Re: [RFA] Rename python files.

Eli Zaretskii
2009-08-14T07:12:10Z

> From: Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago.bauermann@gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:59:31 -0300
>
> Eli asked that the source code and testcase files pertaining to python
> scripting support be renamed in order to support the 8.3 limitation in DOS. I
> don't like the fnchange.lst solution because it's just one more arcane thing
> we would have to know in order to hack GDB. So I prefer straight renaming of
> the files.

Thanks. I prefer renaming also, especially for files that (I hope)
will be compiled in the DJGPP port of GDB. fnchange.lst is the last
resort, and using it is tricky for files that are actually compiled.

> How should said renaming be done, by submitting and committing a patch which
> removes the old file and adds a new one, or by moving things around in CVSROOT?

The latter is better, because it preserves the CVS history. But I
think it requires special privileges on the repository.