1 files changed, 18 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/include/internal/catch_tostring.cpp b/include/internal/catch_tostring.cpp
index b857d3fb..a289c341 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_tostring.cpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_tostring.cpp
@@ -38,13 +38,11 @@ namespace Detail {
             enum Arch { Big, Little };
 
             static Arch which() {
-                union _{
-                    int asInt;
-                    char asChar[sizeof (int)];
-                } u;
-
-                u.asInt = 1;
-                return ( u.asChar[sizeof(int)-1] == 1 ) ? Big : Little;
+                int one = 1;
+                // If the lowest byte we read is non-zero, we can assume
+                // that little endian format is used.
+                auto value = *reinterpret_cast<char*>(&one);
+                return value ? Little : Big;
             }
         };
     }
@@ -170,6 +168,12 @@ std::string StringMaker<wchar_t *>::convert(wchar_t * str) {
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_BYTE)
+#include <cstddef>
+std::string StringMaker<std::byte>::convert(std::byte value) {
+    return ::Catch::Detail::stringify(std::to_integer<unsigned long long>(value));
+}
+#endif // defined(CATCH_CONFIG_CPP17_BYTE)
 
 std::string StringMaker<int>::convert(int value) {
     return ::Catch::Detail::stringify(static_cast<long long>(value));
@@ -234,11 +238,16 @@ std::string StringMaker<std::nullptr_t>::convert(std::nullptr_t) {
     return "nullptr";
 }
 
+int StringMaker<float>::precision = 5;
+
 std::string StringMaker<float>::convert(float value) {
-    return fpToString(value, 5) + 'f';
+    return fpToString(value, precision) + 'f';
 }
+
+int StringMaker<double>::precision = 10;
+
 std::string StringMaker<double>::convert(double value) {
-    return fpToString(value, 10);
+    return fpToString(value, precision);
 }
 
 std::string ratio_string<std::atto>::symbol() { return "a"; }