==Overview==

The XFree86-Misc extension, in particular the X_XF86MiscGetFilePaths request seems to be broken when the X client is a different endian to the X server.

When using the 'xset' utility to query the properties of the X server, a large number of Xlib errors are seen when the X_XF86MiscGetFilePaths request is sent. I've debugged this down to seeing the request sent out by the client, but the response from the server looks garbage.

==Steps to reproduce==

1. From a big-endian machine (e.g. PPC), run xset, pointing at a little-endian server:

[user@big-endian:~]$ DISPLAY=little_endian:0 xset q

== Results==

Something similar to:

Keyboard Control:
  auto repeat:  on    key click percent:  0    LED mask:  00000000
  auto repeat delay:  250    repeat rate:  30
  auto repeating keys:  00ffffffdffffbbf
                        fadfffdfffdfe5ef
                        ffffffffffffffff
                        ffffffffffffffff
  bell percent:  50    bell pitch:  400    bell duration:  100
Pointer Control:
  acceleration:  20/10    threshold:  4
Screen Saver:
  prefer blanking:  yes    allow exposures:  yes
  timeout:  0    cycle:  600
Colors:
  default colormap:  0x20    BlackPixel:  0    WhitePixel:  16777215
Font Path:
  unix/:7100,built-ins
Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled
DPMS (Energy Star):
  Standby: 1200    Suspend: 1800    Off: 2400
  DPMS is Enabled
  Monitor is On
File paths:
  Config file:  /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  Modules path: 
  Log file:     
Xlib: sequence lost (0x10000 > 0x17) in reply type 0x0!
X Error of failed request:  0
  Major opcode of failed request:  0 ()
  Serial number of failed request:  0
  Current serial number in output stream:  23
X Error of failed request:  0
  Major opcode of failed request:  102 (X_ChangeKeyboardControl)
  Serial number of failed request:  0
  Current serial number in output stream:  23
Xlib: sequence lost (0x10000 > 0x17) in reply type 0x0!
X Error of failed request:  0
  Major opcode of failed request:  0 ()
  Serial number of failed request:  0
  Current serial number in output stream:  23
Xlib: sequence lost (0x10000 > 0x17) in reply type 0x0!
X Error of failed request:  0
  Major opcode of failed request:  0 ()
  Serial number of failed request:  0
  Current serial number in output stream:  23
Xlib: sequence lost (0x1979f > 0x17) in reply type 0xa0!
...
<xset hangs>


== Exected Results ==
Output similar to below, and clean termination:

Keyboard Control:
  auto repeat:  on    key click percent:  0    LED mask:  00000000
  auto repeat delay:  250    repeat rate:  30
  auto repeating keys:  00ffffffdffffbbf
                        fadfffdfffdfe5ef
                        ffffffffffffffff
                        ffffffffffffffff
  bell percent:  50    bell pitch:  400    bell duration:  100
Pointer Control:
  acceleration:  20/10    threshold:  4
Screen Saver:
  prefer blanking:  yes    allow exposures:  yes
  timeout:  0    cycle:  600
Colors:
  default colormap:  0x20    BlackPixel:  0    WhitePixel:  16777215
Font Path:
  unix/:7100,built-ins
Bug Mode: compatibility mode is disabled
DPMS (Energy Star):
  Standby: 1200    Suspend: 1800    Off: 2400
  DPMS is Enabled
  Monitor is On
File paths:
  Config file:  /etc/X11/xorg.conf
  Modules path: <modules> 
  Log file:  <logs>

==Build Info=

===little-endian server, big endian server:===

X server:

X Window System Version 7.1.1
Release Date: 12 May 2006
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 7.1.1
Build Operating System: Linux 2.6.9-55.0.2.ELsmp x86_64 Red Hat, Inc.
Current Operating System: Linux <removed> 2.6.18-53.el5autofsiank #1 SMP Wed Nov 14 09:58:35 GMT 2007 x86_64
Build Date: 05 September 2007

X client:

$ rpm -qfi `which xset`
Name        : xorg-x11                     Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version     : 6.9.0                             Vendor: SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany
Release     : 50.45                         Build Date: Fri 18 May 2007 11:49:18 BST
Install Date: Fri 18 May 2007 15:53:46 BST      Build Host: huckleberry.suse.de
Group       : System/X11/Utilities          Source RPM: xorg-x11-6.9.0-50.45.src.rpm
Size        : 22325866                         License: X11/MIT
Signature   : DSA/SHA1, Fri 18 May 2007 11:55:33 BST, Key ID a84edae89c800aca
Packager    : http://bugs.opensuse.org
URL         : http://xorg.freedesktop.org/
Summary     : The basic X Window System package
Description :
This package contains X.Org and some other programs from the
contrib-directory.

Same versions (opposite way around for big-endian server / little-endian client).