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Re: [PATCH v2] compat/bswap.h: simplify MSVC endianness detection

From
Jeff King <peff@peff.net>
Date
Nov 10, 2020, 00:31 UTC
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<20201110003127.GA1268480@coredump.intra.peff.net>
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<20201108095739.23144-1-dgurney99@gmail.com>
On Sun, Nov 08, 2020 at 11:57:41AM +0200, Daniel Gurney wrote:
> Modern MSVC or Windows versions don't support big-endian, so it's
> unnecessary to consider architectures when using it.

This made me wonder if we support any non-modern versions (which would be negatively impacted).

From the earlier thread at [1], it sounds like probably not, but I wonder if we can offer a stronger argument there (or just define "modern" a little more clearly).

-Peff
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/git/20201107224747.GF6252@camp.crustytoothpaste.net/
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Message 4 of 13 in “compat/bswap.h: Simplify MSVC endianness detection”
  1. compat/bswap.h: Simplify MSVC endianness detectionDaniel Gurney, Nov 7, 2020
  2. brian m. carlsonNov 8, 2020
  3. compat/bswap.h: simplify MSVC endianness detectionDaniel Gurney, Nov 8, 2020
  4. Jeff KingNov 10, 2020
  5. brian m. carlsonNov 10, 2020
  6. Junio C HamanoNov 10, 2020
  7. Johannes SchindelinNov 10, 2020
  8. Daniel GurneyNov 10, 2020
  9. Johannes SchindelinNov 10, 2020
  10. Junio C HamanoNov 10, 2020
  11. Junio C HamanoNov 10, 2020
  12. Johannes SchindelinNov 10, 2020
  13. Jeff KingNov 10, 2020

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