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Larry Kilgallen wrote:
> 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.

But ASN.1 ain't it because you still have to marshall it. ;-)

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