[Bro-Dev] #968: Add bytestring_to_uint16, uint32, uint64 functions

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Fri Mar 22 08:59:55 PDT 2013


#968: Add bytestring_to_uint16, uint32, uint64 functions
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  Reporter:  yun    |      Owner:
      Type:  Patch  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Low    |  Milestone:  Bro2.2
 Component:  Bro    |    Version:  git/master
Resolution:         |   Keywords:  bytestring
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Comment (by robin):

 On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 15:06 -0000, you wrote:

 >  ntoh* functions, but considering that network order is big endian,
 there
 >  are no functions for converting network order to little endian if the
 host
 >  machine is also big endian.. Or maybe i'm overseeing something?

 Thinking about it, would it be better to switch the boolean to
 indicate host- vs. network-byte order, rather than big-endian vs
 low-endian?

 Robin

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