--- libelwix/inc/elwix.h	2014/01/29 14:16:53	1.10
+++ libelwix/inc/elwix.h	2014/02/21 13:15:32	1.10.12.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: elwix.h,v 1.10 2014/01/29 14:16:53 misho Exp $
+* $Id: elwix.h,v 1.10.12.1 2014/02/21 13:15:32 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -82,6 +82,20 @@ SUCH DAMAGE.
 #define	NBBY		8		/* number of bits in a byte */
 #endif
 
+#ifndef BYTE_ORDER
+	#ifndef LITTLE_ENDIAN
+		#define LITTLE_ENDIAN	1234
+	#endif /* LITTLE_ENDIAN */
+	#ifndef BIG_ENDIAN
+		#define BIG_ENDIAN	4321
+	#endif /* BIG_ENDIAN */
+	#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+		#define BYTE_ORDER BIG_ENDIAN
+	#else /* WORDS_BIGENDIAN */
+		#define BYTE_ORDER LITTLE_ENDIAN
+	#endif /* WORDS_BIGENDIAN */
+#endif /* BYTE_ORDER */
+
 #ifndef be16toh
 #define be16toh		betoh16
 #endif
@@ -188,6 +202,13 @@ int elwixInit(int mm, unsigned long maxmem);
  * return: none
  */
 void elwixFini();
+
+/*
+ * elwix_byteOrder() - Detect platform byte order
+ *
+ * return: 1 = little endian or 0 big endian
+ */
+int elwix_byteOrder();
 
 /* memory management hooks */
 extern void *(*e_malloc)(size_t);