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+/* write-le32.c */
+
+/* nettle, low-level cryptographics library
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2001, 2011 Niels Möller
+ *  
+ * The nettle library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your
+ * option) any later version.
+ *
+ * The nettle library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
+ * or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with the nettle library; see the file COPYING.LIB.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+#if HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "nettle-write.h"
+
+#include "macros.h"
+
+void
+_nettle_write_le32(unsigned length, uint8_t *dst,
+		   uint32_t *src)
+{
+  unsigned i;
+  unsigned words;
+  unsigned leftover;
+  
+  words = length / 4;
+  leftover = length % 4;
+
+  for (i = 0; i < words; i++, dst += 4)
+    LE_WRITE_UINT32(dst, src[i]);
+
+  if (leftover)
+    {
+      uint32_t word;
+      
+      word = src[i];
+
+      do
+	{
+	  *dst++ = word & 0xff;
+	  word >>= 8;
+	}
+      while (--leftover);
+    }
+}