[openssl-dev] Endianess info

[Andy Polyakov]

>     > Does this patch work for you?
> 
>     I'd vote against [catering this information in public header]. As it
>     stands now -D[BL]_ENDIAN in OpenSSL config lines is actually just an
>     optimization flag, and not as significant one. "Optimization flag" means
>     that you can actually omit it, and it will still work, and "not as
>     significant" means that not very much slower. Real endian dependencies
>     are handled either by adhering to endian-neutral coding practices or so
>     called constant conditions, such as if (endian.little). Advantage of
>     constant condition is that both paths are parsed by compilers, so that
>     at least code handling "less popular" endianness doesn't end up in
>     majority's blind spot. There is no reason for why either of these
>     techniques can't be exercised in off-tree code.
> 
> 
> The endianess information could be used in case of cross-compilation.

Endian-neutral coding and constant conditions work in cross-compilation
cases.