Re: [bug-gnulib] byteswap (bswap_16, bswap_32, bswap_64) origin

[Paul Eggert]

Oskar Liljeblad <address@hidden> writes:

> GNU Libc has bswap_16, bswap_32 and bswap_64 macros in
> /usr/include/byteswap.h (which includes bits/byteswap.h).
> Does anyone know what the origin of these files and macros
> are?

The CVS logs indicate that Ulrich contributed them to glibc in July
1997.  (No ChangeLog entries, unfortunately.)

> Would it be possible to copy these to a new module in Gnulib?

I don't see why not.