[NumPy-Tickets] [NumPy] #1380: endianess is not set correctly for HP-UX Itanium

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#1380: endianess is not set correctly for HP-UX Itanium
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 Reporter:  neinhues              |       Owner:  somebody  
     Type:  defect                |      Status:  needs_work
 Priority:  normal                |   Milestone:  2.0.0     
Component:  numpy.core            |     Version:  1.4.0     
 Keywords:  endianess HP-UX IA64  |  
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Comment(by cdavid):

 According to the doc I could find, HP-UX always use big endian mode for IA
 arch, so I am a bit confused about what the patch is solving for a HP-UX
 user.

 The code should be checking for the OS and CPU combination I guess: IA is
 set to little endian on Windows NT and Linux, and big endian on HP-UX.
 Most OS has an API to check the endianness, maybe HP-UX has one as well.

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