#
# "hello, world" program (prints "hello, world" using SPIM system
#   calls)
#
	.text
	.globl	main
main:
#
# opening linkage (save return address)
#
	addi	$sp,$sp,-4
	sw	$ra,0($sp)
#
# print
#
	la	$a0, hello
	li	$v0, 4		# "print string" syscall
	syscall
#
# closing linkage (get return address and restore stack pointer)
#
	lw	$ra,0($sp)
	addi	$sp,$sp,4
	jr	$ra
	.end	main
#
# area for variables
#
	.data
hello:	.asciiz "hello, world!\n";