Re: [PATCH/RFA] Move _initialize_hppa_tdep to the end of file

[Andrew Cagney <ac131313@redhat.com>]

>  > 2002-11-05  Joel Brobecker  <brobecker@gnat.com>
>>  > 
>>  >         * hppa-tdep.c (_initialize_hppa_tdep): Move function body
>>  >         to end of file, to be more consistent with the pratice followed
>>  >         in other targets.
>> 
>> Sure.
> 
> 
> Thanks for the little confirmation that this change was ok.
> 
> 
>> Actually multiarching a target is considered an obvious activity, so
>> you have the option of just post patches, instead of RFA's. For
>> instance see the multiarching of the h8300 (please do it with
>> incremental patches).
> 
> 
> The trouble is that I still consider myself new to the GDB project,
> and look forward to the many years of learning to come with great
> spirit. In the meantime, I often feel more confortable after I asked
> for a quick confirmation that my understanding was correct before
> doing some checkins that seem too obvious to be correct.
> 
> The testsuite is a good tool, but is sometimes not enough. I could for
> instance introduce a bug in a different target.

It's an accepted risk.  Multi-arching takes priority over keeping things 
working 100%.  Besides, if you're modifying HP files, the only thing you 
can break is HP stuff :-)

> But I do reassure you, I will try to do as much as possible of the
> multiarch conversion without asking for RFAs :-).

One suggestion.  If you hit a problem (eg a method isn't yet multi-arch) 
put it to one side and work on something else.

Good luck!
Andrew