llnl / llnl/fpzip

Endianness documentation and support

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Description

I don't see any mention of endianness in the docs or `fpzip -h`, and I'm trying to understand if it supports either endianness and if so how to toggle it. I tried it on both little-endian and big-endian versions of my data and got a much better compression ratio for big-endian data, so perhaps it only supports big-endian? Curious to understand better.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing documentation and the `fpzip -h` output, then inspect the endianness behavior described in the issue on both little-endian and big-endian data. Document whether each endianness is supported, whether a toggle exists, and why the observed compression ratios differ, updating the relevant documentation or help text once confirmed.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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