1994.09.16 04:17 "TIFF Bit Ordering Versus Fill Order", by John M
Davison
Thread
1994.09.20 12:29 "MSB vs. LSB. (Was: TIFF Bit Ordering Versus Fill Order)", by Thomas Kinsman
#include <stdio.h>
union
{
long field1;
char field2[4];
} var;
main()
{
var.field2[0] = 0;
var.field2[1] = 1;
var.field2[2] = 2;
var.field2[3] = 3;
if (var.field1 == (1 << 16) + (2<<8) + 3)
puts("Big-endian");
else if (var.field1 == (3 << 24) + (2<<16) + (1 << 8))
puts("Little-endian");
else
puts("unknown-endian");
}