bswap.h: define GIT_LITTLE_ENDIAN on msvc as little endian

The Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) compiler (as of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13.6) does not define __BYTE_ORDER__ and its C-library does not define __BYTE_ORDER. The compiler is supported only on arm64 and x86 which are all little endian. Define GIT_BYTE_ORDER on msvc as little endian to avoid further checks. Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@breakpoint.cc> Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>

Sebastian Andrzej Siewior committed Jul 15, 2025 at 21:12 UTC 30dea7ddf7a10d11818e754deba8120cef8446ca
1 file changed +5 -1
compat/bswap.h
+5 -1
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ static inline uint64_t git_bswap64(uint64_t x)
81 #define bswap32(x) _byteswap_ulong(x)
82 #define bswap64(x) _byteswap_uint64(x)
83
84 +#define GIT_LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
85 +#define GIT_BIG_ENDIAN 4321
86 +#define GIT_BYTE_ORDER GIT_LITTLE_ENDIAN
87 +
88 #endif
89
90 #if defined(bswap32)
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ static inline uint64_t git_bswap64(uint64_t x)
126 # define GIT_LITTLE_ENDIAN __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
127 # define GIT_BIG_ENDIAN __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
128
125 -#else
129 +#elif !defined(GIT_BYTE_ORDER)
130
131 # define GIT_BIG_ENDIAN 4321
132 # define GIT_LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234