Index: home/support/detail/integer/endian.hpp
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--- home/support/detail/integer/endian.hpp	(revision 72619)
+++ home/support/detail/integer/endian.hpp	(working copy)
@@ -122,6 +122,44 @@
         (static_cast<const unsigned char*>(bytes) + n_bytes);
     }
 
+    template <>
+    inline
+    float load_big_endian<float, 4>(const void* bytes)
+    {
+        const unsigned char *b = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(
+            bytes);
+        b += 3;
+
+        float value;
+        unsigned char *v = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(&value);
+
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+        {
+            *v++ = *b--;
+        }
+
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline
+    double load_big_endian<double, 8>(const void* bytes)
+    {
+        const unsigned char *b = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(
+            bytes);
+        b += 7;
+
+        double value;
+        unsigned char *v = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(&value);
+
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
+        {
+            *v++ = *b--;
+        }
+
+        return value;
+    }
+
     template <typename T, std::size_t n_bytes>
     inline
     T load_little_endian(const void* bytes)
@@ -130,6 +168,42 @@
         (static_cast<const unsigned char*>(bytes));
     }
 
+    template <>
+    inline
+    float load_little_endian<float, 4>(const void* bytes)
+    {
+        const unsigned char *b = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(
+            bytes);
+
+        float value;
+        unsigned char *v = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(&value);
+
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+        {
+            *v++ = *b++;
+        }
+
+        return value;
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline
+    double load_little_endian<double, 8>(const void* bytes)
+    {
+        const unsigned char *b = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(
+            bytes);
+
+        double value;
+        unsigned char *v = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(&value);
+
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
+        {
+            *v++ = *b++;
+        }
+
+        return value;
+    }
+
     template <typename T, std::size_t n_bytes>
     inline
     void store_big_endian(void* bytes, T value)
@@ -138,6 +212,38 @@
         (static_cast<char*>(bytes) + n_bytes, value);
     }
 
+    template <>
+    inline
+    void store_big_endian<float, 4>(void* bytes, float value)
+    {
+        unsigned char *b = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(bytes);
+        b += 3;
+
+        const unsigned char *v = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(
+            &value);
+
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+        {
+            *b-- = *v++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline
+    void store_big_endian<double, 8>(void* bytes, double value)
+    {
+        unsigned char *b = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(bytes);
+        b += 7;
+
+        const unsigned char *v = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(
+            &value);
+
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
+        {
+            *b-- = *v++;
+        }
+    }
+
     template <typename T, std::size_t n_bytes>
     inline
     void store_little_endian(void* bytes, T value)
@@ -146,6 +252,36 @@
         (static_cast<char*>(bytes), value);
     }
 
+    template <>
+    inline
+    void store_little_endian<float, 4>(void* bytes, float value)
+    {
+        unsigned char *b = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(bytes);
+
+        const unsigned char *v = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(
+            &value);
+
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
+        {
+            *b++ = *v++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <>
+    inline
+    void store_little_endian<double, 8>(void* bytes, double value)
+    {
+        unsigned char *b = reinterpret_cast<unsigned char *>(bytes);
+
+        const unsigned char *v = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned char *>(
+            &value);
+
+        for(std::size_t i = 0; i < 8; ++i)
+        {
+            *b++ = *v++;
+        }
+    }
+
   } // namespace detail
 
   namespace integer