Re: Linux sigtramp detection code moved to its proper place

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz at delorie dot com>]

> I would be in favor of just creating an i386-linux-tdep.c and working
> out the 8.3 issues later.  Since there are already 8.3 issues in
> the gdb source directory, adding one more is not going to aggravate
> the problem unduly.

I beg to disagree ;-).  Let me explain why.

What I intend to do to resolve the problem of file names clashing in
the 8+3 namespace is to use the feature of DJTAR, an untar utility
which comes with DJGPP, to rename files on the fly.  To this end, I
created a name-mapping file which specifies what files to rename and
how; this file needs to be submitted to DJTAR when unpacking the
distribution.  I will make the file itself part of the distribution
(so DJGPP users will need to unpack that special file first, and then
the rest).

I already spent a frustrating evening creating this name-mapping file;
adding any new files that clash with existing files would require me
to reproduce that file, possibly affecting other files as well.

I respect the decision not to change any names before GDB 5.0 is
released, but in the meantime could we please not add any new files
whose names clash?