+/* Byte ordering detection */
+#include <sys/types.h> /* This will likely define BYTE_ORDER */
+
+#ifndef BYTE_ORDER
+#if (BSD >= 199103)
+# include <machine/endian.h>
+#else
+#if defined(linux) || defined(__linux__)
+# include <endian.h>
+#else
+#define LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234 /* least-significant byte first (vax, pc) */
+#define BIG_ENDIAN 4321 /* most-significant byte first (IBM, net) */
+#define PDP_ENDIAN 3412 /* LSB first in word, MSW first in long (pdp)*/
+
+#if defined(vax) || defined(ns32000) || defined(sun386) || defined(__i386__) || \
+ defined(MIPSEL) || defined(_MIPSEL) || defined(BIT_ZERO_ON_RIGHT) || \
+ defined(__alpha__) || defined(__alpha)
+#define BYTE_ORDER LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#endif
+
+#if defined(sel) || defined(pyr) || defined(mc68000) || defined(sparc) || \
+ defined(is68k) || defined(tahoe) || defined(ibm032) || defined(ibm370) || \
+ defined(MIPSEB) || defined(_MIPSEB) || defined(_IBMR2) || defined(DGUX) ||\
+ defined(apollo) || defined(__convex__) || defined(_CRAY) || \
+ defined(__hppa) || defined(__hp9000) || \
+ defined(__hp9000s300) || defined(__hp9000s700) || \
+ defined (BIT_ZERO_ON_LEFT) || defined(m68k) || defined(__sparc)
+#define BYTE_ORDER BIG_ENDIAN
+#endif
+#endif /* linux */
+#endif /* BSD */
+#endif /* BYTE_ORDER */
+
+#if defined(__BYTE_ORDER) && !defined(BYTE_ORDER)
+#if (__BYTE_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+#define BYTE_ORDER LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#else
+#define BYTE_ORDER BIG_ENDIAN
+#endif
+#endif
+
+#if !defined(BYTE_ORDER) || \
+ (BYTE_ORDER != BIG_ENDIAN && BYTE_ORDER != LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+ /* you must determine what the correct bit order is for
+ * your compiler - the next line is an intentional error
+ * which will force your compiles to bomb until you fix
+ * the above macros.
+ */
+#error "Undefined or invalid BYTE_ORDER"
+#endif
+