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From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Could the configure script detect the endianness for a Power CPU with endianness mode change
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In response to Could the configure script detect the endianness for a Power CPU with endianness mode change  (Rui Hai Jiang <ruihaijiang@msn.com>)
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Rui Hai Jiang <ruihaijiang@msn.com> writes:
> Some Power CPU can switch the endianness mode. 
> If one such CPU switches from big endian to little endian, could the configure script detect the real endianness
mode?

It would detect whatever endianness you run it under.

No, we're not likely to worry about supporting both endiannesses in one build.
        regards, tom lane

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