2 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/libac3/bitstream.c b/src/libac3/bitstream.c
index 8d771965e..1f4aff54e 100644
--- a/src/libac3/bitstream.c
+++ b/src/libac3/bitstream.c
@@ -44,8 +44,18 @@ void bitstream_set_ptr (uint8_t * buf)
 static inline void
 bitstream_fill_current()
 {
+#ifdef __sparc__
+#warning FIXME: cannot access unaligned pointer on sparc
+    current_word = 
+	(buffer_start[0] << 24) |
+	(buffer_start[1] << 16) |
+	(buffer_start[2] <<  8) |
+	 buffer_start[3];
+    buffer_start += 4;
+#else
     current_word = *((uint32_t*)buffer_start)++;
     current_word = swab32(current_word);
+#endif
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/libac3/bitstream.h b/src/libac3/bitstream.h
index 84f3287c8..b5d896184 100644
--- a/src/libac3/bitstream.h
+++ b/src/libac3/bitstream.h
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@
  *
  */
 
+#warning FIXME: need WORDS_BIGENDIAN autoconf test
+#ifdef __sparc__
+#define	WORDS_BIGENDIAN 1
+#endif
+
 //My new and improved vego-matic endian swapping routine
 //(stolen from the kernel)
 #ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN