#
# below here is the print debugging support code
#
	
.data
_spaceString: .asciiz " "
_newlineString: .asciiz "\n"

.text
.globl printInt     # int reg -> unit
.globl printSpace   # unit    -> unit
.globl printNewline # unit    -> unit

printInt: # int reg->unit
	                  # The syscall takes its argument in $a0
   add $t0, $v0, $zero    # since this function does not return anything, it should probably preserve $v0
   li $v0, 1              # print_int syscall
   syscall
   add $v0, $t0, $zero    # restore $v0 
jr $ra


printSpace: # unit->unit
add $t0, $v0, $zero
la $a0, _spaceString      # address of string to print
li $v0, 4                 # system call code for print_str
syscall                   # print the string
add $v0, $t0, $zero
jr $ra

printNewline: # unit->unit
add $t0, $v0, $zero
la $a0, _newlineString    # address of string to print
li $v0, 4                 # system call code for print_str
syscall                   # print the string
add $v0, $t0, $zero
jr $ra