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From: Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen)
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Subject: Re: Ada compiler differences
Date: 21 Oct 2004 08:54:14 -0500
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In article <YDwdd.53169$JG5.650210@news20.bellglobal.com>, "Warren W. Gay VE3WWG" <ve3wwg@cogeco.ca> writes:
> Mark H Johnson wrote:
>> Larry Kilgallen wrote:
>>> In article <WSWcd.8$V_2.4@dfw-service2.ext.ray.com>, Mark H Johnson 
>>> <mark_h_johnson@raytheon.com> writes:
>>>
>>> [snip big endian TCP/IP example]
>> 
>> 
>>>> That particular issue has nothing to do with Ada; you have the same 
>>>> problem with C or other languages.
>>>
>>> In particular, it has to do with the fact that TCP/IP was devised on
>>> an ad-hoc basis rather than using an underlying marshalling technique
>>> such as promoted by ASN.1.
> 
> The marshalling technique required by ASN.1 requires that all hosts
> do "marshalling", whereas big endian machines do not require it
> at all (assuming size matches).

And as someone who frequents little-endian machines, I can choose some
non-IP protocol a more friendly (to me) one that was designed with no
thought to endian portability.