@@ -187,16 +187,27 @@ if test "$win32" = "yes" ; then

     network="no"

 fi

-# endianness : guess with cpu type. Should also use prefix

-if test "$cpu" = "powerpc"; then

-    bigendian="yes"

-fi

-

 cc="${cross_prefix}${cc}"

 ar="${cross_prefix}${ar}"

 strip="${cross_prefix}${strip}"

 # ---

+# big/little endian test

+cat > $TMPC << EOF

+#include <inttypes.h>

+int main(int argc, char ** argv){

+	volatile uint32_t i=0x01234567;

+	return (*((uint8_t*)(&i))) == 0x67;

+}

+EOF

+

+if $cc -o $TMPO $TMPC 2>/dev/null ; then

+$TMPO && bigendian="yes"

+else

+echo big/little test failed

+fi

+

+# ---

 # check availability of some header files

 cat > $TMPC << EOF