3 * Copyright (C) 2003 Simone Piccardi
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21 * routine endian: routine to detect endianess
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31 * Variables definition
36 magic = 0xABCD; /* endianess magic number */
37 ptr = (char *) &magic;
38 test = (ptr[1]<<8) + (ptr[0]&0xFF); /* build value byte by byte */
39 return (magic == test); /* if the same is little endian */