--- libelwix/src/elwix.c	2013/05/30 09:07:33	1.2
+++ libelwix/src/elwix.c	2014/03/25 23:43:16	1.4.2.1
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: elwix.c,v 1.2 2013/05/30 09:07:33 misho Exp $
+* $Id: elwix.c,v 1.4.2.1 2014/03/25 23:43:16 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ terms:
 All of the documentation and software included in the ELWIX and AITNET
 Releases is copyrighted by ELWIX - Sofia/Bulgaria <info@elwix.org>
 
-Copyright 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
+Copyright 2004 - 2014
 	by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>.  All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ elwix_mm_inuse()
 }
 
 
+#pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
 // init libelwix routine
 __attribute__((constructor)) void
 _elwix_init()
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ elwixInit(int mm, u_long maxmem)
 }
 
 /*
- * elwixFini() - Finish libaitio library memory management
+ * elwixFini() - Finish libelwix library memory management
  *
  * return: none
  */
@@ -192,4 +193,18 @@ elwixFini()
 			mpool_destroy(&elwix_mpool);
 			break;
 	}
+}
+#pragma GCC visibility pop
+
+/*
+ * elwix_byteOrder() - Detect platform byte order
+ *
+ * return: 1 = little endian or 0 big endian
+ */
+int
+elwix_byteOrder()
+{
+	int x = 1;
+
+	return *(char*) &x;
 }