00001 #include <stdio.h>
00002 
00003 enum { LITTLE_ENDIAN, BIG_ENDIAN }; 
00004 
00005 int get_endianess() {
00006     long i = 1;
00007     const char *p = (const char *) &i;
00008     if (p[0] == 1) return LITTLE_ENDIAN; // LSB correspond à 1
00009     return BIG_ENDIAN;
00010 }
00011 
00012 int main()
00013 {
00014     int n = get_endianess();
00015     printf("%s\n", (get_endianess() == LITTLE_ENDIAN)?"LITTLE_ENDIAN":"BIG_ENDIAN");
00016     return 0;
00017 }