From -5954033472723607759 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,738ae3371beb3408 X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: Hyman Rosen Subject: Re: portable method of determining endianness byte order. Date: 1999/12/01 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 555375569 X-NNTP-Posting-Host: firewall.jyacc.com Approved: stephen.clamage@sun.com (comp.std.c++) References: <38329967.470B6CED@hqs.mid.gmeds.com> <38359FF5.AB0B77E9@zetec.com> X-UID: 0000000001 X-Status: $$$T X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com X-Trace: news.panix.com 944069869 29740 209.49.126.226 (1 Dec 1999 17:37:49 GMT) Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC NNTP-Posting-Date: 1 Dec 1999 17:37:49 GMT Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Originator: clamage@taumet Francis Glassborow writes: > Because no such method exists. And why do you assume that it is a > simple two way choice? If I recall correctly, the VAX had a mixed model for its 32-bit integers. I think the order for 0x12345678 was 34 12 78 56. [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern_mti/std-c++/faq.html ]