Before installing IBM XL C/C++ for Linux
IBM® XL C/C++ for Linux, V13.1.6 supports both big endian and little endian Linux.
To determine the endianness of your distribution, specify the following
command:
uname -i
If the result is ppc64le, your distribution is little endian. For installation instructions, see Installing IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V13.1.6 for little endian distributions.
If the result is ppc64, your distribution is big endian. For installation instructions, see Installing IBM XL C/C++ for Linux, V13.1 for big endian distributions.