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[RFA] Correction to gprof.texi


I am resubmitting this patch from several months ago; perhaps it was
dropped on the floor?  I have not checked it in myself, since I am not
absolutely certain that it is correct.  Could someone review it?

Ben


2001-06-12  Ben Elliston  <bje@redhat.com>

	* gprof.texi (File Format): Profile data files are stored in
	target byte order, not host byte order.


Index: gprof.texi
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/cvsfiles/devo/gprof/gprof.texi,v
retrieving revision 1.19
diff -u -c -r1.19 gprof.texi
*** gprof.texi	2001/04/19 12:45:32	1.19
--- gprof.texi	2001/06/11 23:40:09
***************
*** 1836,1844 ****
  The new file format is defined in header file @file{gmon_out.h}.  It
  consists of a header containing the magic cookie and a version number,
  as well as some spare bytes available for future extensions.  All data
! in a profile data file is in the native format of the host on which
! the profile was collected.  @sc{gnu} @code{gprof} adapts automatically to the
! byte-order in use.
  
  In the new file format, the header is followed by a sequence of
  records.  Currently, there are three different record types: histogram
--- 1836,1844 ----
  The new file format is defined in header file @file{gmon_out.h}.  It
  consists of a header containing the magic cookie and a version number,
  as well as some spare bytes available for future extensions.  All data
! in a profile data file is in the native format of the target for which
! the profile was collected.  @sc{gnu} @code{gprof} adapts automatically
! to the byte-order in use.
  
  In the new file format, the header is followed by a sequence of
  records.  Currently, there are three different record types: histogram


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