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+module StaticAssert where
+
+import Network.Socket (htonl)
+import Language.Haskell.TH
+
+staticAssert :: Bool -> Q [Dec]
+staticAssert cond = case cond of
+    True  -> return []
+    False -> fail "staticAssert failed"
+
+isLittleEndian :: Bool
+isLittleEndian = htonl 0x01000000 == 1
+