rename some long file names to be 8.3 truncation-safe

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+Multi-threading
+    $AUTOLOAD. Hmm.
+    without USE_THREADS, change extern variable for dTHR
+    consistent semantics for exit/die in threads
+    SvREFCNT_dec(curstack) in threadstart() in Thread.xs
+    better support for externally created threads
+    Thread::Pool
+    more Configure support
+    spot-check globals like statcache and global GVs for thread-safety
+
+Compiler
+    auto-produce executable
+    typed lexicals should affect B::CC::load_pad
+    workarounds to help Win32
+    $^C to track compiler/checker status
+    END blocks need saving in compiled output
+    _AUTOLOAD prodding
+    fix comppadlist (names in comppad_name can have fake SvCUR
+	from where newASSIGNOP steals the field)
+
+Namespace cleanup
+    symbol-space: "pl_" prefix for all global vars
+                  "Perl_" prefix for all functions
+    CPP-space:	  restrict what we export from headers
+                  stop malloc()/free() pollution unless asked
+    header-space: move into CORE/perl/
+    API-space:    begin list of things that constitute public api
+
+MULTIPLICITY support
+    complete work on safe recursive interpreters, C<Perl->new()>
+
+Configure
+    installation layout changes to avoid overwriting old versions
+
+Reliable Signals
+    alternate runops() for signal despatch
+    figure out how to die() in delayed sighandler
+    add tests for Thread::Signal
+
+Win32 stuff
+    automate maintenance of most PERL_OBJECT code
+    get PERL_OBJECT building under gcc
+    rename new headers to be consistent with the rest
+    sort out the spawnvp() mess
+    work out DLL versioning
+    put perlobject in $ARCHNAME so it can coexist with rest
+    get PERL_OBJECT building on non-win32?
+    style-check
+
+Miscellaneous
+    rename and alter ISA.pm
+    magic_setisa should be made to update %FIELDS [???]
+    be generous in accepting foreign line terminations
+    make filenames 8.3 friendly, where feasible
+    upgrade to newer versions of all independently maintained modules
+    add new modules (Data-Dumper, Storable?)
+    test it with large parts of CPAN
+    fix pod2html to generate relative URLs
+
+Documentation
+    comprehensive perldelta.pod
+    describe new age patterns
+    update perl{guts,call,embed,xs} with additions, changes to API
+    document Win32 choices
+    rework INSTALL to reflect changes in installation structure
+    spot-check all new modules for completeness
+    better docs for pack()/unpack()
+    add perlport.pod