Re: [RFA/commit] Add new file hppa-hpux-tdep.c

["Eli Zaretskii" <eliz@is.elta.co.il>]

> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:43:01 -0500
> From: Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>
> 
> >   - There is also this fnchange.lst file, which I don't understand
> >     completely. The documentation says I should add a new line for
> >     each file that does not respect the 8.3 format. But it does not
> >     say what should be there. I thought it should be @V.../longname
> >     followed by @V.../8+3name. But I saw many exceptions, and many
> >     entries missing. So I'm not sure what I should do for this patch.
> >     Eli?
> 
> Only the files with 8.3 name clashes need a rename.

Right.  Also, file names that include characters which are disallowed
by DOS 8+3 filesystems, like `+'.

> So areallylongfilename.c is ok provided there isn't also
> areallylongsecondfilename.c :-)

Yes.

> (perhaps the doco needs clarifying?)

If a GDB developer cannot figure this out, I'd say a calrification is
in order.