> 
> 
> i got port built.  but i get the following out put when i do a make 
> check, the one thing i am not clear about so far is the alignment of 
> size macro for powerpc.  i tried 68k and the 4byte version of i386. 
> 4 byte version causes core dumps, 2 byte gives the below.
> 

Could you compile and run this program and tell us what you see?

	- Godmar

/*
 * try to guess alignment
 */
#include <stdio.h>

#define A(type, name) \
struct {        \
  unsigned char _;      \
  type   x;     \
} name

A(int, Int);
A(short, Short);
A(double, Double);
A(long long, LongLong);
A(float, Float);
A(char, Char);

main()
{
#define P(name) \
  printf("alignment of "#name" with size %d is %d\n", \
        sizeof(name.x), (char*)&name.x - (char*)&name)
  P(Int);
  P(Short);
  P(Double);
  P(LongLong);
  P(Float);
  P(Char);
}