From 2f25c9bd653017a63649da5a2e87e548d4394b0d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John-Mark Gurney <jmg@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Sun, 28 May 2006 07:15:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] document that even if magic is newer than magic.mgc, it isn't
 used

compiling mgc on a big endian system (specificly tested sparc64) breaks,
using one from a little endian system works
---
 usr.bin/file/magic.5 | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/usr.bin/file/magic.5 b/usr.bin/file/magic.5
index 9d5bd04486c2..07cb35d8a915 100644
--- a/usr.bin/file/magic.5
+++ b/usr.bin/file/magic.5
@@ -254,6 +254,24 @@ a system on which the lengths are invariant.
 .Pp
 There is (currently) no support for specified-endian data to be used in
 indirect offsets.
+.Pp
+If
+.Pa /usr/share/misc/magic
+is newer than
+.Pa /usr/share/misc/magic.mgc
+it is not used.
+Use the command:
+.Po
+cd /usr/share/misc &&
+.Nm file
+.Fl C 
+.Fl m Ar magic
+.Pc
+to rebuild.
+.Pp
+Compiling the magic file on a big endian system is broken.
+Using a compiled magic file from a little endian system on a big endian system
+works fine.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr file 1
 .\"