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

Eli Zaretskii
2002-12-13T21:18:23Z

> 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.