gwyn@Brl@sri-unix (11/20/82)
From: Doug Gwyn <gwyn@Brl> Date: 16 Nov 82 14:03:12-EST (Tue) One problem with infinite symbol names is that the symbol table format standard on PDP-11 UNIX is inadequate. This would impact the loader, as well as myriad other system utilities. If I get many more sources from Berkeley UNIX sites that have to be converted because of this long-symbol discrepency, I will come up with a "crunching" tool for automatic symbol shortening. A better approach would be for people to quit using non-portable language extensions.