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Re: [PATCH] Detect endianness on more platforms that don't use BYTE_ORDER

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
May 2, 2014, 19:34 UTC
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Charles Bailey <cbailey32@bloomberg.net> writes:
> I claim that any
> platform which provides both but with differing senses is somewhat
> broken so I cannot see the precedence mattering much.

I agree with that, and that is the reason why we shouldn't change the order all of a sudden. If it shouldn't matter, then there is only downside of a possiblity to break such an insane set-up that has been happily working by accident, without helping anybody if we change it, no?

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  1. Add extra logic required to detect endianness on SolarisCharles Bailey, May 1, 2014
  2. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2014
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  4. Junio C HamanoMay 1, 2014
  5. Charles BaileyMay 2, 2014
  6. Detect endianness on more platforms that don't use BYTE_ORDERCharles Bailey, May 2, 2014
  7. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2014
  8. Charles BaileyMay 2, 2014
  9. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2014
  10. Junio C HamanoMay 2, 2014
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