Re: Possible byte-order problems in TeX format files with -rc1

> I'm sharing format, pool and base files between a sparc64 (32-bit
> userspace) box and an i386 box --- or I was; but between 20021225 and
> -rc1, the byte-order independence of these files has broken, even
> without NO_DUMP_SHARE; all .base, .fmt. .efmt and .mem files differ
> between those platforms now.

Do you get error messages when trying to use a format file from platform
x on platform y? If yes, can you provide a testcase for me?

> This could be due to the hanging instance of NO_FMTBASE_SHARE (which
> should be NO_DUMP_SHARE) in config.h, but since I don't have 64-bit

That really looks like a bug.

I have just successfully used a i366-linux generated format file
(tex.fmt and latex.fmt) on a sparc-solaris. So, I don't see anything
wrong...

Thomas