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... although they do on a NeXT.
Perhaps somebody can see an error in this code.

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                .
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        BufferSize += 50000;
        Buffer = malloc (BufferSize);
        Offset = strlen (ARCHIVED) + strlen (Description) + 1 + 4;
        sprintf (Buffer, ARCHIVED "%s", Description);
        xdrmem_create (&Stream, Buffer + Offset, BufferSize - Offset, XDR_ENCODE);
                .
                . 
                .
        (in another function)
        if (Stream->x_op == XDR_ENCODE) {
                if (*Pointer != NULL) {
                        if (! xdr_bool (Stream, &NonNil))   <=== Bus error
                                return -1;
                        Next = 0;
                        if (DescriptionLoop (
                                Stream, Description, Descriptor, Pointer, &Next)
                            == -1)
                                return -1;
                }
                .
                .
                .

Some more info:
1.      The xdr_bool does the first write to the XDR stream, so it's very
        probable that something's wrong with the stream.
2.      The malloc for Buffer was ok, there should be enough memory for
        the stream.
3.      The Stream and NonNil variables seem to be ok, too.

I'm totally clueless. The routines have been heavily used on a NeXT without
any problem, but on a Sun4 (and IPX) they never make it beyond that point.

Any ideas are greatly apreciated.


Frank