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+/* A 16 bit integer is required. */
+typedef @CMAKE_16BIT_TYPE@ cmakeint16;
+
+/* On a little endian machine, these 16bit ints will give "THIS IS LITTLE ENDIAN."
+   On a big endian machine the characters will be exchanged pairwise. */
+const cmakeint16 info_little[] =  {0x4854, 0x5349, 0x4920, 0x2053, 0x494c, 0x5454, 0x454c, 0x4520, 0x444e, 0x4149, 0x2e4e, 0x0000};
+
+/* on a big endian machine, these 16bit ints will give "THIS IS BIG ENDIAN."
+   On a little endian machine the characters will be exchanged pairwise. */
+const cmakeint16 info_big[] =     {0x5448, 0x4953, 0x2049, 0x5320, 0x4249, 0x4720, 0x454e, 0x4449, 0x414e, 0x2e2e, 0x0000};
+
+#ifdef __CLASSIC_C__
+int main(argc, argv) int argc; char *argv[];
+#else
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+#endif
+{
+  int require = 0;
+  require += info_little[argc];
+  require += info_big[argc];
+  (void)argv;
+  return require;
+}