Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #10505: Use gcc/clang built-in endianity macros (too)

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #10505: Use gcc/clang built-in endianity macros (too)
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-09-15 10:22:23

#10505: Use gcc/clang built-in endianity macros (too)
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  Reporter:  Jan Hudec <bulb@…>  |      Owner:  grafik
      Type:  Bugs                |     Status:  new
 Milestone:  To Be Determined    |  Component:  predef
   Version:  Boost 1.56.0        |   Severity:  Problem
Resolution:                      |   Keywords:
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Comment (by Jan Hudec <bulb@…>):

 I was looking wrong. Apparently it does fall back to those macros, but
 because the preceding code does not check that the complete suite of
 macros (not just `_BYTE_ORDER`, but also
 `_BIG_ENDIAN`/`_LITTLE_ENDIAN`/`_PDP_ENDIAN`), it is never used.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/10505#comment:1>
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