--- libelwix/src/elwix.c	2014/01/29 14:11:45	1.2.28.1
+++ libelwix/src/elwix.c	2014/02/21 13:30:19	1.4
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: elwix.c,v 1.2.28.1 2014/01/29 14:11:45 misho Exp $
+* $Id: elwix.c,v 1.4 2014/02/21 13:30:19 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ elwixInit(int mm, u_long maxmem)
 }
 
 /*
- * elwixFini() - Finish libaitio library memory management
+ * elwixFini() - Finish libelwix library memory management
  *
  * return: none
  */
@@ -192,4 +192,17 @@ elwixFini()
 			mpool_destroy(&elwix_mpool);
 			break;
 	}
+}
+
+/*
+ * elwix_byteOrder() - Detect platform byte order
+ *
+ * return: 1 = little endian or 0 big endian
+ */
+int
+elwix_byteOrder()
+{
+	int x = 1;
+
+	return *(char*) &x;
 }