Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:25:26 03/23/99
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On March 23, 1999 at 14:23:29, KarinsDad wrote: >On March 23, 1999 at 13:47:41, Eugene Nalimov wrote: > >>On March 23, 1999 at 13:32:17, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>Does anyone know of Crafty binaries for the Cray computers? >>> >>>I may have need of one. I would like to get the best possible binary from a >>>commercial compiler if that is feasible. To make matters more difficult, I >>>would like to get the source files I have tweaked compiled if possible (not >>>necessary, but I make special tiny tweaks for the C.A.P. project). >>> >>>Also, about tablebase files for the Cray. Does anyone know if the standard >>>files have the right endian ordering, or do they need to be recomputed? >>> >>>I do not know the model right now, but I know that the machine is two years old. >> >>Tablebases and compressed tablebases are endian-neutral. >> >>Eugene > >What does this mean? > >I thought that endian ordering was based on the capabilities of the chip and/or >OS, not on the database. Wouldn't you need a different set of code to access the >files properly on different systems? They must be stored as character strings or something like that. You can't get away with it if you use integers or floating point. It's pretty remarkable if it works.
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