From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
Subject: Re: Hints for networking
Date: 02 Feb 2003 07:43:19 +0000
Date: 2003-02-02T07:43:19+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <x7vn0lft9ew.fsf@smaug.pushface.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: MPG.18a63e9a2821c3e998968d@News.CIS.DFN.DE
Jano <402450@cepsz.unizar.es> writes:
> Must I detect machine endingness manually? Are there helping
> packages for networking in the wild?
I think that there are theoretical circumstances in which it is not OK
to check whether system.default_bit_order is low_order_first
(little-endian) or high_order_first (big-endian), but that has worked
for me on Sparc, Alpha, PowerPC, Intel (GNAT in all cases).
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-02-02 7:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-01-31 16:37 Hints for networking Jano
2003-01-31 18:40 ` tmoran
2003-01-31 21:21 ` David C. Hoos
2003-02-01 19:29 ` Jano
2003-02-02 7:43 ` Simon Wright [this message]
2003-02-01 18:32 ` Alfred Hilscher
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