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2006.04.01 22:57 "Re: WORDS_BIGENDIAN makes libtiff platform dependent", by Bob Friesenhahn
On Sat, 1 Apr 2006, ping shu wrote: > > Yes, an app shoudl be fine if it uses the public header > files and system installed libtiff. If an app builds the > libtiff (e.g. porting to a Portable Media Player), then > the developers may think twice upgrading to 3.8.2. > > A related issue I found is the use of > #ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN > ...1 > #else > ...2 > #endif > > Section 1 is used if you do > #define WORDS_BIGENDIAN 0 > and hope for section 2. The other def HOST_ENDIAN is not > in use and it is either 0 or 1. > > The use of WORDS_ENDIAN doesn't really improve performance. If there is indeed a problem to be fixed (and I am not sure that there is), what solution do you propose to fix it. Bob ====================================== Bob Friesenhahn bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us, http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen/ GraphicsMagick Maintainer, http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/