[dconf] dconf compile: always write little endian

[Ryan Lortie <desrt src gnome org>]

commit 1b22c186775c11cd061757745359375b7c340f06
Author: Ryan Lortie <desrt desrt ca>
Date:   Wed Feb 5 11:39:38 2014 +0000

    dconf compile: always write little endian

 bin/dconf-update.vala |    5 ++++-
 docs/dconf-tool.xml   |    8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/bin/dconf-update.vala b/bin/dconf-update.vala
index 556dc70..d452092 100644
--- a/bin/dconf-update.vala
+++ b/bin/dconf-update.vala
@@ -236,8 +236,11 @@ void dconf_compile (string[] args) throws GLib.Error {
        }
 
        try {
+               // We always write the result of "dconf compile" as little endian
+               // so that it can be installed in /usr/share
                var table = read_directory (args[3]);
-               table.write_contents (args[2]);
+               var should_byteswap = (BYTE_ORDER == ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN);
+               table.write_contents (args[2], should_byteswap);
        } catch (Error e) {
                printerr ("%s\n", e.message);
                Process.exit (1);
diff --git a/docs/dconf-tool.xml b/docs/dconf-tool.xml
index c359eda..c606616 100644
--- a/docs/dconf-tool.xml
+++ b/docs/dconf-tool.xml
@@ -148,7 +148,13 @@
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>compile</option></term>
 
-        <listitem><para>Compile a binary database from keyfiles.</para></listitem>
+        <listitem>
+          <para>Compile a binary database from keyfiles.</para>
+          <para>
+            The result is always in little-endian byte order, so it can be safely installed in 'share'.  If 
it
+            is used on a big endian machine, dconf will automatically byteswap the contents on read.
+          </para>
+        </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>