[mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu@snowball ~]$ ls -l branch*
-rw-rw-r--. 1 mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu 1089 Feb 24 09:49 branches1.s
-rw-rw-r--. 1 mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu 1090 Feb 24 09:48 branches2.s
-rw-rw-r--. 1 mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu 1091 Feb 24 09:49 branches3.s
[mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu@snowball ~]$ cat branches1.s 
# branches1.s
#
#   java -jar /home/mweeks/rars1_6.jar branches1.s
#
# Examples of the branch commands 5 vs 4
#
# -MCW, 2025

.text
main:

    # Put a few example values in registers
    li     t0, 5
    li     t1, 4

    # Is t0's value less than t1's?
    blt    t0, t1, less_than_code

    # print t0
    mv    a0, t0
    li    a7, 1
    ecall

    # print a string
    li     a7, 4
    la     a0, is_not_less_than
    ecall

    # print t1
    mv    a0, t1
    li    a7, 1
    ecall

    # print NL
    li    a7, 11
    li    a0, 10
    ecall

    j      end_this_program

less_than_code:
    # print t0
    mv    a0, t0
    li    a7, 1
    ecall

    # print a string
    li     a7, 4      
    la     a0, is_less_than 
    ecall

    # print t1
    mv    a0, t1
    li    a7, 1
    ecall

    # print NL
    li    a7, 11
    li    a0, 10
    ecall

end_this_program:
    # Exit the program with a return code
    li     a7, 93
    li     a0, 0    # 0 for everything is OK
    ecall

.data 
is_less_than:      .string " is less than "
is_not_less_than:  .string " is not less than "

[mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu@snowball ~]$ java -jar /home/mweeks/rars1_6.jar branches1.s
RARS 1.6  Copyright 2003-2019 Pete Sanderson and Kenneth Vollmar

5 is not less than 4
[mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu@snowball ~]$ diff branches1.s branches2.s
1c1
< # branches1.s
---
> # branches2.s
3c3
< #   java -jar /home/mweeks/rars1_6.jar branches1.s
---
> #   java -jar /home/mweeks/rars1_6.jar branches2.s
5c5
< # Examples of the branch commands 5 vs 4
---
> # Examples of the branch commands  6 vs 6
13,14c13,14
<     li     t0, 5
<     li     t1, 4
---
>     li     t0, 6
>     li     t1, 6
[mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu@snowball ~]$  java -jar /home/mweeks/rars1_6.jar branches2.s
RARS 1.6  Copyright 2003-2019 Pete Sanderson and Kenneth Vollmar

6 is not less than 6
[mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu@snowball ~]$ diff branches1.s branches3.s
1c1
< # branches1.s
---
> # branches3.s
3c3
< #   java -jar /home/mweeks/rars1_6.jar branches1.s
---
> #   java -jar /home/mweeks/rars1_6.jar branches3.s
5c5
< # Examples of the branch commands 5 vs 4
---
> # Examples of the branch commands   3 vs 5
13,14c13,14
<     li     t0, 5
<     li     t1, 4
---
>     li     t0, 3
>     li     t1, 5
[mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu@snowball ~]$   java -jar /home/mweeks/rars1_6.jar branches3.s
RARS 1.6  Copyright 2003-2019 Pete Sanderson and Kenneth Vollmar

3 is less than 5
[mweeks@gsuad.gsu.edu@snowball ~]$ exit
logout
Connection to snowball.cs.gsu.edu closed.
mweeks@air:Desktop$ exit
exit

Script done on Mon Feb 24 15:08:41 2025