#  as -o hello.o hello.s ; ld -o hello hello.o

.equ SYSCALL_EXIT,1	
.equ SYSCALL_WRITE,4
		
.equ STDIN,0
.equ STDOUT,1
.equ STDERR,2	
	
	.globl _start
_start:
	
	br      $27,0           # fake branch, to grab the location
	                        # of our entry point
	ldgp    $gp,0($27)      # load the GP proper for our entry point
				# this does automagic stuff...
				# gp is used for 64-bit jumps and constants
				# so if you use "la" and the like it will
				# load from gp for you.  
				

	lda	$17,hello_string	
	br	$26,write_stdout

	#================================
	# Exit
	#================================
exit:		
        clr	$16			# 0 exit value
        mov	SYSCALL_EXIT,$0		# put the exit syscall number in v0
        callsys				# and exit

	
	#================================
	# WRITE_STDOUT
	#================================
	# $17 has string
	# $1 is trashed
	
write_stdout:	
	ldil	$0,SYSCALL_WRITE	# Write syscall in $0
	ldil	$16,STDOUT		# 1 in $16 (stdout)
	clr	$18			# 0 (count) in $18
	
str_loop1:
	addq	$17,$18,$1		# offset in $1
	ldbu    $1,0($1)		# load byte
	addq	$18,1,$18		# increment pointer
	bne	$1,str_loop1		# if not nul, repeat
	
	subq	$18,1,$18		# correct count
	callsys				# Make syscall
	
	ret	$26			# return
			
	
#===========================================================================
.data
#===========================================================================

hello_string:		.ascii  "Hello World\n\0"