+/* --- Endianness swapping --- */
+
+#if GCC_VERSION_P(4, 8) || CLANG_VERSION_P(3, 2)
+# define ENDSWAP16(x) ((uint16)__builtin_bswap16(x))
+#endif
+#if GCC_VERSION_P(4, 3) || CLANG_VERSION_P(3, 2)
+# define ENDSWAP32(x) ((uint32)__builtin_bswap32(x))
+#endif
+#if (GCC_VERSION_P(4, 3) || CLANG_VERSION_P(3, 2)) && defined(HAVE_UINT64)
+# define ENDSWAP64(x) ((uint64)__builtin_bswap64(x))
+#endif
+
+#ifndef ENDSWAP8
+# define ENDSWAP8(x) U8(x)
+#endif
+#ifndef ENDSWAP16
+# define ENDSWAP16(x) \
+ ((((uint16)(x) >> 8)&0xff) | \
+ (((uint16)(x)&0xff) << 8))
+#endif
+#ifndef ENDSWAP24
+# define ENDSWAP24(x) \
+ ((((uint24)(x) >> 16)&0xff) | \
+ ((uint24)(x)&0xff00) | \
+ ((uint24)((x)&0xff) << 16))
+#endif
+#ifndef ENDSWAP32
+# define ENDSWAP32(x) \
+ (ENDSWAP16(((uint32)(x) >> 16)&0xffff) | \
+ ((uint32)ENDSWAP16((x)&0xffff) << 16))
+#endif
+#if defined(HAVE_UINT64) && !defined(ENDSWAP64)
+# define ENDSWAP64(x) \
+ (ENDSWAP32(((uint64)(x) >> 32)&0xffffffff) | \
+ ((uint64)ENDSWAP32((x)&0xffffffff) << 32))
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_UINT64
+# define ENDSWAP64_(z, x) \
+ ((z).i = ENDSWAP64((x).i))
+#else
+# define ENDSWAP64_(z, x) \
+ ((z).lo = ENDSWAP32((x).hi), \
+ (z).hi = ENDSWAP32((x).lo))
+#endif
+
+#define MLIB_LITTLE_ENDIAN 1234
+#define MLIB_BIG_ENDIAN 4321
+#if defined(__ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__) && \
+ __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_LITTLE_ENDIAN__
+# define MLIB_BYTE_ORDER MLIB_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#elif defined(__ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__) && \
+ __BYTE_ORDER__ == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN__
+# define MLIB_BYTE_ORDER MLIB_BIG_ENDIAN
+#endif
+
+#if MLIB_BYTE_ORDER == MLIB_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+# define HTOL16(x) (x)
+# define LTOH16(x) (x)
+# define HTOB16(x) ENDSWAP16(x)
+# define BTOH16(x) ENDSWAP16(x)
+# define HTOL24(x) (x)
+# define LTOH24(x) (x)
+# define HTOB24(x) ENDSWAP24(x)
+# define BTOH24(x) ENDSWAP24(x)
+# define HTOL32(x) (x)
+# define LTOH32(x) (x)
+# define HTOB32(x) ENDSWAP32(x)
+# define BTOH32(x) ENDSWAP32(x)
+# ifdef HAVE_UINT64
+# define HTOL64(x) (x)
+# define LTOH64(x) (x)
+# define HTOB64(x) ENDSWAP64(x)
+# define BTOH64(x) ENDSWAP64(x)
+# endif
+# define HTOL64_(z, x) ASSIGN64(z, x)
+# define LTOH64_(z, x) ASSIGN64(z, x)
+# define HTOB64_(z, x) ENDSWAP64_(z, x)
+# define BTOH64_(z, x) ENDSWAP64_(z, x)
+#elif MLIB_BYTE_ORDER == MLIB_BIG_ENDIAN
+# define HTOL16(x) ENDSWAP16(x)
+# define LTOH16(x) ENDSWAP16(x)
+# define HTOB16(x) (x)
+# define BTOH16(x) (x)
+# define HTOL24(x) ENDSWAP24(x)
+# define LTOH24(x) ENDSWAP24(x)
+# define HTOB24(x) (x)
+# define BTOH24(x) (x)
+# define HTOL32(x) ENDSWAP32(x)
+# define LTOH32(x) ENDSWAP32(x)
+# define HTOB32(x) (x)
+# define BTOH32(x) (x)
+# ifdef HAVE_UINT64
+# define HTOL64(x) ENDSWAP64(x)
+# define LTOH64(x) ENDSWAP64(x)
+# define HTOB64(x) (x)
+# define BTOH64(x) (x)
+# define HTOL64_(z, x) ENDSWAP64_(z, x)
+# define LTOH64_(z, x) ENDSWAP64_(z, x)
+# define HTOB64_(z, x) ((z).i = (x).i)
+# define BTOH64_(z, x) ((z).i = (x).i)
+# endif
+# define HTOL64_(z, x) ENDSWAP64_(z, x)
+# define LTOH64_(z, x) ENDSWAP64_(z, x)
+# define HTOB64_(z, x) ASSIGN64(z, x)
+# define BTOH64_(z, x) ASSIGN64(z, x)
+#endif
+
+/* --- Unaligned access (GCC-specific) --- */
+
+#if (GCC_VERSION_P(3, 3) || CLANG_VERSION_P(3, 0)) && CHAR_BIT == 8
+# define MLIB_MISALIGNED __attribute__((aligned(1), may_alias))
+# if __SIZEOF_SHORT__ == 2
+ typedef MLIB_MISALIGNED unsigned short misaligned_uint16;
+# define RAW16(p) (*(misaligned_uint16 *)(p))
+# endif
+# if __SIZEOF_INT__ == 4
+ typedef MLIB_MISALIGNED unsigned int misaligned_uint32;
+# define RAW32(p) (*(misaligned_uint32 *)(p))
+# elif __SIZEOF_LONG__ == 4
+ typedef MLIB_MISALIGNED unsigned long misaligned_uint32;
+# define RAW32(p) (*(misaligned_uint32 *)(p))
+# endif
+# if __SIZEOF_LONG__ == 8
+ typedef MLIB_MISALIGNED unsigned long misaligned_uint64;
+# define RAW64(p) (*(misaligned_uint64 *)(p))
+# elif __SIZEOF_LONG_LONG__ == 8
+ typedef MLIB_MISALIGNED unsigned long long misaligned_uint64;
+# define RAW64(p) (*(misaligned_uint64 *)(p))
+# endif
+#endif
+