--- hdf5-1.6.4/src/H5detect.c~	2005-02-28 21:22:42.000000000 +0400
+++ hdf5-1.6.4/src/H5detect.c	2009-06-06 01:14:44.000000000 +0500
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@
 	    /*
 	     * Bi-endian machines like VAX.
 	     */
-	    assert(0 == n / 2);
+	    assert(0 == n % 2);
 	    if (mesg) *mesg = "VAX";
 	    for (i = 0; i < n; i += 2) {
 		perm[i] = (n - 2) - i;