Do I need modify newlib code for endian changed?

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 07/25/2011 09:39 AM, Schwarz, Konrad wrote:

> Liu is asking if *newlib* needs to be modified, not if his
> *own* code needs adaptation.
Generally speaking: yes, there are piece in newlib which require to be 
modified for endianness when adding a new target.

Whether and how *he* will have to modify newlib would depend up his 
target and how it is implemented.

> I expect newlib source code to be cogniziant of endianess.
Most pieces of newlib are independent of a target's endianess, but there 
are (few) pieces which need to know about endianness.
In most occasions, these pieces receive their setting through 
preprocessor defines emitted by GCC.

 > However you will need to recompile newlib using the proper
 > configuration values -- which I don't know, unfortunately.  I
 > expect something like armbe -> armle (be/le big/litte endian).
What you say applies to GCC. newlib typically receives endianness 
indirectly through GCC.

Ralf