Propertylist serialization (MacOSX <--> GNUstep)

[Andreas Hoeschler]

Hi all,

I am porting some code from MacOSX to GNUstep. In a client server setup 
the server process is supposed to run on a GNUstep box, the client 
process on MacOSX. We have implemented our own DO that converts 
propertyLists to NSData and vice versa using NSSerializer and 
NSDeserializer.

This works from MacOSX to MacOSX but not from MacOSX to GNUstep. I have 
tracked down the problem to the point where the GNUstep server tries to 
deserialize a serialzed propertyList from the client and fails (--> 
nil). Obviously the serialization formats are not compatible.

Is there a known solution for this problem? How do people serialize in a 
heterogen OS environment?

Thanks,

   Andreas