"xenoneus ." wrote: > I am trying to build a cross compiler for the "armeb-softfloat-linux-uclibceabi" target using gcc-4.2.4 for an embedded linux system based on arm 1176 processor core. > > I have a suspicion that the compiler defaults to little endian output. This is <http://gcc.gnu.org/PR16350>. It was fixed for 4.3: <http://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs?view=rev&revision=129999>. (Somebody ought to update that PR to set the status to FIXED and set the target milestone to 4.3.0.) Anyway, if you use 4.3 and it ought to automatically work when the target matches arm*b-*. > Is there a way to check the default endianness setting used by the compiler? I How about: $target-gcc -dM -E - </dev/null | grep __ARMEB__ Brian