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Re: [1/2][RFA][7.0] Rename Python files to be 8.3 safe

From: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at false dot org>
To: Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago dot bauermann at gmail dot com>
Cc: Tom Tromey <tromey at redhat dot com>, archer at sourceware dot org
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 14:04:14 -0400
Subject: Re: [1/2][RFA][7.0] Rename Python files to be 8.3 safe
References: <200908022257.07907.thiago.bauermann@gmail.com><m363d4ls19.fsf@fleche.redhat.com><200908031455.14211.thiago.bauermann@gmail.com>

On Mon, Aug 03, 2009 at 02:55:13PM -0300, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
> IIRC Daniel's reason was because of the build process. He didn't want to have 
> .o files named differently from their .c files. I suppose we'll have that 
> discussion when I post this upstream, unless Daniel reads the archer list.

See AC_PROG_CC_C_O in the autoconf manual also.  There are portability
concerns.

> > Oh, yeah, I almost forgot: supporting DOS is a complete waste of time.
> 
> Agreed. That's not why I'm doing these patches. ;-)

Then why are you doing it?  If it's just for 8.3, why not use fnchange.lst?

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery

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