diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
index aeab60a684..82e7a09899 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/asm.c
@@ -1126,88 +1126,6 @@ putsymb(char *s, int t, int32 v, int ver)
 	}
 }
 
-#define	MINLC	4
-void
-asmlc(void)
-{
-	int32 oldpc, oldlc;
-	Prog *p;
-	int32 v, s;
-
-	oldpc = INITTEXT;
-	oldlc = 0;
-	for(p = firstp; p != P; p = p->link) {
-		setarch(p);
-		if(p->line == oldlc || p->as == ATEXT || p->as == ANOP) {
-			if(p->as == ATEXT)
-				curtext = p;
-			if(debug['L'])
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6lux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if(debug['L'])
-			Bprint(&bso, "\t\t%6ld", lcsize);
-		v = (p->pc - oldpc) / MINLC;
-		while(v) {
-			s = 127;
-			if(v < 127)
-				s = v;
-			cput(s+128);	/* 129-255 +pc */
-			if(debug['L'])
-				Bprint(&bso, " pc+%ld*%d(%ld)", s, MINLC, s+128);
-			v -= s;
-			lcsize++;
-		}
-		s = p->line - oldlc;
-		oldlc = p->line;
-		oldpc = p->pc + MINLC;
-		if(s > 64 || s < -64) {
-			cput(0);	/* 0 vv +lc */
-			cput(s>>24);
-			cput(s>>16);
-			cput(s>>8);
-			cput(s);
-			if(debug['L']) {
-				if(s > 0)
-					Bprint(&bso, " lc+%ld(%d,%ld)\n",
-						s, 0, s);
-				else
-					Bprint(&bso, " lc%ld(%d,%ld)\n",
-						s, 0, s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6lux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-			lcsize += 5;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if(s > 0) {
-			cput(0+s);	/* 1-64 +lc */
-			if(debug['L']) {
-				Bprint(&bso, " lc+%ld(%ld)\n", s, 0+s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6lux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-		} else {
-			cput(64-s);	/* 65-128 -lc */
-			if(debug['L']) {
-				Bprint(&bso, " lc%ld(%ld)\n", s, 64-s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6lux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-		}
-		lcsize++;
-	}
-	while(lcsize & 1) {
-		s = 129;
-		cput(s);
-		lcsize++;
-	}
-	if(debug['v'] || debug['L'])
-		Bprint(&bso, "lcsize = %ld\n", lcsize);
-	Bflush(&bso);
-}
-
 static void
 outt(int32 f, int32 l)
 {
diff --git a/src/cmd/5l/l.h b/src/cmd/5l/l.h
index c6659cfab3..3cd1cbcd48 100644
--- a/src/cmd/5l/l.h
+++ b/src/cmd/5l/l.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ enum
 	NENT		= 100,
 	MAXIO		= 8192,
 	MAXHIST		= 20,	/* limit of path elements for history symbols */
+	MINLC	= 4,
 
 	Roffset	= 22,		/* no. bits for offset in relocation address */
 	Rindex	= 10,		/* no. bits for index in relocation address */
diff --git a/src/cmd/6l/span.c b/src/cmd/6l/span.c
index 49efa9a2e7..60114ece59 100644
--- a/src/cmd/6l/span.c
+++ b/src/cmd/6l/span.c
@@ -407,86 +407,6 @@ asmelfsym(void)
 	genasmsym(putelfsymb);
 }
 
-void
-asmlc(void)
-{
-	vlong oldpc;
-	Prog *p;
-	int32 oldlc, v, s;
-
-	oldpc = INITTEXT;
-	oldlc = 0;
-	for(p = firstp; p != P; p = p->link) {
-		if(p->line == oldlc || p->as == ATEXT || p->as == ANOP) {
-			if(p->as == ATEXT)
-				curtext = p;
-			if(debug['O'])
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6llux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if(debug['O'])
-			Bprint(&bso, "\t\t%6ld", lcsize);
-		v = (p->pc - oldpc) / MINLC;
-		while(v) {
-			s = 127;
-			if(v < 127)
-				s = v;
-			cput(s+128);	/* 129-255 +pc */
-			if(debug['O'])
-				Bprint(&bso, " pc+%ld*%d(%ld)", s, MINLC, s+128);
-			v -= s;
-			lcsize++;
-		}
-		s = p->line - oldlc;
-		oldlc = p->line;
-		oldpc = p->pc + MINLC;
-		if(s > 64 || s < -64) {
-			cput(0);	/* 0 vv +lc */
-			cput(s>>24);
-			cput(s>>16);
-			cput(s>>8);
-			cput(s);
-			if(debug['O']) {
-				if(s > 0)
-					Bprint(&bso, " lc+%ld(%d,%ld)\n",
-						s, 0, s);
-				else
-					Bprint(&bso, " lc%ld(%d,%ld)\n",
-						s, 0, s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6llux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-			lcsize += 5;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if(s > 0) {
-			cput(0+s);	/* 1-64 +lc */
-			if(debug['O']) {
-				Bprint(&bso, " lc+%ld(%ld)\n", s, 0+s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6llux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-		} else {
-			cput(64-s);	/* 65-128 -lc */
-			if(debug['O']) {
-				Bprint(&bso, " lc%ld(%ld)\n", s, 64-s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6llux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-		}
-		lcsize++;
-	}
-	while(lcsize & 1) {
-		s = 129;
-		cput(s);
-		lcsize++;
-	}
-	if(debug['v'] || debug['O'])
-		Bprint(&bso, "lcsize = %ld\n", lcsize);
-	Bflush(&bso);
-}
-
 int
 prefixof(Adr *a)
 {
diff --git a/src/cmd/8l/span.c b/src/cmd/8l/span.c
index 105d18b9f8..e0f3ffc90e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/8l/span.c
+++ b/src/cmd/8l/span.c
@@ -334,86 +334,6 @@ asmsym(void)
 	Bflush(&bso);
 }
 
-void
-asmlc(void)
-{
-	int32 oldpc, oldlc;
-	Prog *p;
-	int32 v, s;
-
-	oldpc = INITTEXT;
-	oldlc = 0;
-	for(p = firstp; p != P; p = p->link) {
-		if(p->line == oldlc || p->as == ATEXT || p->as == ANOP) {
-			if(p->as == ATEXT)
-				curtext = p;
-			if(debug['L'])
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6lux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			continue;
-		}
-		if(debug['L'])
-			Bprint(&bso, "\t\t%6ld", lcsize);
-		v = (p->pc - oldpc) / MINLC;
-		while(v) {
-			s = 127;
-			if(v < 127)
-				s = v;
-			cput(s+128);	/* 129-255 +pc */
-			if(debug['L'])
-				Bprint(&bso, " pc+%ld*%d(%ld)", s, MINLC, s+128);
-			v -= s;
-			lcsize++;
-		}
-		s = p->line - oldlc;
-		oldlc = p->line;
-		oldpc = p->pc + MINLC;
-		if(s > 64 || s < -64) {
-			cput(0);	/* 0 vv +lc */
-			cput(s>>24);
-			cput(s>>16);
-			cput(s>>8);
-			cput(s);
-			if(debug['L']) {
-				if(s > 0)
-					Bprint(&bso, " lc+%ld(%d,%ld)\n",
-						s, 0, s);
-				else
-					Bprint(&bso, " lc%ld(%d,%ld)\n",
-						s, 0, s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6lux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-			lcsize += 5;
-			continue;
-		}
-		if(s > 0) {
-			cput(0+s);	/* 1-64 +lc */
-			if(debug['L']) {
-				Bprint(&bso, " lc+%ld(%ld)\n", s, 0+s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6lux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-		} else {
-			cput(64-s);	/* 65-128 -lc */
-			if(debug['L']) {
-				Bprint(&bso, " lc%ld(%ld)\n", s, 64-s);
-				Bprint(&bso, "%6lux %P\n",
-					p->pc, p);
-			}
-		}
-		lcsize++;
-	}
-	while(lcsize & 1) {
-		s = 129;
-		cput(s);
-		lcsize++;
-	}
-	if(debug['v'] || debug['L'])
-		Bprint(&bso, "lcsize = %ld\n", lcsize);
-	Bflush(&bso);
-}
-
 int
 prefixof(Adr *a)
 {
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/lib.c b/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
index 3e755d7f96..a7f8396fd6 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/lib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-// Derived from Inferno utils/6l/obj.c
+// Derived from Inferno utils/6l/obj.c and utils/6l/span.c
 // http://code.google.com/p/inferno-os/source/browse/utils/6l/obj.c
+// http://code.google.com/p/inferno-os/source/browse/utils/6l/span.c
 //
 //	Copyright © 1994-1999 Lucent Technologies Inc.  All rights reserved.
 //	Portions Copyright © 1995-1997 C H Forsyth (forsyth@terzarima.net)
@@ -933,3 +934,83 @@ ewrite(int fd, void *buf, int n)
 		errorexit();
 	}
 }
+
+void
+asmlc(void)
+{
+	vlong oldpc;
+	Prog *p;
+	int32 oldlc, v, s;
+
+	oldpc = INITTEXT;
+	oldlc = 0;
+	for(p = firstp; p != P; p = p->link) {
+		if(p->line == oldlc || p->as == ATEXT || p->as == ANOP) {
+			if(p->as == ATEXT)
+				curtext = p;
+			if(debug['O'])
+				Bprint(&bso, "%6llux %P\n",
+					p->pc, p);
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(debug['O'])
+			Bprint(&bso, "\t\t%6ld", lcsize);
+		v = (p->pc - oldpc) / MINLC;
+		while(v) {
+			s = 127;
+			if(v < 127)
+				s = v;
+			cput(s+128);	/* 129-255 +pc */
+			if(debug['O'])
+				Bprint(&bso, " pc+%ld*%d(%ld)", s, MINLC, s+128);
+			v -= s;
+			lcsize++;
+		}
+		s = p->line - oldlc;
+		oldlc = p->line;
+		oldpc = p->pc + MINLC;
+		if(s > 64 || s < -64) {
+			cput(0);	/* 0 vv +lc */
+			cput(s>>24);
+			cput(s>>16);
+			cput(s>>8);
+			cput(s);
+			if(debug['O']) {
+				if(s > 0)
+					Bprint(&bso, " lc+%ld(%d,%ld)\n",
+						s, 0, s);
+				else
+					Bprint(&bso, " lc%ld(%d,%ld)\n",
+						s, 0, s);
+				Bprint(&bso, "%6llux %P\n",
+					p->pc, p);
+			}
+			lcsize += 5;
+			continue;
+		}
+		if(s > 0) {
+			cput(0+s);	/* 1-64 +lc */
+			if(debug['O']) {
+				Bprint(&bso, " lc+%ld(%ld)\n", s, 0+s);
+				Bprint(&bso, "%6llux %P\n",
+					p->pc, p);
+			}
+		} else {
+			cput(64-s);	/* 65-128 -lc */
+			if(debug['O']) {
+				Bprint(&bso, " lc%ld(%ld)\n", s, 64-s);
+				Bprint(&bso, "%6llux %P\n",
+					p->pc, p);
+			}
+		}
+		lcsize++;
+	}
+	while(lcsize & 1) {
+		s = 129;
+		cput(s);
+		lcsize++;
+	}
+	if(debug['v'] || debug['O'])
+		Bprint(&bso, "lcsize = %ld\n", lcsize);
+	Bflush(&bso);
+}
diff --git a/src/cmd/ld/lib.h b/src/cmd/ld/lib.h
index b828bed6ea..e26500d204 100644
--- a/src/cmd/ld/lib.h
+++ b/src/cmd/ld/lib.h
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ void	addlibpath(char *srcref, char *objref, char *file, char *pkg);
 Section*	addsection(Segment*, char*, int);
 void	copyhistfrog(char *buf, int nbuf);
 void	addhist(int32 line, int type);
+void	asmlc(void);
 void	histtoauto(void);
 void	collapsefrog(Sym *s);
 Sym*	lookup(char *symb, int v);