BF: reading stata files - unpack read value describing stored byte order

[yarikoptic]

Otherwise comparison would always result in "low endian" . Seems to resolve all the gory stata files reading tests on sparc at least
closes #5781

[jreback]

whoosh! thanks seems simple enough

[jreback]

thanks @yarikoptic

[yarikoptic]

you are welcome

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[bashtage]

That was a simple fix. In principle someone should probably test the .dta files created on a big endian platform in Stata. I have tested the files created in the test suite in Stata, but only on LE.

[cpcloud]

Hard since most commodity hardware is using x86 which is little endian. Sparc I think is only on specific sun systems which are not feasible for any of us to purchase. That said sometimes these builds do find bugs.

[jreback]

yep the debian guys run all of the builds on lots of hardware

[yarikoptic]

On Fri, 30 May 2014, Phillip Cloud wrote:

Sparc I think is only on specific sun systems which are not feasible for
any of us to purchase.

FWIW: used sparcs are actually more than affordable. companies simply get rid
of them after a year or two pass the service contract expiring. And
since they are not that popular as a commodity x86 -- they are quite
cheap

look at
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313&_nkw=sparc&_sacat=0&_from=R40
for a hundred or two you can get a reasonable sparc box

Yaroslav O. Halchenko, Ph.D.
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Research Scientist, Psychological and Brain Sciences Dept.
Dartmouth College, 419 Moore Hall, Hinman Box 6207, Hanover, NH 03755
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[cpcloud]

Interesting. Thanks @yarikoptic

[yarikoptic]

I am sorry for ruining your dream @cpcloud that you had a very wealthy cyber-friend -- my sparcs are recycled 2000 and 2005 boxes too ;)

[cpcloud]

You must use Raid for debugging those :)

[yarikoptic]

You must use Raid for debugging those :)
whatever works... ;)

Yaroslav O. Halchenko, Ph.D.
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Dartmouth College, 419 Moore Hall, Hinman Box 6207, Hanover, NH 03755
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