NSControls failing to set status/label on BigEndian/64bit

[Riccardo Mottola]

Hello,

I got in the past reports from some users about issue, now I can 
reproduce myself.

I have set up a BigEndian PowerPC with 64bit and running GNUstep with 
the traditional gcc runtime. Environment is a fully up-to-date Linux Debian.

I noticed that in different applications and panels, RadioButtons are 
not working (no one appears set!) nor Check Boxes! and even clicking 
doesn't change the status.

I tried changing the default theme (supposing a simple issue of 
displaying the correct image) but that is not the case, all are 
affected. Also, in some places, I found working RadioButtons and 
Checkboxes. so that rules out this.

As a start, I took out Ink - Fred's favourite minimal application.

I open the "Find Panel" and see

- Scope Entire File / Selection has no radio button selectedand 
selecting does not change

- ignore case checkbox can't be set, appears always unset!

I tried and actually the ignore case feature works! so it appears to be 
a "display" problem


Then I open the "Print Panel"

- Page selection All/From radio button shows always unselected

- Copies and Scale field do not display a numeric value (1 and 100% 
respectively) but "Text"

- Printer and Layout PopupButtons show "Item 1, Item 2...." instead of 
real content

- hitting the "Option" button doesn't show an option panel but closes 
the Print Panel!


Then I open the "Page Layout":

- in "Page Attributes" the radio buttons do not work, but the "Scale" 
has 100

- in Custom Paper Size all fields which should hold the units (inch/cm) 
show "un" which I believe is for undefined.


I ask particularly Fred and Gregory if there are ideas about what causes 
this strange issue and what can be looked after. It could be a GUI issue 
as well as an issue with Gorm files.


Then I open GWorkspace..

- in the Inspectpr, if I select a Folder, I have a series of radiobutton 
which affect sorting, they display correcty and can be clicked

- in Preferences, most things have issues: Terminal sevices checkbox and 
in "Desktop" all properties of the docks don't display

I tried Terminal and everything looks fine.

I tried StepSync (which is very recently created and uses Gorm files) 
and none of the checkboxes work.

I tried GNUMail and in Preferences, most items appear to look fine: 
RadioButtons, Checkboxen...


So we can have a problem in RadioButtons, Checkboxes, PopupMenus, 
Labels, but they do not show "everywhere"


I am unable currently to test on PPC-BE/32bit, but will do so about in a 
week.

Riccardo