diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/defs.h src/gdb/defs.h
--- src.orig/gdb/defs.h	2004-07-17 18:06:35.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gdb/defs.h	2004-07-17 18:22:20.000000000 +0200
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@ extern void print_address (CORE_ADDR, st
 
 /* From source.c */
 
+#define OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST     0x01
+#define OPF_SEARCH_IN_PATH    0x02
+
 extern int openp (const char *, int, const char *, int, int, char **);
 
 extern int source_full_path_of (char *, char **);
diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/exec.c src/gdb/exec.c
--- src.orig/gdb/exec.c	2004-04-24 19:11:14.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gdb/exec.c	2004-07-17 18:22:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ exec_file_attach (char *filename, int fr
       char *scratch_pathname;
       int scratch_chan;
 
-      scratch_chan = openp (getenv ("PATH"), 1, filename,
+      scratch_chan = openp (getenv ("PATH"), OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, filename,
 		   write_files ? O_RDWR | O_BINARY : O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0,
 			    &scratch_pathname);
 #if defined(__GO32__) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__CYGWIN__)
@@ -202,8 +202,9 @@ exec_file_attach (char *filename, int fr
 	{
 	  char *exename = alloca (strlen (filename) + 5);
 	  strcat (strcpy (exename, filename), ".exe");
-	  scratch_chan = openp (getenv ("PATH"), 1, exename, write_files ?
-	     O_RDWR | O_BINARY : O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0, &scratch_pathname);
+	  scratch_chan = openp (getenv ("PATH"), OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, exename,
+	     write_files ? O_RDWR | O_BINARY : O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0,
+	     &scratch_pathname);
 	}
 #endif
       if (scratch_chan < 0)
diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/nto-tdep.c src/gdb/nto-tdep.c
--- src.orig/gdb/nto-tdep.c	2004-04-24 19:11:15.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gdb/nto-tdep.c	2004-07-17 18:22:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ nto_find_and_open_solib (char *solib, un
   sprintf (buf, path_fmt, arch_path, arch_path, arch_path, arch_path,
 	   arch_path);
 
-  return openp (buf, 1, solib, o_flags, 0, temp_pathname);
+  return openp (buf, OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, solib, o_flags, 0, temp_pathname);
 }
 
 void
diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/pa64solib.c src/gdb/pa64solib.c
--- src.orig/gdb/pa64solib.c	2004-05-08 21:02:29.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gdb/pa64solib.c	2004-07-17 18:22:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ pa64_solib_sizeof_symbol_table (char *fi
 
   /* We believe that filename was handed to us by the dynamic linker, and
      is therefore always an absolute path.  */
-  desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), 1, filename, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY,
-		0, &absolute_name);
+  desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, filename,
+		O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0, &absolute_name);
   if (desc < 0)
     {
       perror_with_name (filename);
diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/solib.c src/gdb/solib.c
--- src.orig/gdb/solib.c	2004-03-11 18:04:40.000000000 +0100
+++ src/gdb/solib.c	2004-07-17 18:22:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -156,15 +156,15 @@ solib_open (char *in_pathname, char **fo
   
   /* If not found, search the solib_search_path (if any).  */
   if (found_file < 0 && solib_search_path != NULL)
-    found_file = openp (solib_search_path,
-			1, in_pathname, O_RDONLY, 0, &temp_pathname);
+    found_file = openp (solib_search_path, OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST,
+			in_pathname, O_RDONLY, 0, &temp_pathname);
   
   /* If not found, next search the solib_search_path (if any) for the basename
      only (ignoring the path).  This is to allow reading solibs from a path
      that differs from the opened path.  */
   if (found_file < 0 && solib_search_path != NULL)
-    found_file = openp (solib_search_path, 
-                        1, lbasename (in_pathname), O_RDONLY, 0,
+    found_file = openp (solib_search_path, OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST,
+                        lbasename (in_pathname), O_RDONLY, 0,
                         &temp_pathname);
 
   /* If not found, try to use target supplied solib search method */
@@ -175,13 +175,15 @@ solib_open (char *in_pathname, char **fo
   /* If not found, next search the inferior's $PATH environment variable. */
   if (found_file < 0 && solib_absolute_prefix == NULL)
     found_file = openp (get_in_environ (inferior_environ, "PATH"),
-			1, in_pathname, O_RDONLY, 0, &temp_pathname);
+			OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, in_pathname, O_RDONLY, 0,
+			&temp_pathname);
 
   /* If not found, next search the inferior's $LD_LIBRARY_PATH 
      environment variable. */
   if (found_file < 0 && solib_absolute_prefix == NULL)
     found_file = openp (get_in_environ (inferior_environ, "LD_LIBRARY_PATH"),
-			1, in_pathname, O_RDONLY, 0, &temp_pathname);
+			OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, in_pathname, O_RDONLY, 0,
+			&temp_pathname);
 
   /* Done.  If not found, tough luck.  Return found_file and 
      (optionally) found_pathname.  */
diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/somsolib.c src/gdb/somsolib.c
--- src.orig/gdb/somsolib.c	2004-05-19 20:08:14.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gdb/somsolib.c	2004-07-17 18:22:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -216,7 +216,8 @@ som_solib_sizeof_symbol_table (char *fil
   /* We believe that filename was handed to us by the dynamic linker, and
      is therefore always an absolute path.
    */
-  desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), 1, filename, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0, &absolute_name);
+  desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, filename,
+		O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0, &absolute_name);
   if (desc < 0)
     {
       perror_with_name (filename);
diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/source.c src/gdb/source.c
--- src.orig/gdb/source.c	2004-06-27 22:33:07.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gdb/source.c	2004-07-17 18:23:23.000000000 +0200
@@ -636,12 +636,18 @@ is_regular_file (const char *name)
 /* Open a file named STRING, searching path PATH (dir names sep by some char)
    using mode MODE and protection bits PROT in the calls to open.
 
-   If TRY_CWD_FIRST, try to open ./STRING before searching PATH.
+   OPTS specifies the function behaviour in specific cases.
+
+   If OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, try to open ./STRING before searching PATH.
    (ie pretend the first element of PATH is ".").  This also indicates
    that a slash in STRING disables searching of the path (this is
    so that "exec-file ./foo" or "symbol-file ./foo" insures that you
    get that particular version of foo or an error message).
 
+   If OPTS has OPF_SEARCH_IN_PATH set, absolute names will also be
+   searched in path (we usually want this for source files but not for
+   executables).
+
    If FILENAME_OPENED is non-null, set it to a newly allocated string naming
    the actual file opened (this string will always start with a "/").  We
    have to take special pains to avoid doubling the "/" between the directory
@@ -654,7 +660,7 @@ is_regular_file (const char *name)
 /*  >>>> This should only allow files of certain types,
     >>>>  eg executable, non-directory */
 int
-openp (const char *path, int try_cwd_first, const char *string,
+openp (const char *path, int opts, const char *string,
        int mode, int prot,
        char **filename_opened)
 {
@@ -672,7 +678,7 @@ openp (const char *path, int try_cwd_fir
   mode |= O_BINARY;
 #endif
 
-  if (try_cwd_first || IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (string))
+  if ((opts & OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST) || IS_ABSOLUTE_PATH (string))
     {
       int i;
 
@@ -690,11 +696,16 @@ openp (const char *path, int try_cwd_fir
 	  fd = -1;
 	}
 
-      for (i = 0; string[i]; i++)
-	if (IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (string[i]))
-	  goto done;
+      if (!(opts & OPF_SEARCH_IN_PATH))
+	for (i = 0; string[i]; i++)
+	  if (IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (string[i]))
+	    goto done;
     }
 
+  /* /foo => foo, to avoid multiple slashes that Emacs doesn't like. */
+  while (IS_DIR_SEPARATOR(string[0]))
+    string++;
+
   /* ./foo => foo */
   while (string[0] == '.' && IS_DIR_SEPARATOR (string[1]))
     string += 2;
@@ -793,7 +804,8 @@ source_full_path_of (char *filename, cha
 {
   int fd;
 
-  fd = openp (source_path, 1, filename, O_RDONLY, 0, full_pathname);
+  fd = openp (source_path, OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST | OPF_SEARCH_IN_PATH, filename,
+	      O_RDONLY, 0, full_pathname);
   if (fd < 0)
     {
       *full_pathname = NULL;
@@ -864,13 +876,13 @@ find_and_open_source (struct objfile *ob
 	}
     }
 
-  result = openp (path, 0, filename, OPEN_MODE, 0, fullname);
+  result = openp (path, OPF_SEARCH_IN_PATH, filename, OPEN_MODE, 0, fullname);
   if (result < 0)
     {
       /* Didn't work.  Try using just the basename. */
       p = lbasename (filename);
       if (p != filename)
-	result = openp (path, 0, p, OPEN_MODE, 0, fullname);
+	result = openp (path, OPF_SEARCH_IN_PATH, p, OPEN_MODE, 0, fullname);
     }
 
   if (result >= 0)
diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/symfile.c src/gdb/symfile.c
--- src.orig/gdb/symfile.c	2004-07-15 23:58:03.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gdb/symfile.c	2004-07-17 18:22:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -1221,14 +1221,15 @@ symfile_bfd_open (char *name)
   name = tilde_expand (name);	/* Returns 1st new malloc'd copy */
 
   /* Look down path for it, allocate 2nd new malloc'd copy.  */
-  desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), 1, name, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0, &absolute_name);
+  desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, name, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY,
+		0, &absolute_name);
 #if defined(__GO32__) || defined(_WIN32) || defined (__CYGWIN__)
   if (desc < 0)
     {
       char *exename = alloca (strlen (name) + 5);
       strcat (strcpy (exename, name), ".exe");
-      desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), 1, exename, O_RDONLY | O_BINARY,
-		    0, &absolute_name);
+      desc = openp (getenv ("PATH"), OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, exename,
+		    O_RDONLY | O_BINARY, 0, &absolute_name);
     }
 #endif
   if (desc < 0)
diff -Naurp -X /home/ibr/tmp/root/prg/dontdiff.ibr src.orig/gdb/wince.c src/gdb/wince.c
--- src.orig/gdb/wince.c	2004-06-25 22:11:54.000000000 +0200
+++ src/gdb/wince.c	2004-07-17 18:22:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -1586,7 +1586,8 @@ upload_to_device (const char *to, const 
     return remotefile;		/* Don't bother uploading. */
 
   /* Open the source. */
-  if ((fd = openp (getenv ("PATH"), TRUE, (char *) from, O_RDONLY, 0, NULL)) < 0)
+  if ((fd = openp (getenv ("PATH"), OPF_TRY_CWD_FIRST, (char *) from, O_RDONLY,
+		   0, NULL)) < 0)
     error ("couldn't open %s", from);
 
   /* Get the time for later comparison. */