3 files changed, 28 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/code/game/q_shared.h b/code/game/q_shared.h
index 30862b9..c35c911 100755
--- a/code/game/q_shared.h
+++ b/code/game/q_shared.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ static ID_INLINE short BigShort( short l) { return ShortSwap(l); }
 #define LittleShort
 static ID_INLINE int BigLong(int l) { LongSwap(l); }
 #define LittleLong
-static ID_INLINE float BigFloat(const float *l) { FloatSwap(l); }
+static ID_INLINE float BigFloat(const float l) { FloatSwap(&l); }
 #define LittleFloat
 
 #define	PATH_SEP '\\'
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ static inline float LittleFloat (const float l) { return FloatSwap(&l); }
 #define	CPUSTRING	"linux-alpha"
 #elif defined __x86_64__
 #define	CPUSTRING	"linux-x86_64"
+#elif defined __powerpc64__
+#define	CPUSTRING	"linux-ppc64"
+#elif defined __powerpc__
+#define	CPUSTRING	"linux-ppc"
 #else
 #define	CPUSTRING	"linux-other"
 #endif
@@ -270,12 +274,12 @@ static inline float LittleFloat (const float l) { return FloatSwap(&l); }
 #define	BOTLIB_HARD_LINKED
 #endif
 
-#if !idppc
+#if __FLOAT_WORD_ORDER == __LITTLE_ENDIAN
 inline static short BigShort( short l) { return ShortSwap(l); }
 #define LittleShort
 inline static int BigLong(int l) { return LongSwap(l); }
 #define LittleLong
-inline static float BigFloat(const float *l) { return FloatSwap(l); }
+inline static float BigFloat(const float l) { return FloatSwap(&l); }
 #define LittleFloat
 #else
 #define BigShort
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@ inline static short LittleShort(short l) { return ShortSwap(l); }
 #define BigLong
 inline static int LittleLong (int l) { return LongSwap(l); }
 #define BigFloat
-inline static float LittleFloat (const float *l) { return FloatSwap(l); }
+inline static float LittleFloat (const float l) { return FloatSwap(&l); }
 #endif
 
 #endif
@@ -313,7 +317,7 @@ static short BigShort( short l) { return ShortSwap(l); }
 #define LittleShort
 static int BigLong(int l) { LongSwap(l); }
 #define LittleLong
-static float BigFloat(const float *l) { FloatSwap(l); }
+static float BigFloat(const float l) { FloatSwap(&l); }
 #define LittleFloat
 #else
 #define BigShort
@@ -321,7 +325,7 @@ static short LittleShort(short l) { return ShortSwap(l); }
 #define BigLong
 static int LittleLong (int l) { return LongSwap(l); }
 #define BigFloat
-static float LittleFloat (const float *l) { return FloatSwap(l); }
+static float LittleFloat (const float l) { return FloatSwap(&l); }
 #endif
 
 #endif
diff --git a/code/splines/q_shared.h b/code/splines/q_shared.h
index 2fd3f2d..8f28622 100755
--- a/code/splines/q_shared.h
+++ b/code/splines/q_shared.h
@@ -202,6 +202,10 @@ void Sys_PumpEvents( void );
 #define	CPUSTRING	"linux-alpha"
 #elif defined __x86_64__
 #define	CPUSTRING	"linux-x86_64"
+#elif defined __powerpc64__
+#define	CPUSTRING	"linux-ppc64"
+#elif defined __powerpc__
+#define	CPUSTRING	"linux-ppc"
 #else
 #define	CPUSTRING	"linux-other"
 #endif
diff --git a/code/unix/unix_main.c b/code/unix/unix_main.c
index b9c5449..4671f6d 100755
--- a/code/unix/unix_main.c
+++ b/code/unix/unix_main.c
@@ -347,14 +347,22 @@ void Sys_Init(void)
   Cmd_AddCommand ("in_restart", Sys_In_Restart_f);
 
 #if defined __linux__
-#if defined __i386__
+#  if defined __i386__
   Cvar_Set( "arch", "linux i386" );
-#elif defined __x86_64__
+#  elif defined __x86_64__
   Cvar_Set( "arch", "linux x86_64" );
-#elif defined __alpha__
+#  elif defined __powerpc64__
+  Cvar_Set( "arch", "linux ppc64" );
+#  elif defined __powerpc__
+  Cvar_Set( "arch", "linux ppc" );
+#  elif defined __alpha__
   Cvar_Set( "arch", "linux alpha" );
-#elif defined __sparc__
+#  elif defined __sparc__
   Cvar_Set( "arch", "linux sparc" );
+# else
+# error unsupported architecture
+#endif
+
 #elif defined __FreeBSD__
 
 #if defined __i386__ // FreeBSD
@@ -363,10 +371,6 @@ void Sys_Init(void)
   Cvar_Set( "arch", "freebsd alpha" );
 #else
   Cvar_Set( "arch", "freebsd unknown" );
-#endif // FreeBSD
-
-#else
-  Cvar_Set( "arch", "linux unknown" );
 #endif
 #elif defined __sun__
 #if defined __i386__
@@ -728,6 +732,8 @@ void *Sys_LoadDll( const char *name, char *fqpath ,
   snprintf (fname, sizeof(fname), "%si386.so", name);
 #elif defined __x86_64__
   snprintf (fname, sizeof(fname), "%sx86_64.so", name);
+#elif defined __powerpc64__
+  snprintf (fname, sizeof(fname), "%sppc.so", name);
 #elif defined __powerpc__   //rcg010207 - PPC support.
   snprintf (fname, sizeof(fname), "%sppc.so", name);
 #elif defined __axp__