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| From | raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: formats and endians |
| Date | 2015-01-20 16:06 +0000 |
| Organization | Go wash your mouth. |
| Message-ID | <54be7c67.1316890@news.xs4all.nl> (permalink) |
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Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> wrote: > On Thu, 2015-01-15, Stephen Sprunk wrote: > > There is no way to win with a variable-endian format. > > Agreed. Unless you're going for amusement value or job security. > > So, pick one endian or the other (though there is a strong bias for big > > endian for historical reasons) > > And practical reasons: ntohl() and htonl() exist, and map to efficient > implementations on all platforms that I'm aware of. Another practical reason: on the most common platform out there, little-endian is the native format, so files full of LE numbers would, e.g., map to memory immediately without even needing conversion in the first place. Which practical reason turns out to be most practical? Well, in a reasonable world, that would depend quite a lot on the problem in question. Measure, measure, measure. Richard
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formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 04:49 -0800
formats and endians John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 05:24 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 05:38 -0800
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-16 13:55 +0000
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:49 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-16 21:37 -0600
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 01:08 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 02:42 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-18 14:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Rosario193 <Rosario@invalid.invalid> - 2014-12-18 23:09 +0100
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-18 16:52 -0600
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-17 11:11 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-17 03:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-18 16:28 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-18 19:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Kleuske <kleuske@nowhere.net> - 2014-12-21 14:17 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-22 02:19 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-01-15 12:18 -0600
Re: formats and endians Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2015-01-15 22:35 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-20 16:06 +0000
Re: formats and endians Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-01-22 15:41 -0800
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-23 00:45 -0600
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-23 08:52 +0000
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-01-23 05:47 -0600
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-23 03:51 -0800
Re: formats and endians Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-23 12:18 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 13:49 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2015-01-23 07:02 -0800
Re: formats and endians fmassei@gmail.com - 2015-01-23 07:39 -0800
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2015-01-23 10:38 -0500
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 17:45 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-23 12:59 -0500
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 18:30 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-26 12:35 -0500
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-26 18:15 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-01-26 10:53 -0800
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-26 19:06 +0000
Re: formats and endians Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-01-26 17:54 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2015-01-26 19:09 -0600
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-27 01:49 +0000
Re: formats and endians James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-01-26 21:37 -0500
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 22:33 +0000
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2015-01-23 18:02 +0000
Re: formats and endians Greg Martin <greg.at.softsprocket@dot.com> - 2015-01-23 18:50 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-24 00:01 +0000
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-24 10:05 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-01-24 11:57 +0000
Re: formats and endians Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-24 07:48 -0800
Re: formats and endians Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-01-24 10:43 +0000
Re: formats and endians Geoff <geoff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-24 07:52 -0800
Re: formats and endians raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-01-23 13:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 06:56 -0800
Re: formats and endians Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2014-12-16 13:20 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 18:00 -0600
Re: formats and endians "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-12-17 16:32 -0500
Re: formats and endians David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2014-12-16 15:26 +0100
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 06:57 -0800
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:34 -0500
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 08:47 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 17:02 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 10:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 19:10 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:28 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:43 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 11:58 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 12:20 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 20:21 +0000
Re: formats and endians Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2014-12-16 13:08 -0800
Re: formats and endians Richard Heathfield <invalid@see.sig.invalid> - 2014-12-16 21:19 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 13:27 -0800
Re: formats and endians Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-16 16:41 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 13:22 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 14:00 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 22:26 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 14:54 -0800
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 15:09 -0800
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 20:08 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 12:48 -0800
Re: formats and endians Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-16 22:21 +0000
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-16 22:39 +0000
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 15:32 -0800
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-17 00:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2014-12-17 11:04 +0000
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-17 17:04 +0000
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 12:29 -0500
Re: formats and endians Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2014-12-16 12:40 -0500
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 13:10 -0500
Re: formats and endians Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2014-12-16 18:35 +0000
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 12:57 -0600
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 15:11 -0500
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 18:10 -0600
Re: formats and endians fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2014-12-16 10:51 -0800
Re: formats and endians glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-12-16 19:43 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-16 10:37 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 13:05 -0600
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-16 11:49 -0800
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 17:16 -0600
Re: formats and endians Lowell Gilbert <lgusenet@be-well.ilk.org> - 2014-12-16 14:55 -0500
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 17:48 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-17 00:18 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-20 12:21 -0600
Re: formats and endians BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2014-12-22 01:38 -0600
Re: formats and endians Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2014-12-16 11:45 -0600
Re: formats and endians Michael Angelo Ravera <maravera@prodigy.net> - 2014-12-18 16:50 -0800
Re: formats and endians Nobody <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2014-12-17 04:51 +0000
Re: formats and endians Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2014-12-19 10:16 -0800
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