold(
                         success = { (address,_)-> asmgen.out("""$indexVar = $address  ; auto zp UBYTE""") },
                         failure = { asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0") }
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ $loopLabel          sty  $indexVar
                 }
                 if(length>=16) {
                     // allocate index var on ZP if possible
-                    val result = asmgen.zeropage.allocate(listOf(indexVar), DataType.UBYTE, null, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
+                    val result = zeropage.allocate(listOf(indexVar), DataType.UBYTE, null, null, stmt.position, asmgen.errors)
                     result.fold(
                         success = { (address,_)-> asmgen.out("""$indexVar = $address  ; auto zp UBYTE""") },
                         failure = { asmgen.out("$indexVar    .byte  0") }
diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ProgramGen.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ProgramGen.kt
index e08b5daed..b082526a9 100644
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ProgramGen.kt
+++ b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/ProgramGen.kt
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
 
 import com.github.michaelbull.result.fold
 import prog8.ast.IFunctionCall
-import prog8.ast.IStatementContainer
 import prog8.ast.Program
 import prog8.ast.antlr.escape
 import prog8.ast.base.*
@@ -23,11 +22,11 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
     val options: CompilationOptions,
     val errors: IErrorReporter,
     private val functioncallAsmGen: FunctionCallAsmGen,
-    private val asmgen: AsmGen
+    private val asmgen: AsmGen,
+    private val allocator: VariableAllocator,
+    private val zeropage: Zeropage
 ) {
     private val compTarget = options.compTarget
-    private val removals = mutableListOf<Pair<Statement, IStatementContainer>>()
-    private val allocation = VariableAllocation(variables, errors)
     private val callGraph = CallGraph(program)
     private val blockVariableInitializers = program.allBlocks.associateWith { it.statements.filterIsInstance<Assignment>() }
 
@@ -40,15 +39,9 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
         if(allBlocks.first().name != "main")
             throw AssemblyError("first block should be 'main'")
 
-        allocation.allocateAllZeropageVariables(options)
+        allocator.allocateZeropageVariables(options)
         if(errors.noErrors())  {
             program.allBlocks.forEach { block2asm(it) }
-
-            for(removal in removals.toList()) {
-                removal.second.remove(removal.first)
-                removals.remove(removal)
-            }
-
             memorySlabs()
             footer()
         }
@@ -74,7 +67,7 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
                 compTarget.machine.BASIC_LOAD_ADDRESS else compTarget.machine.RAW_LOAD_ADDRESS
 
         // the global prog8 variables needed
-        val zp = compTarget.machine.zeropage
+        val zp = zeropage
         asmgen.out("P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1 = ${zp.SCRATCH_B1}")
         asmgen.out("P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG = ${zp.SCRATCH_REG}")
         asmgen.out("P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1 = ${zp.SCRATCH_W1}    ; word")
@@ -134,7 +127,7 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
     private fun memorySlabs() {
         asmgen.out("; memory slabs")
         asmgen.out("prog8_slabs\t.block")
-        for((name, info) in asmgen.allMemorySlabs) {
+        for((name, info) in allocator.memorySlabs) {
             if(info.second>1u)
                 asmgen.out("\t.align  ${info.second.toHex()}")
             asmgen.out("$name\t.fill  ${info.first}")
@@ -145,20 +138,17 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
     private fun footer() {
         // the global list of all floating point constants for the whole program
         asmgen.out("; global float constants")
-        for (flt in asmgen.globalFloatConsts) {
+        for (flt in allocator.globalFloatConsts) {
             val floatFill = compTarget.machine.getFloat(flt.key).makeFloatFillAsm()
             val floatvalue = flt.key
             asmgen.out("${flt.value}\t.byte  $floatFill  ; float $floatvalue")
         }
+
+        // program end
         asmgen.out("prog8_program_end\t; end of program label for progend()")
     }
 
     private fun block2asm(block: Block) {
-        // no longer output the initialization assignments as regular statements in the block,
-        // they will be part of the prog8_init_vars init routine generated below.
-        val initializers = blockVariableInitializers.getValue(block)
-        val statements = block.statements.filterNot { it in initializers }
-
         asmgen.out("\n\n; ---- block: '${block.name}' ----")
         if(block.address!=null)
             asmgen.out("* = ${block.address!!.toHex()}")
@@ -172,18 +162,25 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
         asmgen.out("${block.name}\t" + (if("force_output" in block.options()) ".block\n" else ".proc\n"))
 
         asmgen.outputSourceLine(block)
-        zeropagevars2asm(statements, block)
-        memdefs2asm(statements, block)
-        vardecls2asm(statements, block)
 
-        statements.asSequence().filterIsInstance<VarDecl>().forEach {
+        val vardecls = block.statements.filterIsInstance<VarDecl>()
+        zeropagevars2asm(vardecls, block)
+        memdefs2asmVars(vardecls, block)
+        memdefs2asmAsmsubs(block.statements.filterIsInstance<Subroutine>(), block)
+        vardecls2asm(vardecls, block)
+
+        vardecls.forEach {
             if(it.type== VarDeclType.VAR && it.datatype in NumericDatatypes)
                 it.value=null  // make sure every var has no init value any longer (could be set due to 'noreinit' option) because initialization is done via explicit assignment
         }
 
         asmgen.out("\n; subroutines in this block")
 
-        // first translate regular statements, and then put the subroutines at the end.
+        // First translate regular statements, and then put the subroutines at the end.
+        // (regular statements = everything except the initialization assignments;
+        // these will be part of the prog8_init_vars init routine generated below)
+        val initializers = blockVariableInitializers.getValue(block)
+        val statements = block.statements.filterNot { it in initializers }
         val (subroutine, stmts) = statements.partition { it is Subroutine }
         stmts.forEach { asmgen.translate(it) }
         subroutine.forEach { asmgen.translate(it) }
@@ -228,8 +225,10 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
         } else {
             // regular subroutine
             asmgen.out("${sub.name}\t.proc")
-            zeropagevars2asm(sub.statements, null)
-            memdefs2asm(sub.statements, null)
+            val vardecls = sub.statements.filterIsInstance<VarDecl>()
+            zeropagevars2asm(vardecls, null)
+            memdefs2asmVars(vardecls, null)
+            memdefs2asmAsmsubs(sub.statements.filterIsInstance<Subroutine>(), null)
 
             // the main.start subroutine is the program's entrypoint and should perform some initialization logic
             if(sub.name=="start" && sub.definingBlock.name=="main")
@@ -259,15 +258,9 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
                 sub.statements.forEach { asmgen.translate(it) }
             }
 
-            for(removal in removals.toList()) {
-                if(removal.second==sub) {
-                    removal.second.remove(removal.first)
-                    removals.remove(removal)
-                }
-            }
-
             asmgen.out("; variables")
-            for((dt, name, addr) in sub.asmGenInfo.extraVars) {
+            val asmGenInfo = allocator.subroutineExtra(sub)
+            for((dt, name, addr) in asmGenInfo.extraVars) {
                 if(addr!=null)
                     asmgen.out("$name = $addr")
                 else when(dt) {
@@ -276,17 +269,17 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
                     else -> throw AssemblyError("weird dt")
                 }
             }
-            if(sub.asmGenInfo.usedRegsaveA)      // will probably never occur
+            if(asmGenInfo.usedRegsaveA)      // will probably never occur
                 asmgen.out("prog8_regsaveA     .byte  0")
-            if(sub.asmGenInfo.usedRegsaveX)
+            if(asmGenInfo.usedRegsaveX)
                 asmgen.out("prog8_regsaveX     .byte  0")
-            if(sub.asmGenInfo.usedRegsaveY)
+            if(asmGenInfo.usedRegsaveY)
                 asmgen.out("prog8_regsaveY     .byte  0")
-            if(sub.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1)
+            if(asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar1)
                 asmgen.out("$subroutineFloatEvalResultVar1    .byte  0,0,0,0,0")
-            if(sub.asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar2)
+            if(asmGenInfo.usedFloatEvalResultVar2)
                 asmgen.out("$subroutineFloatEvalResultVar2    .byte  0,0,0,0,0")
-            vardecls2asm(sub.statements, null)
+            vardecls2asm(vardecls, null)
             asmgen.out("  .pend\n")
         }
     }
@@ -301,9 +294,10 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
             }
         }
 
+        val zp = zeropage
         // string and array variables in zeropage that have initializer value, should be initialized
-        val stringVarsWithInitInZp = asmgen.zeropage.variables.filter { it.value.dt==DataType.STR && it.value.initialStringValue!=null }
-        val arrayVarsWithInitInZp = asmgen.zeropage.variables.filter { it.value.dt in ArrayDatatypes && it.value.initialArrayValue!=null }
+        val stringVarsWithInitInZp = zp.variables.filter { it.value.dt==DataType.STR && it.value.initialStringValue!=null }
+        val arrayVarsWithInitInZp = zp.variables.filter { it.value.dt in ArrayDatatypes && it.value.initialArrayValue!=null }
         if(stringVarsWithInitInZp.isNotEmpty() || arrayVarsWithInitInZp.isNotEmpty()) {
             asmgen.out("; zp str and array initializations")
             stringVarsWithInitInZp.forEach {
@@ -355,21 +349,23 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
                     clc""")
     }
 
-    private fun zeropagevars2asm(statements: List<Statement>, inBlock: Block?) {
+    private fun zeropagevars2asm(vardecls: List<VarDecl>, inBlock: Block?) {
+        val zp = zeropage
         asmgen.out("; vars allocated on zeropage")
-        val variables = statements.asSequence().filterIsInstance<VarDecl>().filter { it.type==VarDeclType.VAR }
+        val variables = vardecls.filter { it.type==VarDeclType.VAR }
         val blockname = inBlock?.name
         for(variable in variables) {
             if(blockname=="prog8_lib" && variable.name.startsWith("P8ZP_SCRATCH_"))
                 continue       // the "hooks" to the temp vars are not generated as new variables
             val scopedName = variable.scopedName
-            val zpAlloc = asmgen.zeropage.variables[scopedName]
+            val zpAlloc = zp.variables[scopedName]
             if (zpAlloc == null) {
+                // TODO NO LONGER ALLOCATE HERE, IT'S ALL BEEN DONE IN THE VARIABLEALLOCATOR ALREADY
                 // This var is not on the ZP yet. Attempt to move it there if it's an integer type
                 if(variable.zeropage != ZeropageWish.NOT_IN_ZEROPAGE &&
                     variable.datatype in IntegerDatatypes
                     && options.zeropage != ZeropageType.DONTUSE) {
-                    val result = asmgen.zeropage.allocate(scopedName, variable.datatype, null, null, null, errors)
+                    val result = zp.allocate(scopedName, variable.datatype, null, null, null, errors)
                     errors.report()
                     result.fold(
                         success = { (address, _) -> asmgen.out("${variable.name} = $address\t; zp ${variable.datatype}") },
@@ -486,37 +482,39 @@ internal class ProgramGen(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun memdefs2asm(statements: List<Statement>, inBlock: Block?) {
+    private fun memdefs2asmVars(vardecls: List<VarDecl>, inBlock: Block?) {
         val blockname = inBlock?.name
-
         asmgen.out("\n; memdefs and kernal subroutines")
-        val memvars = statements.asSequence().filterIsInstance<VarDecl>().filter { it.type==VarDeclType.MEMORY || it.type==VarDeclType.CONST }
-        for(m in memvars) {
-            if(blockname!="prog8_lib" || !m.name.startsWith("P8ZP_SCRATCH_"))      // the "hooks" to the temp vars are not generated as new variables
-                if(m.value is NumericLiteralValue)
-                    asmgen.out("  ${m.name} = ${(m.value as NumericLiteralValue).number.toHex()}")
-                else
-                    asmgen.out("  ${m.name} = ${asmgen.asmVariableName((m.value as AddressOf).identifier)}")
-        }
-        val asmSubs = statements.asSequence().filterIsInstance<Subroutine>().filter { it.isAsmSubroutine }
-        for(sub in asmSubs) {
-            val addr = sub.asmAddress
-            if(addr!=null) {
-                if(sub.statements.isNotEmpty())
-                    throw AssemblyError("kernal subroutine cannot have statements")
-                asmgen.out("  ${sub.name} = ${addr.toHex()}")
+        vardecls
+            .filter { it.type==VarDeclType.MEMORY || it.type==VarDeclType.CONST }
+            .forEach { mv ->
+                if(blockname!="prog8_lib" || !mv.name.startsWith("P8ZP_SCRATCH_"))      // the "hooks" to the temp vars are not generated as new variables
+                    if(mv.value is NumericLiteralValue)
+                        asmgen.out("  ${mv.name} = ${(mv.value as NumericLiteralValue).number.toHex()}")
+                    else
+                        asmgen.out("  ${mv.name} = ${asmgen.asmVariableName((mv.value as AddressOf).identifier)}")
             }
-        }
     }
 
-    private fun vardecls2asm(statements: List<Statement>, inBlock: Block?) {
+    private fun memdefs2asmAsmsubs(subroutines: List<Subroutine>, inBlock: Block?) {
+        subroutines
+            .filter { it.isAsmSubroutine }
+            .forEach { sub->
+                val addr = sub.asmAddress
+                if(addr!=null) {
+                    if(sub.statements.isNotEmpty())
+                        throw AssemblyError("kernal subroutine cannot have statements")
+                    asmgen.out("  ${sub.name} = ${addr.toHex()}")
+                }
+            }
+    }
+
+    private fun vardecls2asm(vardecls: List<VarDecl>, inBlock: Block?) {
         asmgen.out("\n; non-zeropage variables")
-        val vars = statements.asSequence()
-            .filterIsInstance<VarDecl>()
-            .filter {
+        val vars = vardecls.filter {
                 it.type==VarDeclType.VAR
                         && it.zeropage!= ZeropageWish.REQUIRE_ZEROPAGE
-                        && it.scopedName !in asmgen.zeropage.variables
+                        && it.scopedName !in zeropage.variables
             }
 
         vars.filter { it.datatype == DataType.STR && shouldActuallyOutputStringVar(it) }
diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/VariableAllocation.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/VariableAllocation.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index 6830de481..000000000
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/VariableAllocation.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
-
-import com.github.michaelbull.result.onFailure
-import prog8.ast.base.ArrayDatatypes
-import prog8.ast.base.DataType
-import prog8.ast.expressions.StringLiteralValue
-import prog8.ast.statements.ZeropageWish
-import prog8.compilerinterface.CompilationOptions
-import prog8.compilerinterface.IErrorReporter
-import prog8.compilerinterface.IVariablesAndConsts
-import prog8.compilerinterface.ZeropageType
-
-
-internal class VariableAllocation(val vars: IVariablesAndConsts, val errors: IErrorReporter) {
-
-    fun allocateAllZeropageVariables(options: CompilationOptions) {
-        if(options.zeropage== ZeropageType.DONTUSE)
-            return
-
-        val allVariables = (
-                vars.blockVars.asSequence().flatMap { it.value }.map {it.origVar to it.origVar.scopedName} +
-                vars.subroutineVars.asSequence().flatMap { it.value }.map {it.origVar to it.origVar.scopedName})
-            .toList()
-                // TODO now some HACKS to get rid of some unused vars in Petaxian - otherwise the executable gets larger than $45e8
-            .filterNot { it.second.last() == "tbl" }   // TODO HACK -- NOT REALLY NECESSARY, BUT OLD CallGraph DIDN'T CONTAIN IT EITHER
-            .filterNot { it.second.last() in setOf("retval_interm_w",  "retval_interm_b", "retval_interm_w2", "retval_interm_b2") }   // TODO HACK TO REMOVE THESE UNUSED VARS
-
-        val varsRequiringZp = allVariables
-            .filter { it.first.zeropage== ZeropageWish.REQUIRE_ZEROPAGE }
-        val varsPreferringZp = allVariables
-            .filter { it.first.zeropage== ZeropageWish.PREFER_ZEROPAGE }
-            .sortedBy { options.compTarget.memorySize(it.first.datatype) }      // allocate the smallest DT first
-
-/*
-        // OLD CODE CHECKING:
-        if(true) {
-            val allVariablesFoundInCallgraph = callGraphForCheck.allIdentifiers.asSequence()
-                .map { it.value }
-                .filterIsInstance<VarDecl>()
-                .filter { it.type == VarDeclType.VAR && it.origin != VarDeclOrigin.SUBROUTINEPARAM }
-                .map { it.name to it.position }
-                .toSet()
-            val newAllVars = (vars.blockVars.flatMap { it.value }
-                .map { it.name to it.position } + vars.subroutineVars.flatMap { it.value }
-                .map { it.name to it.position }).toSet()
-            val extraVarsInCallgraph = allVariablesFoundInCallgraph - newAllVars
-            val extraVarsInNew = newAllVars - allVariablesFoundInCallgraph
-
-            if (extraVarsInCallgraph.any() || extraVarsInNew.any()) {
-                println("EXTRA VARS IN CALLGRAPH: ${extraVarsInCallgraph.size}")
-                extraVarsInCallgraph.forEach {
-                    println("  $it")
-                }
-                println("EXTRA VARS IN VARIABLESOBJ: ${extraVarsInNew.size}")
-                extraVarsInNew.forEach {
-                    println("  $it")
-                }
-                //TODO("fix differences")
-            }
-        }
-*/
-
-        val zeropage = options.compTarget.machine.zeropage
-
-        for ((vardecl, scopedname) in varsRequiringZp) {
-            val numElements: Int? = when(vardecl.datatype) {
-                DataType.STR -> {
-                    (vardecl.value as StringLiteralValue).value.length
-                }
-                in ArrayDatatypes -> {
-                    vardecl.arraysize!!.constIndex()
-                }
-                else -> null
-            }
-            val result = zeropage.allocate(scopedname, vardecl.datatype, numElements, vardecl.value, vardecl.position, errors)
-            result.onFailure { errors.err(it.message!!, vardecl.position) }
-        }
-        if(errors.noErrors()) {
-            varsPreferringZp.forEach { (vardecl, scopedname) ->
-                val arraySize: Int? = when (vardecl.datatype) {
-                    DataType.STR -> {
-                        (vardecl.value as StringLiteralValue).value.length
-                    }
-                    in ArrayDatatypes -> {
-                        vardecl.arraysize!!.constIndex()
-                    }
-                    else -> null
-                }
-                zeropage.allocate(scopedname, vardecl.datatype, arraySize, vardecl.value, vardecl.position, errors)
-                //  no need to check for error, if there is one, just allocate in normal system ram later.
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/VariableAllocator.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/VariableAllocator.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..113640851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/VariableAllocator.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+package prog8.codegen.cpu6502
+
+import com.github.michaelbull.result.onFailure
+import prog8.ast.base.ArrayDatatypes
+import prog8.ast.base.DataType
+import prog8.ast.expressions.StringLiteralValue
+import prog8.ast.statements.Subroutine
+import prog8.ast.statements.VarDecl
+import prog8.ast.statements.ZeropageWish
+import prog8.compilerinterface.CompilationOptions
+import prog8.compilerinterface.IErrorReporter
+import prog8.compilerinterface.IVariablesAndConsts
+import prog8.compilerinterface.ZeropageType
+
+
+internal class VariableAllocator(val vars: IVariablesAndConsts, val errors: IErrorReporter) {
+
+    private val subroutineExtras = mutableMapOf<Subroutine, SubroutineExtraAsmInfo>()
+    private val memorySlabsInternal = mutableMapOf<String, Pair<UInt, UInt>>()
+    internal val memorySlabs: Map<String, Pair<UInt, UInt>> = memorySlabsInternal
+    internal val globalFloatConsts = mutableMapOf<Double, String>()     // all float values in the entire program (value -> varname)
+
+    internal fun getMemorySlab(name: String) = memorySlabsInternal[name]
+    internal fun allocateMemorySlab(name: String, size: UInt, align: UInt) {
+        memorySlabsInternal[name] = Pair(size, align)
+    }
+
+    fun allocateZeropageVariables(options: CompilationOptions) {
+        if(options.zeropage== ZeropageType.DONTUSE)
+            return
+
+        val allVariables = (
+                vars.blockVars.asSequence().flatMap { it.value }.map {it.origVar to it.origVar.scopedName} +
+                vars.subroutineVars.asSequence().flatMap { it.value }.map {it.origVar to it.origVar.scopedName})
+            .toList()
+                // TODO now some HACKS to get rid of some unused vars in Petaxian - otherwise the executable gets larger than $45e8
+            .filterNot { it.second.last() == "tbl" }   // TODO HACK -- NOT REALLY NECESSARY, BUT OLD CallGraph DIDN'T CONTAIN IT EITHER
+            .filterNot { it.second.last() in setOf("retval_interm_w",  "retval_interm_b", "retval_interm_w2", "retval_interm_b2") }   // TODO HACK TO REMOVE THESE UNUSED VARS
+
+        val varsRequiringZp = allVariables
+            .filter { it.first.zeropage == ZeropageWish.REQUIRE_ZEROPAGE }
+        val varsPreferringZp = allVariables
+            .filter { it.first.zeropage == ZeropageWish.PREFER_ZEROPAGE }
+            .sortedBy { options.compTarget.memorySize(it.first.datatype) }      // allocate the smallest DT first
+        val varsDontCare = allVariables
+            .filter { it.first.zeropage == ZeropageWish.DONTCARE }
+            .sortedBy { options.compTarget.memorySize(it.first.datatype) }      // allocate the smallest DT first
+
+/*
+        // OLD CODE CHECKING:
+        if(true) {
+            val allVariablesFoundInCallgraph = callGraphForCheck.allIdentifiers.asSequence()
+                .map { it.value }
+                .filterIsInstance<VarDecl>()
+                .filter { it.type == VarDeclType.VAR && it.origin != VarDeclOrigin.SUBROUTINEPARAM }
+                .map { it.name to it.position }
+                .toSet()
+            val newAllVars = (vars.blockVars.flatMap { it.value }
+                .map { it.name to it.position } + vars.subroutineVars.flatMap { it.value }
+                .map { it.name to it.position }).toSet()
+            val extraVarsInCallgraph = allVariablesFoundInCallgraph - newAllVars
+            val extraVarsInNew = newAllVars - allVariablesFoundInCallgraph
+
+            if (extraVarsInCallgraph.any() || extraVarsInNew.any()) {
+                println("EXTRA VARS IN CALLGRAPH: ${extraVarsInCallgraph.size}")
+                extraVarsInCallgraph.forEach {
+                    println("  $it")
+                }
+                println("EXTRA VARS IN VARIABLESOBJ: ${extraVarsInNew.size}")
+                extraVarsInNew.forEach {
+                    println("  $it")
+                }
+                //TODO("fix differences")
+            }
+        }
+*/
+
+        val zeropage = options.compTarget.machine.zeropage
+
+        fun numArrayElements(vardecl: VarDecl): Int? = when(vardecl.datatype) {
+            DataType.STR -> {
+                (vardecl.value as StringLiteralValue).value.length
+            }
+            in ArrayDatatypes -> {
+                vardecl.arraysize!!.constIndex()
+            }
+            else -> null
+        }
+
+        varsRequiringZp.forEach { (vardecl, scopedname) ->
+            val numElements = numArrayElements(vardecl)
+            val result = zeropage.allocate(scopedname, vardecl.datatype, numElements, vardecl.value, vardecl.position, errors)
+            result.onFailure { errors.err(it.message!!, vardecl.position) }
+        }
+
+        if(errors.noErrors()) {
+            varsPreferringZp.forEach { (vardecl, scopedname) ->
+                val numElements = numArrayElements(vardecl)
+                zeropage.allocate(scopedname, vardecl.datatype, numElements, vardecl.value, vardecl.position, errors)
+                //  no need to check for allocation error, if there is one, just allocate in normal system ram.
+            }
+
+            // TODO enable zp allocation here and remove it from other places
+//            if(errors.noErrors()) {
+//                varsDontCare.forEach { (vardecl, scopedname) ->
+//                    val numElements = numArrayElements(vardecl)
+//                    zeropage.allocate(scopedname, vardecl.datatype, numElements, vardecl.value, vardecl.position, errors)
+//                    //  no need to check for allocation error, if there is one, just allocate in normal system ram.
+//                }
+//            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    fun subroutineExtra(sub: Subroutine): SubroutineExtraAsmInfo {
+        var extra = subroutineExtras[sub]
+        return if(extra==null) {
+            extra = SubroutineExtraAsmInfo()
+            subroutineExtras[sub] = extra
+            extra
+        }
+        else
+            extra
+    }
+
+    fun getFloatAsmConst(number: Double): String {
+        val asmName = globalFloatConsts[number]
+        if(asmName!=null)
+            return asmName
+
+        val newName = "prog8_float_const_${globalFloatConsts.size}"
+        globalFloatConsts[number] = newName
+        return newName
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * This class contains various attributes that influence the assembly code generator.
+ * Conceptually it should be part of any INameScope.
+ * But because the resulting code only creates "real" scopes on a subroutine level,
+ * it's more consistent to only define these attributes on a Subroutine node.
+ */
+internal class SubroutineExtraAsmInfo {
+    var usedRegsaveA = false
+    var usedRegsaveX = false
+    var usedRegsaveY = false
+    var usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = false
+    var usedFloatEvalResultVar2 = false
+
+    val extraVars = mutableListOf<Triple<DataType, String, UInt?>>()
+}
diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
index 7f40e1364..3737e4b8a 100644
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AssignmentAsmGen.kt
@@ -6,15 +6,17 @@ import prog8.ast.expressions.*
 import prog8.ast.statements.*
 import prog8.ast.toHex
 import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.AsmGen
+import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.VariableAllocator
 import prog8.compilerinterface.AssemblyError
 import prog8.compilerinterface.BuiltinFunctions
 import prog8.compilerinterface.CpuType
 import prog8.compilerinterface.builtinFunctionReturnType
 
 
-internal class AssignmentAsmGen(private val program: Program, private val asmgen: AsmGen) {
-
-    private val augmentableAsmGen = AugmentableAssignmentAsmGen(program, this, asmgen)
+internal class AssignmentAsmGen(private val program: Program, 
+                                private val asmgen: AsmGen, 
+                                private val allocator: VariableAllocator) {
+    private val augmentableAsmGen = AugmentableAssignmentAsmGen(program, this, asmgen, allocator)
 
     fun translate(assignment: Assignment) {
         val target = AsmAssignTarget.fromAstAssignment(assignment, program, asmgen)
@@ -2119,7 +2121,7 @@ $containsLabel      lda  #1
                 }
                 TargetStorageKind.MEMORY -> throw AssemblyError("can't assign float to memory byte")
                 TargetStorageKind.REGISTER -> {
-                    val floatConst = asmgen.getFloatAsmConst(float)
+                    val floatConst = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(float)
                     when(target.register!!) {
                         RegisterOrPair.FAC1 -> asmgen.out("  lda  #<$floatConst  | ldy  #>$floatConst |  jsr  floats.MOVFM")
                         RegisterOrPair.FAC2 -> asmgen.out("  lda  #<$floatConst  | ldy  #>$floatConst |  jsr  floats.CONUPK")
@@ -2127,13 +2129,13 @@ $containsLabel      lda  #1
                     }
                 }
                 TargetStorageKind.STACK -> {
-                    val floatConst = asmgen.getFloatAsmConst(float)
+                    val floatConst = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(float)
                     asmgen.out(" lda  #<$floatConst |  ldy  #>$floatConst |  jsr  floats.push_float")
                 }
             }
         } else {
             // non-zero value
-            val constFloat = asmgen.getFloatAsmConst(float)
+            val constFloat = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(float)
             when(target.kind) {
                 TargetStorageKind.VARIABLE -> {
                     asmgen.out("""
@@ -2176,7 +2178,7 @@ $containsLabel      lda  #1
                 }
                 TargetStorageKind.MEMORY -> throw AssemblyError("can't assign float to memory byte")
                 TargetStorageKind.REGISTER -> {
-                    val floatConst = asmgen.getFloatAsmConst(float)
+                    val floatConst = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(float)
                     when(target.register!!) {
                         RegisterOrPair.FAC1 -> asmgen.out("  lda  #<$floatConst  | ldy  #>$floatConst |  jsr  floats.MOVFM")
                         RegisterOrPair.FAC2 -> asmgen.out("  lda  #<$floatConst  | ldy  #>$floatConst |  jsr  floats.CONUPK")
@@ -2184,7 +2186,7 @@ $containsLabel      lda  #1
                     }
                 }
                 TargetStorageKind.STACK -> {
-                    val floatConst = asmgen.getFloatAsmConst(float)
+                    val floatConst = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(float)
                     asmgen.out(" lda  #<$floatConst |  ldy  #>$floatConst |  jsr  floats.push_float")
                 }
             }
diff --git a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AugmentableAssignmentAsmGen.kt b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AugmentableAssignmentAsmGen.kt
index faba060a4..114ff28a6 100644
--- a/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AugmentableAssignmentAsmGen.kt
+++ b/codeGenCpu6502/src/prog8/codegen/cpu6502/assignment/AugmentableAssignmentAsmGen.kt
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ import prog8.ast.expressions.*
 import prog8.ast.statements.Subroutine
 import prog8.ast.toHex
 import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.AsmGen
+import prog8.codegen.cpu6502.VariableAllocator
 import prog8.compilerinterface.AssemblyError
 import prog8.compilerinterface.CpuType
 
 
 internal class AugmentableAssignmentAsmGen(private val program: Program,
                                            private val assignmentAsmGen: AssignmentAsmGen,
-                                           private val asmgen: AsmGen
+                                           private val asmgen: AsmGen,
+                                           private val allocator: VariableAllocator
 ) {
     fun translate(assign: AsmAssignment) {
         require(assign.isAugmentable)
@@ -1718,7 +1720,7 @@ internal class AugmentableAssignmentAsmGen(private val program: Program,
     }
 
     private fun inplaceModification_float_litval_to_variable(name: String, operator: String, value: Double, scope: Subroutine) {
-        val constValueName = asmgen.getFloatAsmConst(value)
+        val constValueName = allocator.getFloatAsmConst(value)
         asmgen.saveRegisterLocal(CpuRegister.X, scope)
         when (operator) {
             "**" -> {
diff --git a/compilerAst/res/prog8lib/math.asm b/compilerAst/res/prog8lib/math.asm
deleted file mode 100644
index 2638821fb..000000000
--- a/compilerAst/res/prog8lib/math.asm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-; just for tests - DISFUNCTIONAL!
-
-
-math_store_reg	.byte  0		; temporary storage
-
-
-multiply_bytes	.proc
-	; -- multiply 2 bytes A and Y, result as byte in A  (signed or unsigned)
-		sta  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1         ; num1
-		sty  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG        ; num2
-		lda  #0
-		beq  _enterloop
-_doAdd		clc
-		adc  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1
-_loop		asl  P8ZP_SCRATCH_B1
-_enterloop	lsr  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG
-		bcs  _doAdd
-		bne  _loop
-		rts
-		.pend
diff --git a/compilerAst/res/prog8lib/math.p8 b/compilerAst/res/prog8lib/math.p8
deleted file mode 100644
index 234079159..000000000
--- a/compilerAst/res/prog8lib/math.p8
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-; Internal Math library routines - always included by the compiler
-;
-; Written by Irmen de Jong (irmen@razorvine.net) - license: GNU GPL 3.0
-
-math {
-	%asminclude "library:math.asm"
-}
diff --git a/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt b/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt
index a1f82a419..40361d7f0 100644
--- a/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt
+++ b/compilerAst/src/prog8/ast/statements/AstStatements.kt
@@ -631,20 +631,6 @@ class AnonymousScope(override var statements: MutableList<Statement>,
     override fun accept(visitor: AstWalker, parent: Node) = visitor.visit(this, parent)
 }
 
-class AsmGenInfo {
-    // This class contains various attributes that influence the assembly code generator.
-    // Conceptually it should be part of any INameScope.
-    // But because the resulting code only creates "real" scopes on a subroutine level,
-    // it's more consistent to only define these attributes on a Subroutine node.
-    var usedRegsaveA = false
-    var usedRegsaveX = false
-    var usedRegsaveY = false
-    var usedFloatEvalResultVar1 = false
-    var usedFloatEvalResultVar2 = false
-
-    val extraVars = mutableListOf<Triple<DataType, String, UInt?>>()
-}
-
 // the subroutine class covers both the normal user-defined subroutines,
 // and also the predefined/ROM/register-based subroutines.
 // (multiple return types can only occur for the latter type)
@@ -677,8 +663,6 @@ class Subroutine(override val name: String,
     }
 
     override lateinit var parent: Node
-    val asmGenInfo = AsmGenInfo()
-
     override fun copy() = throw NotImplementedError("no support for duplicating a Subroutine")
 
     override fun linkParents(parent: Node) {
diff --git a/docs/source/todo.rst b/docs/source/todo.rst
index 90d8ac610..c1c026a27 100644
--- a/docs/source/todo.rst
+++ b/docs/source/todo.rst
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ TODO
 
 For next release
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+- programGen: don't generate variables from the VarDecl nodes, use allocator/zeropage tables
 - (newvaralloc) UnusedCodeRemover after(decl: VarDecl): fix that vars defined in a library can also safely be removed if unused. Currently this breaks programs such as textelite (due to diskio.save().end_address ?)
-- remove hacks in VariableAllocation
+- remove hacks in VariableAllocator
 
 
 Need help with