diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/backend/APT/APTFileIO.cpp

--- src/backend/APT/APTFileIO.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100

+++ src/backend/APT/APTFileIO.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@

 #include "../../common/stringFuncs.h"

 #include "../../common/basics.h"

 #include "../../common/translation.h"

+#include "../../common/endianTest.h"

 #include <cstring>

@@ -1230,9 +1231,9 @@

 			pt.switchEndian();

 			h.setPos(pt);

-			uint16_t s;

-			s =*( (uint16_t*)(buffer+12) );

-			shortSwapBytes(s);

+			uint16_t *s;

+			s =( (uint16_t*)(buffer+12) );

+			uint16_tSwapBytes(s);

diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/backend/APT/ionhit.cpp

--- src/backend/APT/ionhit.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100

+++ src/backend/APT/ionhit.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100

@@ -75,14 +75,12 @@

 	pos=p;

 }

-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__

 void IonHit::switchEndian()

 {

 	pos.switchEndian();

 	floatSwapBytes(&(massToCharge));

 }

-#endif

 const IonHit &IonHit::operator=(const IonHit &obj)

 {

diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/backend/APT/ionhit.h

--- src/backend/APT/ionhit.h	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100

+++ src/backend/APT/ionhit.h	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100

@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@

 		//returns true if any of the 4 data pts are +-inf

 		bool hasInf();

-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__		

+		//!Flip the endian of the point contained in this class

 		void switchEndian();

-#endif

 		//this does the endian switch for you

 		//but you must supply a valid array.

 		void makePosData(float *floatArr) const;

diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/common/endianTest.h

--- src/common/endianTest.h	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100

+++ src/common/endianTest.h	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100

@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@

 #include <endian.h>

 #endif

 #endif

+#include <stdint.h>

 #ifdef __BYTE_ORDER

 //if both are not defined it is TRUE!

-#if __BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN

+// on F28 ppc64, is defined as __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN

+#if (__BYTE_ORDER == __BIG_ENDIAN) || (__BYTE_ORDER == __ORDER_BIG_ENDIAN)

 #ifndef __BIG_ENDIAN__

 #define __BIG_ENDIAN__

 #endif

@@ -69,14 +71,14 @@

 	*inFloat=fb.f;

 }

-inline void shortSwapBytes(short *inShort)

+inline void uint16_tSwapBytes(uint16_t *inShort)

 {

 	//Use a union to avoid strict-aliasing error

-	union ShortSwapUnion{

-	   short s;

+	union Uint16SwapUnion{

+	   uint16_t s;

 	   char c[2];

 	} ;

-	ShortSwapUnion sa,sb;

+	Uint16SwapUnion sa,sb;

 	sa.s = *inShort;

 	sb.c[0] = sa.c[1];

diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/common/mathfuncs.cpp

--- src/common/mathfuncs.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100

+++ src/common/mathfuncs.cpp	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100

@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@

 	return true;

 }

-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__

 void Point3D::switchEndian()

 {

@@ -463,7 +462,6 @@

 	floatSwapBytes(&value[1]);

 	floatSwapBytes(&value[2]);

 }

-#endif

 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &stream, const Point3D &pt)

 {

diff -r f7be487d31b2 src/common/mathfuncs.h

--- src/common/mathfuncs.h	Sun Aug 27 05:07:02 2017 +0100

+++ src/common/mathfuncs.h	Sun Aug 27 05:08:00 2017 +0100

@@ -174,10 +174,9 @@

 		static Point3D centroid(const Point3D *p, unsigned int n);

 		static Point3D centroid(const std::vector<Point3D> &p); 

-#ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__

-                //!Flip the endian state for data stored in this point

+

+		//!Flip the endian state for data stored in this point

                 void switchEndian();

-#endif

 };

 //IMPORTANT!!!