comparison configure @ 18476:b642d1b8f332

Linkers, assisted by a compiler, can optimize out the string that is being used to test for endianness. Prevent the linker from optimizing out the string, as it is being returned. patch by Derek E. Lewis, dlewis^#@^#solnetworks^#.^#net

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if test "$_big_endian" = auto ; then
  cat > $TMPC <<EOF
short ascii_name[] = { (('M'<<8)|'P'),(('l'<<8)|'a'),(('y'<<8)|'e'),(('r'<<8)|'B'),
                      (('i'<<8)|'g'),(('E'<<8)|'n'),(('d'<<8)|'i'),(('a'<<8)|'n'),0};
int main(){
  char* s = (char*)ascii_name;
  return 0;
} 
EOF
  if cc_check ; then 
    if strings $TMPO | grep -l MPlayerBigEndian >/dev/null ; then 
      _big_endian=yes

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if test "$_big_endian" = auto ; then
  cat > $TMPC <<EOF
short ascii_name[] = { (('M'<<8)|'P'),(('l'<<8)|'a'),(('y'<<8)|'e'),(('r'<<8)|'B'),
                      (('i'<<8)|'g'),(('E'<<8)|'n'),(('d'<<8)|'i'),(('a'<<8)|'n'),0};
int main(){
  return (int)ascii_name;
} 
EOF
  if cc_check ; then 
    if strings $TMPO | grep -l MPlayerBigEndian >/dev/null ; then 
      _big_endian=yes