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Subject: [postgis-devel] tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us on "Determining Endianess "
From: strk <strk () keybit ! net>
Date: 2004-02-10 20:02:48
Message-ID: 20040210210248.C41291 () freek ! keybit ! net
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----- Forwarded message from Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> -----
From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: strk <strk@keybit.net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] BYTE_ORDER for contribs
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 20:21:04 -0500
Message-ID: <21012.1076376064@sss.pgh.pa.us>
strk <strk@keybit.net> writes:
> Is there a quick way to use the BYTE_ORDER define
> as set by pgsql ? I can't find an "entry point"
> include for it.
BYTE_ORDER isn't actually used anywhere in the backend, and hasn't been
for a long time, so I wouldn't count on it to be right.
> It's needed for postgis (problems with Solaris BYTE_ORDER).
My recommendation is to rethink your code. There's usually a way to
avoid having a compile-time dependency.
regards, tom lane
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