@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@

 #include "boost/static_assert.hpp"

-

+#include <endian.h>

 namespace pwiz {

 namespace util {

@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ namespace util {

 #define PWIZ_MSVC

 #endif

+#ifdef __BYTE_ORDER

+#if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN //if both are not defined it is TRUE!

+#define PWIZ_BIG_ENDIAN

+#elif __BYTE_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN

+#define PWIZ_LITTLE_ENDIAN

+#endif

+#endif

 #if (defined(PWIZ_GCC) && defined(__BYTE_ORDER) && __BYTE_ORDER==__LITTLE_ENDIAN) || \

     (defined(__DARWIN_BYTE_ORDER) && __DARWIN_BYTE_ORDER==__DARWIN_LITTLE_ENDIAN) || \

@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ namespace util {

 #endif

-#if (defined(PWIZ_GCC) && defined(__BYTE_ORDER) && __BYTE_ORDER==__BIG_ENDIAN || defined(__ppc__) || defined(__POWERPC__) || defined(_M_PPC) )

+#if (defined(PWIZ_GCC) && defined(__BYTE_ORDER) && __BYTE_ORDER==__BIG_ENDIAN)

 #define PWIZ_BIG_ENDIAN

 #endif