diff --git a/src/endian_check.c b/src/endian_check.c
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--- a/src/endian_check.c
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-/* $Id$ */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-// This pretty simple file checks if the system is LITTLE_ENDIAN or BIG_ENDIAN
-//  it does that by putting a 1 and a 0 in an array, and read it out as one
-//  number. If it is 1, it is LITTLE_ENDIAN, if it is 256, it is BIG_ENDIAN
-//
-// After that it outputs the contents of an include files (endian.h)
-//  that says or TTD_LITTLE_ENDIAN, or TTD_BIG_ENDIAN. Makefile takes
-//  care of the real writing to the file.
-
-int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
-	unsigned char EndianTest[2] = { 1, 0 };
-	int force_BE = 0, force_LE = 0, force_PREPROCESSOR = 0;
-
-	if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "BE") == 0)
-		force_BE = 1;
-	if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "LE") == 0)
-		force_LE = 1;
-	if (argc > 1 && strcmp(argv[1], "PREPROCESSOR") == 0)
-		force_PREPROCESSOR = 1;
-
-	printf("#ifndef ENDIAN_H\n#define ENDIAN_H\n");
-
-	if (force_LE == 1) {
-		printf("#define TTD_LITTLE_ENDIAN\n");
-	} else {
-		if (force_BE == 1) {
-			printf("#define TTD_BIG_ENDIAN\n");
-		} else {
-			if (force_PREPROCESSOR == 1) {
-				// adding support for universal binaries on OSX
-				// Universal binaries supports both PPC and x86
-				// If a compiler for OSX gets this setting, it will always pick the correct endian and no test is needed
-				printf("#ifdef __BIG_ENDIAN__\n");
-				printf("#define TTD_BIG_ENDIAN\n");
-				printf("#else\n");
-				printf("#define TTD_LITTLE_ENDIAN\n");
-				printf("#endif\n");
-			} else {
-				if ( *(short *) EndianTest == 1 )
-					printf("#define TTD_LITTLE_ENDIAN\n");
-				else
-					printf("#define TTD_BIG_ENDIAN\n");
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	printf("#endif\n");
-
-	return 0;
-}