Cross compiling Lua byte code

["Ivaylo Beltchev" <ivo@...>]

Hi

I was wondering if it is possible to compile a chunk using a x86 Lua using doubles, and run it on a PowerPC Lua using floats. Both are version 5.1.
There are 2 problems here - byte order and double vs. float. Is it possible (and easy) to post-process the binary output to convert from one format to the other? Can there be any other incompatibilities between the architectures?

Is it even worth it? If anyone is using pre-compiled chunks, can you comment on the performance improvements you get vs. using text files?

Thanks
Ivo