Index: kitsh/buildsrc/kitsh-0.0/aclocal.m4
==================================================================
--- kitsh/buildsrc/kitsh-0.0/aclocal.m4
+++ kitsh/buildsrc/kitsh-0.0/aclocal.m4
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@
 AC_DEFUN(DC_DO_STATIC_LINK_LIBCXX, [
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING([for how to statically link to libstdc++])
 
 	SAVELIBS="${LIBS}"
 	staticlibcxx=""
-	for trylink in "-Wl,-Bstatic -lstdc++ -Wl,-Bdynamic" "-Wl,-Bstatic -lCstd -lCrun -Wl,-Bdynamic" "-lstdc++" "-lCstd -lCrun"; do
+	for trylink in "-Wl,-Bstatic -lCstd -lCrun -Wl,-Bdynamic" "-Wl,-Bstatic -lstdc++ -Wl,-Bdynamic" "-lCstd -lCrun" "-lstdc++"; do
 		LIBS="${SAVELIBS} ${trylink}"
 
 		AC_LINK_IFELSE(AC_LANG_PROGRAM([], []), [
 			staticlibcxx="${trylink}"
 

ADDED   mk4tcl/patches/all/metakit-2.4.9.7-fix64bitbigendianfff484.diff
Index: mk4tcl/patches/all/metakit-2.4.9.7-fix64bitbigendianfff484.diff
==================================================================
--- mk4tcl/patches/all/metakit-2.4.9.7-fix64bitbigendianfff484.diff
+++ mk4tcl/patches/all/metakit-2.4.9.7-fix64bitbigendianfff484.diff
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+diff -uNr metakit-2.4.9.7-orig/tcl/mk4tcl.cpp metakit-2.4.9.7-rsk/tcl/mk4tcl.cpp
+--- metakit-2.4.9.7-orig/tcl/mk4tcl.cpp	2007-06-18 16:05:24.000000000 -0500
++++ metakit-2.4.9.7-rsk/tcl/mk4tcl.cpp	2010-02-22 18:30:05.000000000 -0600
+@@ -1043,11 +1043,11 @@
+   return *(MkPath*)obj_->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr2;
+ }
+ 
+-int &AsIndex(Tcl_Obj *obj_) {
++long &AsIndex(Tcl_Obj *obj_) {
+   d4_assert(obj_->typePtr ==  &mkCursorType);
+   d4_assert(obj_->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr2 != 0);
+ 
+-  return (int &)obj_->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr1;
++  return (long &)obj_->internalRep.twoPtrValue.ptr1;
+ }
+ 
+ static void FreeCursorInternalRep(Tcl_Obj *cursorPtr) {
+@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@
+   EnterMutex(path._ws->_interp);
+   c4_String s = path._path;
+ 
+-  int index = AsIndex(cursorPtr);
++  long index = AsIndex(cursorPtr);
+   if (index >= 0) {
+     char buf[20];
+     sprintf(buf, "%s%d", s.IsEmpty() ? "" : "!", index);
+@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@
+   return AsPath(obj_)._view;
+ }
+ 
+-int &MkTcl::changeIndex(Tcl_Obj *obj_) {
++long &MkTcl::changeIndex(Tcl_Obj *obj_) {
+   SetCursorFromAny(interp, obj_);
+   Tcl_InvalidateStringRep(obj_);
+   return AsIndex(obj_);
+@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@
+ 
+ c4_RowRef MkTcl::asRowRef(Tcl_Obj *obj_, int type_) {
+   c4_View view = asView(obj_);
+-  int index = AsIndex(obj_);
++  long index = AsIndex(obj_);
+   int size = view.GetSize();
+ 
+   switch (type_) {
+@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@
+           return _error;
+ 
+         c4_View view = row.Container();
+-        int index = AsIndex(objv[2]);
++        long index = AsIndex(objv[2]);
+ 
+         int count = objc > 3 ? tcl_GetIntFromObj(objv[3]): 1;
+         if (count > view.GetSize() - index)
+@@ -1641,7 +1641,7 @@
+           return _error;
+ 
+         c4_View view = toRow.Container();
+-        int n = AsIndex(objv[2]);
++        long n = AsIndex(objv[2]);
+ 
+         int count = objc > 3 ? tcl_GetIntFromObj(objv[3]): 1;
+         if (count >= 1) {
+@@ -2206,7 +2206,7 @@
+   if (objc <= 3) {
+     if (id == 1)
+      { // position without value returns current value
+-      Tcl_SetIntObj(tcl_GetObjResult(), AsIndex(var));
++      Tcl_SetLongObj(tcl_GetObjResult(), AsIndex(var));
+       return _error;
+     }
+ 
+@@ -2338,7 +2338,7 @@
+ int MkTcl::ChannelCmd() {
+   c4_RowRef row = asRowRef(objv[1]);
+   MkPath &path = AsPath(objv[1]);
+-  int index = AsIndex(objv[1]);
++  long index = AsIndex(objv[1]);
+ 
+   if (_error)
+     return _error;
+diff -uNr metakit-2.4.9.7-orig/tcl/mk4tcl.h metakit-2.4.9.7-rsk/tcl/mk4tcl.h
+--- metakit-2.4.9.7-orig/tcl/mk4tcl.h	2007-06-15 18:26:40.000000000 -0500
++++ metakit-2.4.9.7-rsk/tcl/mk4tcl.h	2010-02-22 18:30:33.000000000 -0600
+@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
+ //  Cursors in Tcl are implemented as a pointer to an MkPath plus an index.
+ 
+ MkPath &AsPath(Tcl_Obj *obj_);
+-int &AsIndex(Tcl_Obj *obj_);
++long &AsIndex(Tcl_Obj *obj_);
+ int SetCursorFromAny(Tcl_Interp *interp, Tcl_Obj *objPtr);
+ 
+ // 24nov02: added to support releasing mutex lock during loop eval's
+@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@
+     ~MkTcl();
+ 
+     c4_View asView(Tcl_Obj *obj_);
+-    int &changeIndex(Tcl_Obj *obj_);
++    long &changeIndex(Tcl_Obj *obj_);
+     c4_RowRef asRowRef(Tcl_Obj *obj_, int type_ = kExistingRow);
+     int GetCmd();
+     int SetValues(const c4_RowRef &row_, int objc, Tcl_Obj *const * objv);