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// Copyright (C) 2010, Guy Barrand. All rights reserved.
// See the file inlib.license for terms.

#ifndef inlib_platform
#define inlib_platform

// We do not byteswap on intel (LE) (common platform).
// We have then a better compression on these machines.
// NOTE : this is the contrary to what is done in ROOT (and Rio).

namespace inlib {

inline bool is_little_endian() {
  unsigned int i = 1;
  unsigned char* b = (unsigned char*)&i;
  // BE = Big Endian, LE = Little Endian.
  // The Intels x86 are LE.
  // Mac PPC b[3] is 1 (BE)
  // Mac Intel b[0] is 1 (LE)
  // Linux i386 b[0] is 1 (LE)
  // Linux x86_64 b[0] is 1 (LE)
  return (b[0]==1?true:false);
}

}

#endif