title: CMake internal error (TEST_BIG_ENDIAN)
body: <p>I am using CMake on Windows 7, 64 bit (although I'm compiling in 32 bit).</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to install <a href="http://vxl.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">vxl</a> library and when I run CMake (from interface) I get the following error:</p>
  
  <pre><code>The C compiler identification is unknown
  The CXX compiler identification is unknown
  Check if the system is big endian
  Searching 16 bit integer
  CMake Error at C:/Program Files (x86)/CMake 2.8/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/TestBigEndian.cmake:44 (message):
    no suitable type found
  Call Stack (most recent call first):
    config/cmake/config/CMakeLists.txt:287 (TEST_BIG_ENDIAN)
  
  
  Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I use the default compiler of VS 2008 for 32 bit. It looks like an internal CMake error and I couldn't find anything helpful on the internet. The thing is that I get the same error when I try to reconfigure the -already installed- <a href="http://www.itk.org/" rel="nofollow">ITK</a> library.</p>
  
  <p><strong>NOTE:</strong> When I first try to configure CMake I get bazillions of errors of the type:</p>
  
  <pre><code>CMake Error: Internal CMake error, TryCompile configure of cmake failed
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>They don't appear again after the CMakeCache is created and I set the cmake variables. In the second "Configure" try only the first error appears.</p>
  
  <p>I really don't have any idea on how to continue, can anyone help?
  Thank you in advance.</p>