replace symbols with string literals and python script

12 files changed, 450 insertions, 71 deletions

diff --git a/include/variables.h b/include/variables.h
index 36293eeff9..5010961585 100644
--- a/include/variables.h
+++ b/include/variables.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ extern u8 i_item_lst[24];
 extern u8 lbl_80430188[16];
 extern u8 lbl_80379235[16];
 extern char lbl_80379234[0x64];
-extern char lbl_803739A0[0x310];
 extern u32 _sRumbleSupported;
 extern u8 lbl_803A2EF4;
 extern char lbl_803A2EE0[20];
@@ -14,23 +13,16 @@ extern u8 lbl_80450B19;
 // extern u8 lbl_80450588;
 // extern u8 lbl_804511B8;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B20;
-extern u8 lbl_80451A00;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B1C;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B28;
-extern u8 lbl_80451A04;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B24;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B28;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B30;
-extern u8 lbl_80451A08;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B2C;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B30;
-extern u8 lbl_80451A08;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B2C;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B2C;
-extern u8 lbl_80451A0C;
-extern u8 lbl_80451A10;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B2C;
-extern u8 lbl_80451A18;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B2C;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B1C;
 extern u8 lbl_80450B1C;
@@ -101,9 +93,6 @@ extern u32 lbl_80000028;
 #define OS_GLOBAL(T, ADDR) *((T*)((void*)ADDR))
 #define OS_GLOBAL_ADDR(T, ADDR) ((T*)((void*)ADDR))
 
-// func_802CEB40
-extern char lbl_8039CAD8[12];  // "JKRHeap.cpp"
-
 // func_802D147C
 extern void* lbl_803CC0F0;  // JKRDisposer::__vt
 
@@ -192,10 +181,6 @@ extern void* lbl_804513C4;             //  JKRThreadSwitch::mUserPostCallback
 
 extern char lbl_8039CFA8[1];  // 8039cfdc-0x34 "JKRThreadSwitch: currentHeap destroyed.\n"
 
-extern float lbl_80455FC0;   // JKernel::@934 = 100.0
-extern float lbl_80455FC4;   // JKernel::@935 = 1000.0
-extern double lbl_80455FC8;  // JKernel::@937 = 4.503599627370496E15
-
 class JKRDvdFile;
 extern JSUList<JKRDvdFile> sDvdList__10JKRDvdFile;  // JKRDvdFile::sDvdList
 extern u8 lbl_803CC438;                             // JKRDvdFile::__vt
@@ -307,7 +292,6 @@ extern u8 lbl_80434318;  // JKernel::@492 (global destructor chain)
 class JKRAramStream;
 extern JKRAramStream* sAramStreamObject__13JKRAramStream;  // JKRAramStream::sAramStreamObject
 extern u8 transHeap__13JKRAramStream;                      // JKRAramStream::transHeap
-extern char lbl_8039D120[16];                              // "JKRAramStream.cpp"
 extern u8 transBuffer__13JKRAramStream;                    // JKRAramStream::transBuffer
 extern u8 transSize__13JKRAramStream;                      // JKRAramStream::transSize
 extern u8 lbl_803CC1B8;                                    // JKRAramStream::__vt
@@ -343,7 +327,6 @@ extern u8 lbl_803CC518;  // JSUFileInputStream::__vt
 
 class JKRAram;
 extern u8 lbl_803CC158;                         // JKRAram::__vt
-extern char lbl_8039D078[16];                   // "JKRAram.cpp"
 extern JKRAram* sAramObject__7JKRAram;          // JKRAram::sAramObject
 extern OSMessageQueue sMessageQueue__7JKRAram;  // JKRAram::sMessageQueue
 extern bool lbl_804513FC;                       // DAT_804513fc (init global mutex)
diff --git a/ldscript.lcf b/ldscript.lcf
index ba50f6f137..c4d4eee46f 100644
--- a/ldscript.lcf
+++ b/ldscript.lcf
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 
 "__dt__7JKRFileFv" = 0x802D7B90;
 "lbl_8039CE50" = 0x8039CE50;
+"lbl_803739A0" = 0x803739A0;
 }
 FORCEACTIVE {
  getParentPane__7J2DPaneFv
diff --git a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAram.cpp b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAram.cpp
index ad2a8858fd..1a4843275d 100644
--- a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAram.cpp
+++ b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAram.cpp
@@ -107,17 +107,11 @@ asm void* JKRAram::run(void) {
 
 void JKRAram::checkOkAddress(u8* addr, u32 size, JKRAramBlock* block, u32 param_4) {
     if (!IS_ALIGNED((u32)addr, 0x20) && !IS_ALIGNED(size, 0x20)) {
-        const char* file = lbl_8039D078;
-        const char* format = lbl_8039D078 + 0xc;
-        const char* arg1 = lbl_8039D078 + 0xc + 0x3;
-        JUTException_NS_panic_f(file, 0xdb, format, arg1);
+        JUTException_NS_panic_f("JKRAram.cpp", 0xdb, "%s", ":::address not 32Byte aligned.");
     }
 
     if (block && !IS_ALIGNED((u32)block->getAddress() + param_4, 0x20)) {
-        const char* file = lbl_8039D078;
-        const char* format = lbl_8039D078 + 0xc;
-        const char* arg1 = lbl_8039D078 + 0xc + 0x3;
-        JUTException_NS_panic_f(file, 0xe3, format, arg1);
+        JUTException_NS_panic_f("JKRAram.cpp", 0xe3, "%s", ":::address not 32Byte aligned.");
     }
 }
 
@@ -290,3 +284,6 @@ asm JSUList<12JKRAMCommand>::~JSUList<12JKRAMCommand>(void) {
 #include "JSystem/JKernel/JKRAram/asm/func_802D2DF0.s"
 }
 #endif
+
+const char* lbl_8039D0A6 = "bad aramSync\n";
+const char* lbl_8039D0B4 = "\x00\x00\x00"; /* padding */
diff --git a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramPiece.cpp b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramPiece.cpp
index ad2b83d170..f04b2f1de8 100644
--- a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramPiece.cpp
+++ b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramPiece.cpp
@@ -24,15 +24,11 @@ JKRAMCommand* JKRAramPiece::orderAsync(int direction, u32 source, u32 destinatio
                                        JKRAramBlock* block, JKRAMCommand::AsyncCallback callback) {
     lock();
     if (((source & 0x1f) != 0) || ((destination & 0x1f) != 0)) {
-        OSReport(lbl_8039D0B8, direction);           // "direction = %x\n"
-        OSReport(lbl_8039D0B8 + 0x10, source);       // "source = %x\n"
-        OSReport(lbl_8039D0B8 + 0x1D, destination);  // "destination = %x\n"
-        OSReport(lbl_8039D0B8 + 0x2F, length);       // "length = %x\n"
-
-        const char* filename = lbl_8039D0B8 + 0x3C;       // "JKRAramPiece.cpp"§
-        const char* format = lbl_8039D0B8 + 0x3C + 0x11;  // "%s"
-        const char* arg1 = lbl_8039D0B8 + 0x3C + 0x14;    // "illegal address. abort."
-        JUTException_NS_panic_f(filename, 0x6c, format, arg1);
+        OSReport("direction = %x\n", direction); 
+        OSReport("source = %x\n", source);     
+        OSReport("destination = %x\n", destination); 
+        OSReport("length = %x\n", length);      
+        JUTException_NS_panic_f("JKRAramPiece.cpp", 0x6c, "%s", "illegal address. abort.");
     }
 
     Message* message = new (JKRHeap::getSystemHeap(), -4) Message();
diff --git a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramStream.cpp b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramStream.cpp
index 353bfbe285..97a85bdb79 100644
--- a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramStream.cpp
+++ b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramStream.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include "JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramPiece/JKRAramPiece.h"
 #include "global.h"
 
+extern char lbl_8039D120[32];
+
 JKRAramStream* JKRAramStream::create(long priority) {
     if (!sAramStreamObject) {
         sAramStreamObject = new (JKRGetSystemHeap(), 0) JKRAramStream(priority);
@@ -86,10 +88,7 @@ s32 JKRAramStream::writeToAram(JKRAramStreamCommand* command) {
             heap->dump();
         }
 
-        const char* file = lbl_8039D120;           // "JKRAramStream.cpp";
-        const char* format = lbl_8039D120 + 0x12;  // "%s";
-        const char* arg1 = lbl_8039D120 + 0x15;    // ":::Cannot alloc memory\n";
-        JUTException_NS_panic_f(file, 0xac, format, arg1);
+        JUTException_NS_panic_f("JKRAramStream.cpp", 0xac, "%s", ":::Cannot alloc memory\n");
     }
 
     if (buffer) {
@@ -208,3 +207,4 @@ JKRAramStreamCommand::JKRAramStreamCommand() {
 s32 JSURandomInputStream::getAvailable() const {
     return getLength() - getPosition();
 }
+
diff --git a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRHeap.cpp b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRHeap.cpp
index bf3ee74898..96d49dbb94 100644
--- a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRHeap.cpp
+++ b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRHeap.cpp
@@ -336,10 +336,7 @@ void JKRHeap::copyMemory(void* dst, void* src, u32 size) {
 }
 
 void JKRHeap::JKRDefaultMemoryErrorRoutine(JKRHeap* heap, u32 size, int alignment) {
-    const char* filename = lbl_8039CAD8;     // "JKRHeap.cpp"
-    const char* format = lbl_8039CAD8 + 12;  // "%s"
-    const char* arg1 = lbl_8039CAD8 + 15;    // "abort\n"
-    JUTException_NS_panic_f(filename, 0x33f, format, arg1);
+    JUTException_NS_panic_f("JKRHeap.cpp", 0x33f, "%s", "abort\n");
 }
 
 bool JKRHeap::setErrorFlag(bool errorFlag) {
@@ -437,3 +434,5 @@ u8 JKRHeap::do_changeGroupID(u8 newGroupID) {
 u8 JKRHeap::do_getCurrentGroupId() const {
     return 0;
 }
+
+const char* lbl_8039CAEE = "\x00"; /* padding */
diff --git a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRSolidHeap.cpp b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRSolidHeap.cpp
index 5bbbd40a3d..ddbe0b75f9 100644
--- a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRSolidHeap.cpp
+++ b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRSolidHeap.cpp
@@ -282,3 +282,5 @@ void* JKRSolidHeap::do_getMaxFreeBlock(void) const {
 s32 JKRSolidHeap::do_getTotalFreeSize(void) const {
     return getFreeSize();
 }
+
+const char* lbl_8039CFA7 = ""; /* padding */
diff --git a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRThread.cpp b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRThread.cpp
index b37c996d3d..e2da7735f9 100644
--- a/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRThread.cpp
+++ b/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRThread.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@
 #include "JSystem/JKernel/JKRHeap/JKRHeap.h"
 #include "global.h"
 
+// lbl_80455FC0 JKRThread.o @934
+static const u8 lbl_80455FC0[4] = {0x42, 0xc8, 0x0, 0x0};
+// lbl_80455FC4 JKRThread.o @935
+static const u8 lbl_80455FC4[4] = {0x44, 0x7a, 0x0, 0x0};
+// lbl_80455FC8 JKRThread.o @937
+static const u8 lbl_80455FC8[8] = {0x43, 0x30, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0};
+
 JKRThread::JKRThread(u32 stack_size, int message_count, int param_3) : mThreadListLink(this) {
     mSwitchCount = 0;
     mCost = 0;
diff --git a/obj_files.mk b/obj_files.mk
index 5ba663bc6d..1a599c6b27 100644
--- a/obj_files.mk
+++ b/obj_files.mk
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ EXTABINDEX_O_FILES :=                               \
     $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/extabindex.o
 
 TEXT_O_FILES := 						            \
-            $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_m_Do_main.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/sdata2/m_Do_main.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_m_Do_printf.o \
+            $(BUILD_DIR)/src/m_Do/m_Do_printf.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/m/Do/m_Do_printf.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_m_Do_audio.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/src/m_Do/m_Do_audio.o \
@@ -804,26 +804,21 @@ TEXT_O_FILES := 						            \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/sdata2/GFPixel.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/gf/GFPixel.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/gf/GFTev.o \
-            $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_JKRHeap.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRHeap.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_JKRExpHeap.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/sdata2/JKRExpHeap.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRExpHeap.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRSolidHeap.o \
-            $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_JKRSolidHeap_padding.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAssertHeap.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRDisposer.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_JKRThread.o \
-            $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/sdata2/JKRThread.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRThread.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/JKernel/JKRThread.o \
-            $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_JKRAram.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAram.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/JKernel/JKRAram.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramHeap.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/JKernel/JKRAramHeap.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramBlock.o \
-            $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_JKRAramPiece.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/libs/JSystem/JKernel/JKRAramPiece.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/JKernel/JKRAramPiece.o \
             $(BUILD_DIR)/asm/rodata/rodata_JKRAramStream.o \
diff --git a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
index 7001ca9f9a..46b179a89f 100644
--- a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
+++ b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
@@ -11,13 +11,23 @@
 #include "m_Do/m_Do_machine/m_Do_machine.h"
 #include "m_Do/m_Do_reset/m_Do_reset.h"
 
+extern u8 lbl_80451A00;
+extern u8 lbl_80451A04;
+extern u8 lbl_80451A08;
+extern u8 lbl_80451A0C;
+extern u8 lbl_80451A10;
+extern u8 lbl_80451A18;
+// extern char lbl_803739A0[0x310];
+
+extern char lbl_803739A0;
+
 void version_check(void) {
-    if ((!strcmp((char*)lbl_803739A0, (char*)lbl_803739A0)) &&
-        (!strcmp(((char*)lbl_803739A0 + 0xA), ((char*)lbl_803739A0 + 0xA)))) {
+    if ((!strcmp("20Apr2004", "20Apr2004")) &&
+        (!strcmp("Patch2", "Patch2"))) {
         return;
     }
 
-    OSReport_Error((char*)lbl_803739A0 + 0x11);
+    OSReport_Error((char*)"\x53\x44\x4B\x82\xCC\x83\x6F\x81\x5B\x83\x57\x83\x87\x83\x93\x82\xAA\x88\xEA\x92\x76\x82\xB5\x82\xDC\x82\xB9\x82\xF1\x81\x42\x92\xE2\x8E\x7E\x82\xB5\x82\xDC\x82\xB7\x0A");
     do {
     } while (true);
 }
@@ -93,24 +103,44 @@ void HeapCheck::heapDisplay(void) const {
     s32 heap_total_free_size = heap->getTotalFreeSize();
     s32 heap_free_size = heap->getFreeSize();
 
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0xd4, lbl_803739A0 + 0x3C, names[0]);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0xe3, lbl_803739A0 + 0x45, heap_size1);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0xf0, lbl_803739A0 + 0x5B, heap_size);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0xfd, lbl_803739A0 + 0x71, heap_total_free_size - heap_size2);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x10a, lbl_803739A0 + 0x87, heap_free_size - heap_size2);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x117, lbl_803739A0 + 0x9D, heap_total_used_size);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x124, lbl_803739A0 + 0xB3,
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0xd4,"[%sName]", names[0]);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0xe3, "HeapSize         %8ld", heap_size1);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0xf0, "TargetHeapSize   %8ld", heap_size);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0xfd, "TotalFree        %8ld", heap_total_free_size - heap_size2);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x10a, "FreeSize         %8ld", heap_free_size - heap_size2);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x117, "TotalUsedSize    %8ld", heap_total_used_size);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x124, "TotalUsedRate        %3ld%%",
                        (int)(heap_total_used_size * 0x64) / (int)heap_size);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x131, lbl_803739A0 + 0xCF, max_total_used_size);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x13e, lbl_803739A0 + 0xE5,
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x131, "MaxTotalUsedSize %8ld", max_total_used_size);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x13e, "MaxTotalUsedRate     %3ld%%",
                        (max_total_used_size * 0x64) / (int)heap_size);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x14b, lbl_803739A0 + 0x101, max_total_free_size - heap_size2);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x158, lbl_803739A0 + 0x117,
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x14b, "MinFreeSize      %8ld", max_total_free_size - heap_size2);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x158, "MinFreeRate          %3ld%%",
                        ((max_total_free_size - heap_size2) * 0x64) / (int)heap_size);
     heap_size2 = countUsed(heap);
-    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x165, lbl_803739A0 + 0x133, heap_size2);
+    JUTReport__FiiPCce(0x64, 0x165, "UsedCount             %3ld%", heap_size2);
 }
 
+const char* lbl_80373AEF = "";
+const char* lbl_80373AF0 = "TotalFree";
+const char* lbl_80373AFA = "MaxUsed  ";
+const char* lbl_80373B04 = "Used     ";
+const char* lbl_80373B0E = "RelUsed  ";
+const char* lbl_80373B18 = "/ MaxFree";
+const char* lbl_80373B22 = "/HeapSize";
+const char* lbl_80373B2C = "Blk/Bytes";
+const char* lbl_80373B36 = "ARAM Free";
+const char* lbl_80373B40 = "%d";
+const char* lbl_80373B43 = "%s";
+const char* lbl_80373B46 = " [%s]";
+const char* lbl_80373B4C = "%10d";
+const char* lbl_80373B51 = "Press X+Y+START to CLEAR console.";
+const char* lbl_80373B73 = "3DStick UP/Down to scroll";
+const char* lbl_80373B8D = "Press A to output terminal from console.";
+const char* lbl_80373BB6 = "\x53\x43\x52\x4F\x4C\x4C\x81\x46\x25\x33\x64\x20\x25\x33\x64\x20\x25\x33\x64\x20\x4F\x75\x74\x70\x75\x74\x3D\x25\x31\x78"; /* undecodable string */
+const char* lbl_80373BD5 = "Press L+R trigger to control console.";
+const char* lbl_80373BFB = "Press [Z] trigger to close this window.";
+
 asm void debugDisplay(void) {
     nofralloc
 #include "m_Do\m_Do_main\asm\func_80005AD8.s"
@@ -122,30 +152,43 @@ asm void Debug_console(u32) {
 }
 
 #ifdef NONMATCHING
-
-extern void memcpy(void*, void*, int);
-
 void LOAD_COPYDATE(void*) {
-    s32 dvd_status;
-    char buffer[32];
     DVDFileInfo file_info;
 
-    dvd_status = DVDOpen((const char*)lbl_803739A0[0x283], &file_info);
-
+    s32 dvd_status = DVDOpen("/str/Final/Release/COPYDATE", &file_info);
     if (dvd_status) {
+    char buffer[32];
         DVDReadPrio(&file_info, buffer, 32, 0, 2);
         memcpy(lbl_803A2EE0, buffer, 17);
         DVDClose(&file_info);
     }
-    return;
 }
 #else
+const char* lbl_80373C23 = "/str/Final/Release/COPYDATE";
 asm void LOAD_COPYDATE(void*) {
     nofralloc
 #include "m_Do\m_Do_main\asm\func_8000614C.s"
 }
 #endif
 
+const char* lbl_80373C3F = "Root";
+const char* lbl_80373C44 = "\x83\x8B\x81\x5B\x83\x67"; /* undecodable string */
+const char* lbl_80373C4B = "System";
+const char* lbl_80373C52 = "\x83\x56\x83\x58\x83\x65\x83\x80"; /* undecodable string */
+const char* lbl_80373C5B = "Zelda";
+const char* lbl_80373C61 = "\x83\x5B\x83\x8B\x83\x5F"; /* undecodable string */
+const char* lbl_80373C68 = "Game";
+const char* lbl_80373C6D = "\x83\x51\x81\x5B\x83\x80"; /* undecodable string */
+const char* lbl_80373C74 = "Archive";
+const char* lbl_80373C7C = "\x83\x41\x81\x5B\x83\x4A\x83\x43\x83\x75"; /* undecodable string */
+const char* lbl_80373C87 = "J2d";
+const char* lbl_80373C8B = "J2D";
+const char* lbl_80373C8F = "Hostio";
+const char* lbl_80373C96 = "\x83\x7A\x83\x58\x83\x67\x49\x4F"; /* undecodable string */
+const char* lbl_80373C9F = "Command";
+const char* lbl_80373CA7 = "\x83\x52\x83\x7D\x83\x93\x83\x68"; /* undecodable string */
+
+
 void debug(void) {
     if (lbl_80450580[0]) {
         if (lbl_80450B1A[0]) {
diff --git a/src/m_Do/m_Do_printf.cpp b/src/m_Do/m_Do_printf.cpp
index 4bf93c8658..9c42732738 100644
--- a/src/m_Do/m_Do_printf.cpp
+++ b/src/m_Do/m_Do_printf.cpp
@@ -1 +1,13 @@
 // ok
+
+#if 0
+// lbl_80373CB0 m_Do_printf.o @stringBase0 = ???
+static const char* lbl_80373CB0 = "\x1b[41;37m***** FATAL ERROR *****\n";
+static const char* lbl_80373CD1 = "***** FATAL ERROR *****\n\x1b[m";
+static const char* lbl_80373CED = "\x1b[41;37m[ERROR]";
+static const char* lbl_80373CFD = "\x1b[m";
+static const char* lbl_80373D01 = "\x1b[43;30m[WARN]";
+static  const char* lbl_80373D10 = " in \"%s\" on line %d.\n";
+static  const char* lbl_80373D26 = "\nAddress:      Back Chain    LR Save\n";
+static  const char* lbl_80373D4C = "0x%08x:   0x%08x    0x%08x\n";
+#endif
diff --git a/tools/section2cpp.py b/tools/section2cpp.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9276058f94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/section2cpp.py
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# PYTHON_ARGCOMPLETE_OK
+import argparse
+import sys
+import os
+import struct
+import shlex
+from pathlib import Path, PurePath, PureWindowsPath
+from typing import (
+    Any,
+    Dict,
+    List,
+    Match,
+    NamedTuple,
+    NoReturn,
+    Optional,
+    Set,
+    Tuple,
+    Union,
+    Callable,
+    Pattern,
+)
+
+
+try:
+    import argcomplete  # type: ignore
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    argcomplete = None
+
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Extract section data and generate C++ code (arrays).")
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--section",
+    dest="section",
+   type=str,
+    metavar="SECTION",
+    help="SECTION to extract data from.",
+    required=True
+)
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--file-offset",
+    dest="file_offset",
+   type=lambda x: int(x,0),
+    metavar="OFFSET",
+    help="OFFSET in the baserom for the SECTION."
+)
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--object",
+    dest="object_name",
+   type=str,
+    metavar="OBJECT",
+    help="OBJECT filename to extract data from. (e.g. JKRSolidHeap.o)",
+    required=True
+)
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--baserom",
+    dest="baserom",
+   type=str,
+    metavar="DOL",
+    help="baserom.dol path",
+    default="baserom.dol"
+)
+
+parser.add_argument(
+    "--string",
+    dest="as_string",
+    action="store_true",
+    help="Print arrays as strings"
+)
+
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+def _itersplit(l, splitters):
+    current = []
+    for item in l:
+        if item in splitters:
+            yield current
+            current = []
+        else:
+            current.append(item)
+    yield current
+
+def magicsplit(l, *splitters):
+    return [subl for subl in _itersplit(l, splitters) ]
+
+def str_encoding(data):
+    try:
+        data.decode("utf-8")
+        return "utf-8"
+    except:
+        pass 
+
+    try:
+        data.decode("shift_jisx0213")
+        return "shift-jis"
+    except:
+        pass
+
+    return None, None
+
+def raw_string(data):
+    assert data[-1] == 0
+    return str(data[:-1])[2:-1].replace("\"", "\\\"")
+
+def escape_char(v):
+    if v == "\n":
+        return "\\n"
+    elif v == "\t":
+        return "\\t"
+    elif v == "\v":
+        return "\\v"
+    elif v == "\b":
+        return "\\b"
+    elif v == "\r":
+        return "\\r"
+    elif v == "\f":
+        return "\\f"
+    elif v == "\a":
+        return "\\a"
+    elif v == "\\":
+        return "\\\\"
+    elif v == "\"":
+        return "\\\""
+    elif ord(v) < 32 and ord(v) > 127:
+        return "\\x" + hex(v)[2:].upper().rjust(2, '0')
+    else:
+        return v        
+        
+def escape(v):
+    return "".join([ escape_char(x) for x in list(v) ])
+
+
+class Symbol:
+    def __init__(self, name, addr, size):
+        self.name = name
+        self.addr = addr
+        self.size = size
+        self.padding = 0
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return "   %s %s %s+%s %s" % (self.name.ljust(40, ' '), hex(self.addr), hex(self.addr + self.size), hex(self.padding), hex(self.size))
+
+class ObjectFile:
+    def __init__(self, path):
+        self.path = path
+        self.symbols = []
+        self.start = 0
+        self.end = 0
+        self.mk = False
+
+    def addSymbol(self, name, str_addr, str_size):
+        addr = int(str_addr, base=16)
+        size = int(str_size, base=16)
+
+        symbol =  Symbol(name, addr, size)
+        if not self.symbols:
+            self.start = symbol.addr
+        else:
+            last_symbol = self.symbols[-1]
+            last_addr = last_symbol.addr + last_symbol.size
+            if last_addr != addr:
+                last_symbol.padding += addr - last_addr
+        self.symbols += [ symbol ]
+
+    def setEnd(self, end):
+        self.end = end
+        last_symbol = self.symbols[-1]
+        last_symbol.padding = self.end - (last_symbol.addr + last_symbol.size)
+
+def find_symbols():
+    file = open('frameworkF.map', 'r') 
+    lines = file.readlines() 
+    
+    in_section = False
+    last_obj = None
+    for line in lines: 
+        data = [ x.strip() for x in line.strip().split(" ") ]
+        data = [ x for x in data if len(x) > 0 ]
+
+        if len(data) == 3:
+            in_section = False
+            if data[0] == section:
+                in_section = True
+            continue
+
+        if not in_section:
+            continue
+        if len(data) < 6 or len(data) > 7:
+            continue
+
+        # get object filename
+        obj = data[5]
+        if len(data) > 6:
+            obj = data[6]
+
+        # remove path from object filename
+        obj = obj.split("\\")[-1]
+        if last_obj != obj:  
+            assert obj not in object_map
+            object_map[obj] = ObjectFile(obj)
+            last_obj = obj
+
+        # add symbol
+        size = data[1]
+        addr = data[2]
+        name = data[4]
+        object_map[obj].addSymbol(name, addr, size)
+
+    keys = list(object_map.keys())
+    for i,_ in enumerate(keys[:-1]):
+        obj = object_map[keys[i]]
+        next_obj = object_map[keys[i + 1]]
+        obj.setEnd(next_obj.start)
+
+    # total size of rodata must be aligned to 0x20
+    obj = object_map[keys[-1]]
+    last_symbol = obj.symbols[-1]
+    last_addr = last_symbol.addr + last_symbol.size
+    last_symbol.padding = ((last_addr + 31) & ~31) - last_addr
+    file.close()
+        
+def output_cpp():
+    if not object_name in object_map:
+        print("error: %s object file not found!" % object_name)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    br = baserom.open("rb")
+    br.seek(0, os.SEEK_END)
+    br_size = br.tell()
+    br.seek(0, os.SEEK_SET)
+
+    obj = object_map[object_name]
+    for symbol in obj.symbols:
+
+        label = "lbl_%s" % (hex(symbol.addr).upper()[2:])
+
+        symbol_file_offset = symbol.addr - file_offset
+        symbol_file_size = symbol.size + symbol.padding
+
+        if symbol_file_offset + symbol_file_size > br_size:
+            print("error: reading outside baserom file. (%i, %i)" % (symbol_file_offset + symbol_file_size, br_size))
+
+        br.seek(symbol_file_offset, os.SEEK_SET)
+        data = br.read(symbol.size)
+        padding = br.read(symbol.padding)
+
+
+        value = "???"
+        if len(data) == 4:
+            u32_data = struct.unpack('>I', data)[0]
+            s32_data = struct.unpack('>i', data)[0]
+            float_data = struct.unpack('>f', data)[0]
+            
+            if s32_data == 0 or (s32_data >= -4096 and s32_data <= 4096):
+                value = str(s32_data)
+            elif u32_data == 0 or u32_data <= 4096:
+                value = str(u32_data)
+            elif int(float_data) == float_data and float_data >= -4096 and float_data <= 4096:
+                value = "%sf (%s)" % (str(float_data), hex(u32_data))
+        elif len(data) == 8:
+            u64_data = struct.unpack('>Q', data)[0]
+            s64_data = struct.unpack('>q', data)[0]
+            double_data = struct.unpack('>d', data)[0]
+
+            if s64_data == 0 or (s64_data >= -4096 and s64_data <= 4096):
+                value = str(s64_data)
+            elif u64_data == 0 or u64_data <= 4096:
+                value = str(u64_data)
+            elif int(double_data) == double_data and double_data >= -4096 and double_data <= 4096:
+                value = "%s (%s)" % (str(double_data), hex(u64_data))
+
+        print("// %s %s %s = %s" % (label, obj.path, symbol.name, value))
+        if args.as_string:
+            offset = 0
+            str_segments = [ x + [0] for x in magicsplit(data, 0) ]
+            for segment in str_segments[:-1]:
+                str_data = bytes(segment)
+                encoding = str_encoding(str_data)
+
+                str_label = "lbl_%s" % (hex(symbol.addr + offset).upper()[2:])
+                if encoding == "shift-jis" :
+                    print("const char* %s = \"%s\"; /* shift-jis encoded (TODO) */" % (str_label, raw_string(str_data))) 
+                elif encoding == "utf-8" :
+                    print("const char* %s = \"%s\";" % (str_label, raw_string(str_data)))
+                else:
+                    print("const char* %s = \"%s\"; /* undecodable string */" % (str_label, raw_string(str_data)))  
+                offset += len(str_data)
+                
+            if padding:
+                padding_label = "lbl_%s" % (hex(symbol.addr + symbol.size).upper()[2:])
+                print("const char* %s = \"%s\"; /* padding */" % (padding_label, raw_string(padding)))
+        else:  
+            cpp_array = ",".join([hex(x) for x in list(data)])
+            print("static const u8 %s[%i] = { %s };" % (label, len(data), cpp_array))
+
+            if padding:
+                padding_label = "lbl_%s" % (hex(symbol.addr + symbol.size).upper()[2:])
+                cpp_array = ",".join([hex(x) for x in list(padding)])
+                print("static const u8 %s[%i] = { %s }; /* padding */" % (padding_label, len(padding), cpp_array))
+
+    br.close()
+
+#
+#
+#
+
+try:
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+except:
+    parser.print_help()
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+section = args.section
+object_name = args.object_name
+file_offset: Optional[int] = args.file_offset
+baserom = Path(args.baserom)
+
+file_offsets = {
+    ".rodata": 0x80003000,
+    ".sdata": 0x800802A0,
+    ".sdata2": 0x800811A0,
+}
+
+if not file_offset:
+    if not section in file_offsets:
+        print("error: missing --file-offset")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        file_offset = file_offsets[section]
+
+if not baserom.exists():
+    print("error: baserom '%s' not found!" % args.baserom)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+object_map: Dict[str,ObjectFile] = {}
+
+find_symbols()
+output_cpp()