diff --git a/.Sanitize b/.Sanitize
index 1269469ede..a234be8fdf 100644
--- a/.Sanitize
+++ b/.Sanitize
@@ -207,24 +207,24 @@ else
 	done
 fi
 
-r16_files = "config.sub"
+rce_files="config.sub"
 
-if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	for i in $r16_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-rce > /dev/null ) ; then
+	for i in $rce_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-rce $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
-				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
+				echo Keeping rce stuff in $i
 			fi
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	for i in $r16_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+	for i in $rce_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-rce $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
-				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...
+				echo Removing traces of \"rce\" from $i...
 			fi
 			cp $i new
-			sed '/start\-sanitize\-r16/,/end-\sanitize\-r16/d' < $i > new
+			sed '/start\-sanitize\-rce/,/end-\sanitize\-rce/d' < $i > new
 			if [ -n "${safe}" -a ! -f .Recover/$i ] ; then
 				if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 					echo Caching $i in .Recover...
diff --git a/bfd/.Sanitize b/bfd/.Sanitize
index 24eba61075..f3d944fe3b 100644
--- a/bfd/.Sanitize
+++ b/bfd/.Sanitize
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ else
 	lose_these_too="${mpw_files} ${lose_these_too}"
 fi
 
-r16_files="cpu-r16.c aout-r16.c"
+rce_files="cpu-rce.c aout-rce.c"
 
-if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	keep_these_too="${r16_files} ${keep_these_too}"
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-rce > /dev/null ) ; then
+	keep_these_too="${rce_files} ${keep_these_too}"
 else
-	lose_these_too="${r16_files} ${lose_these_too}"
+	lose_these_too="${rce_files} ${lose_these_too}"
 fi
 
 # All files listed between the "Things-to-keep:" line and the
@@ -263,23 +263,23 @@ else
 	done
 fi
 
-r16_files = "ChangeLog archures.c config.bfd configure.in targets.c"
-if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	for i in $r16_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+rce_files="ChangeLog archures.c config.bfd configure.in targets.c"
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-rce > /dev/null ) ; then
+	for i in $rce_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-rce $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
-				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
+				echo Keeping rce stuff in $i
 			fi
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	for i in $r16_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+	for i in $rce_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-rce $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
-				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...
+				echo Removing traces of \"rce\" from $i...
 			fi
 			cp $i new
-			sed '/start\-sanitize\-r16/,/end-\sanitize\-r16/d' < $i > new
+			sed '/start\-sanitize\-rce/,/end-\sanitize\-rce/d' < $i > new
 			if [ -n "${safe}" -a ! -f .Recover/$i ] ; then
 				if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 					echo Caching $i in .Recover...
diff --git a/bfd/aout-r16.c b/bfd/aout-rce.c
similarity index 100%
rename from bfd/aout-r16.c
rename to bfd/aout-rce.c
diff --git a/bfd/archures.c b/bfd/archures.c
index 31acf4a19f..ea4586d082 100644
--- a/bfd/archures.c
+++ b/bfd/archures.c
@@ -435,9 +435,9 @@ extern void bfd_mips_arch PARAMS ((void));
 extern void bfd_powerpc_arch PARAMS ((void));
 extern void bfd_rs6000_arch PARAMS ((void));
 extern void bfd_sh_arch PARAMS ((void));
-/* start-sanitize-r16 */
-extern void bfd_r16_arch PARAMS ((void));
-/* end-sanitize-r16 */
+/* start-sanitize-rce */
+extern void bfd_rce_arch PARAMS ((void));
+/* end-sanitize-rce */
 extern void bfd_sparc_arch PARAMS ((void));
 extern void bfd_vax_arch PARAMS ((void));
 extern void bfd_we32k_arch PARAMS ((void));
@@ -463,9 +463,9 @@ static void (*archures_init_table[]) PARAMS ((void)) =
   bfd_powerpc_arch,
   bfd_rs6000_arch,
   bfd_sh_arch,
-/* start-sanitize-r16 */
-  bfd_r16_arch,
-/* end-sanitize-r16 */
+/* start-sanitize-rce */
+  bfd_rce_arch,
+/* end-sanitize-rce */
   bfd_sparc_arch,
   bfd_vax_arch,
   bfd_we32k_arch,
diff --git a/bfd/config.bfd b/bfd/config.bfd
index 3f93128745..dd28600f37 100755
--- a/bfd/config.bfd
+++ b/bfd/config.bfd
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ case "${canon}" in
   h8300*-*-*)		bfd_name=h8300-coff strip_underscore=yes ;;
   h8500-*-*)		bfd_name=h8500-coff strip_underscore=yes ;;
   sh-*-*)		bfd_name=sh-coff strip_underscore=yes ;;
-# start-sanitize-r16
-  r16-*-aout)		bfd_name=r16-aout ;;
-# end-sanitize-r16
+# start-sanitize-rce
+  rce-*-aout)		bfd_name=rce-aout ;;
+# end-sanitize-rce
   hppa*-*-*elf*)	bfd_name=hppa-elf ;;
   hppa*-*-bsd*)		bfd_name=hppabsd ;;
   hppa*-*-hpux*)	bfd_name=hppahpux ;;
diff --git a/bfd/configure.in b/bfd/configure.in
index 04a42238d3..ab3ef94a75 100644
--- a/bfd/configure.in
+++ b/bfd/configure.in
@@ -202,9 +202,9 @@ do
     pc532machaout_vec)		tb="$tb pc532-mach.o aout-ns32k.o stab-syms.o" ;;
     rs6000coff_vec)		tb="$tb coff-rs6000.o" ;;
     shcoff_vec)			tb="$tb coff-sh.o cofflink.o" ;;
-# start-sanitize-r16
-    r16_aout_vec)		tb="$tb aout32.o reloc16.o" ;;
-# end-sanitize-r16
+# start-sanitize-rce
+    rce_aout_vec)		tb="$tb aout32.o reloc16.o" ;;
+# end-sanitize-rce
     shlcoff_vec)		tb="$tb coff-sh.o cofflink.o" ;;
     som_vec)			tb="$tb som.o" ;;
     sparclynx_aout_vec)		tb="$tb sparclynx.o lynx-core.o aout32.o stab-syms.o" ;;
diff --git a/bfd/cpu-r16.c b/bfd/cpu-rce.c
similarity index 99%
rename from bfd/cpu-r16.c
rename to bfd/cpu-rce.c
index 276fe3ad33..3300b0a0a9 100644
--- a/bfd/cpu-r16.c
+++ b/bfd/cpu-rce.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static bfd_arch_info_type arch_info_struct[] =
     32,				/* 32 bits in a word */
     32,				/* 32 bits in an address */
     8,				/* 8 bits in a byte */
-    bfd_arch_r16,
+    bfd_arch_rce,
     0,				/* only 1 machine */
     "SOP",			/* arch_name  */
     "SOP",			/* printable name */
diff --git a/bfd/targets.c b/bfd/targets.c
index 4bfe7697d3..7fabbacaea 100644
--- a/bfd/targets.c
+++ b/bfd/targets.c
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@ extern const bfd_target pc532machaout_vec;
 extern const bfd_target riscix_vec;
 extern const bfd_target rs6000coff_vec;
 extern const bfd_target shcoff_vec;
-/* start-sanitize-r16 */
-extern bfd_target r16_aout_vec;
-/* end-sanitize-r16 */
+/* start-sanitize-rce */
+extern bfd_target rce_aout_vec;
+/* end-sanitize-rce */
 extern const bfd_target shlcoff_vec;
 extern const bfd_target sparclynx_aout_vec;
 extern const bfd_target sparclynx_coff_vec;
@@ -640,9 +640,9 @@ const bfd_target * const bfd_target_vector[] = {
 	&rs6000coff_vec,
 	&shcoff_vec,
 	&shlcoff_vec,
-/* start-sanitize-r16 */
-	&r16_aout_vec,
-/* end-sanitize-r16 */
+/* start-sanitize-rce */
+	&rce_aout_vec,
+/* end-sanitize-rce */
 	&sparclynx_aout_vec,
 	&sparclynx_coff_vec,
 	&sparcnetbsd_vec,
diff --git a/gas/.Sanitize b/gas/.Sanitize
index 26df3f45de..a6e4825793 100644
--- a/gas/.Sanitize
+++ b/gas/.Sanitize
@@ -125,24 +125,24 @@ else
 	done
 fi
 
-r16_files = "configure.in"
+rce_files="configure.in"
 
-if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	for i in $r16_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-rce > /dev/null ) ; then
+	for i in $rce_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-rce $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
-				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
+				echo Keeping rce stuff in $i
 			fi
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	for i in $r16_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+	for i in $rce_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-rce $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
-				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...
+				echo Removing traces of \"rce\" from $i...
 			fi
 			cp $i new
-			sed '/start\-sanitize\-r16/,/end-\sanitize\-r16/d' < $i > new
+			sed '/start\-sanitize\-rce/,/end-\sanitize\-rce/d' < $i > new
 			if [ -n "${safe}" -a ! -f .Recover/$i ] ; then
 				if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 					echo Caching $i in .Recover...
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-r16.c b/gas/config/tc-rce.c
similarity index 98%
rename from gas/config/tc-r16.c
rename to gas/config/tc-rce.c
index 153274e6bd..62698aa81c 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-r16.c
+++ b/gas/config/tc-rce.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* tc-r16.c -- Assemble code for the Experimental R16
+/* tc-rce.c -- Assemble code for the Experimental R16
 
    Copyright (C) 1993 Free Software Foundation.
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #include "bfd.h"
 #include "subsegs.h"
 #define DEFINE_TABLE
-#include "../opcodes/r16-opc.h"
+#include "../opcodes/rce-opc.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 
 #if 1	/**** TEMP ****/
@@ -116,13 +116,13 @@ static struct hash_control *opcode_hash_control;	/* Opcode mnemonics */
 void
 md_begin ()
 {
-  r16_opcode_info *opcode;
+  rce_opcode_info *opcode;
   char *prev_name = "";
 
   opcode_hash_control = hash_new ();
 
   /* Insert unique names into hash table */
-  for (opcode = r16_table; opcode->name; opcode++)
+  for (opcode = rce_table; opcode->name; opcode++)
     {
       if (strcmp (prev_name, opcode->name))
 	{
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ char *str;
 {
     char *op_start;
     char *op_end;
-    r16_opcode_info *opcode;
+    rce_opcode_info *opcode;
     char *output;
     int nlen = 0;
     unsigned short inst;
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ char *str;
 	return;
     }
 
-    opcode = (r16_opcode_info *) hash_find (opcode_hash_control, name);
+    opcode = (rce_opcode_info *) hash_find (opcode_hash_control, name);
     if (opcode == NULL)
     {
 	as_bad ("unknown opcode \"%s\"", name);
diff --git a/gas/config/tc-r16.h b/gas/config/tc-rce.h
similarity index 92%
rename from gas/config/tc-r16.h
rename to gas/config/tc-rce.h
index 7e82378d15..98f779d676 100644
--- a/gas/config/tc-r16.h
+++ b/gas/config/tc-rce.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* This file is tc-r16.h
+/* This file is tc-rce.h
 
    Copyright (C) 1993 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@
 
 #ifdef BFD_ASSEMBLER
 
-#define TARGET_ARCH	bfd_arch_r16
+#define TARGET_ARCH	bfd_arch_rce
 #define TARGET_BYTES_BIG_ENDIAN 1
 #ifdef OBJ_AOUT
-#define TARGET_FORMAT	"a.out-r16"
+#define TARGET_FORMAT	"a.out-rce"
 #endif
 
 #else /* ! BFD_ASSEMBLER */
 
-#define BFD_ARCH	bfd_arch_r16
+#define BFD_ARCH	bfd_arch_rce
 #define NO_RELOC	0
 #define RELOC_32	1234
 
diff --git a/gas/configure.in b/gas/configure.in
index 3098eec6a5..dbbe8e7aee 100644
--- a/gas/configure.in
+++ b/gas/configure.in
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ case ${generic_target} in
 
   sh-*-coff)		obj_format=coff ;;
 
-# start-sanitize-r16
-  r16-*-aout)		obj_format=aout ;;
-# end-sanitize-r16
+# start-sanitize-rce
+  rce-*-aout)		obj_format=aout ;;
+# end-sanitize-rce
 
   ns32k-pc532-mach*)	obj_format=aout emulation=pc532 ;;
   ns32k-pc532-netbsd*)	obj_format=aout emulation=nbsd532 ;;
diff --git a/gdb/.Sanitize b/gdb/.Sanitize
index 95bcd48ef1..e5a24b14d8 100644
--- a/gdb/.Sanitize
+++ b/gdb/.Sanitize
@@ -404,4 +404,40 @@ else
 fi
 
 
+r16_files = "configure.in"
+
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
+				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
+			fi
+		fi
+	done
+else
+	for i in $r16_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
+				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...
+			fi
+			cp $i new
+			sed '/start\-sanitize\-r16/,/end-\sanitize\-r16/d' < $i > new
+			if [ -n "${safe}" -a ! -f .Recover/$i ] ; then
+				if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
+					echo Caching $i in .Recover...
+				fi
+				mv $i .Recover
+			fi
+			mv new $i
+		fi
+	done
+fi
+
+for i in * ; do
+	if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize $i > /dev/null) ; then
+		echo '***' Some mentions of Sanitize are still left in $i! 1>&2
+	fi
+done
+
+#
 # End of file.
diff --git a/gdb/configure.in b/gdb/configure.in
index f3ee9c03f7..f929fd9372 100644
--- a/gdb/configure.in
+++ b/gdb/configure.in
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ h8500-*-*)		gdb_target=h8500hms ;;
 
 sh-*-*)			gdb_target=sh ;;
 
+# start-sanitize-r16
+r16-*-*)		gdb_target=r16 ;;
+# end-sanitize-r16
+
 hppa*-*-bsd*)		gdb_target=hppabsd ;;
 hppa*-*-pro*)		gdb_target=hppapro ;;
 hppa*-*-hpux*)		gdb_target=hppahpux ;;
diff --git a/ld/config/.Sanitize b/ld/config/.Sanitize
index 5abf00617f..47ae500998 100644
--- a/ld/config/.Sanitize
+++ b/ld/config/.Sanitize
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 
 Do-first:
 
-r16_files="r16-aout.mt"
+rce_files="rce-aout.mt"
 
-if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	keep_these_too="${r16_files} ${keep_these_too}"
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-rce > /dev/null ) ; then
+	keep_these_too="${rce_files} ${keep_these_too}"
 else
-	lose_these_too="${r16_files} ${lose_these_too}"
+	lose_these_too="${rce_files} ${lose_these_too}"
 fi
 
 # All files listed between the "Things-to-keep:" line and the
diff --git a/ld/config/r16-aout.mt b/ld/config/rce-aout.mt
similarity index 100%
rename from ld/config/r16-aout.mt
rename to ld/config/rce-aout.mt
diff --git a/opcodes/.Sanitize b/opcodes/.Sanitize
index ef7b20a3c0..9600959f6a 100644
--- a/opcodes/.Sanitize
+++ b/opcodes/.Sanitize
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ else
 	lose_these_too="${mpw_files} ${lose_these_too}"
 fi
 
-r16_files="r16-dis.c r16-opc.h"
+rce_files="rce-dis.c rce-opc.h"
 
-if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	keep_these_too="${r16_files} ${keep_these_too}"
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-rce > /dev/null ) ; then
+	keep_these_too="${rce_files} ${keep_these_too}"
 else
-	lose_these_too="${r16_files} ${lose_these_too}"
+	lose_these_too="${rce_files} ${lose_these_too}"
 fi
 
 # All files listed between the "Things-to-keep:" line and the
@@ -96,23 +96,23 @@ else
 	done
 fi
 
-r16_files = "configure.in"
-if ( echo $* | grep keep\-r16 > /dev/null ) ; then
-	for i in $r16_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+rce_files="configure.in"
+if ( echo $* | grep keep\-rce > /dev/null ) ; then
+	for i in $rce_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-rce $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
-				echo Keeping r16 stuff in $i
+				echo Keeping rce stuff in $i
 			fi
 		fi
 	done
 else
-	for i in $r16_files ; do
-		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-r16 $i > /dev/null) ; then
+	for i in $rce_files ; do
+		if test ! -d $i && (grep sanitize-rce $i > /dev/null) ; then
 			if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
-				echo Removing traces of \"r16\" from $i...
+				echo Removing traces of \"rce\" from $i...
 			fi
 			cp $i new
-			sed '/start\-sanitize\-r16/,/end-\sanitize\-r16/d' < $i > new
+			sed '/start\-sanitize\-rce/,/end-\sanitize\-rce/d' < $i > new
 			if [ -n "${safe}" -a ! -f .Recover/$i ] ; then
 				if [ -n "${verbose}" ] ; then
 					echo Caching $i in .Recover...
diff --git a/opcodes/configure.in b/opcodes/configure.in
index 8feb9dfacc..8393ed0f98 100644
--- a/opcodes/configure.in
+++ b/opcodes/configure.in
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ if [ x${all_targets} = xfalse ]; then
 	bfd_powerpc_arch)	ta="$ta ppc-dis.o ppc-opc.o" ;;
 	bfd_rs6000_arch)	ta="$ta ppc-dis.o ppc-opc.o" ;;
 	bfd_sh_arch)		ta="$ta sh-dis.o" ;;
-# start-sanitize-r16
-	bfd_r16_arch)		ta="$ta r16-dis.o" ;;
-# end-sanitize-r16
+# start-sanitize-rce
+	bfd_rce_arch)		ta="$ta rce-dis.o" ;;
+# end-sanitize-rce
 	bfd_sparc_arch)		ta="$ta sparc-dis.o sparc-opc.o" ;;
 	bfd_vax_arch)		;;
 	bfd_we32k_arch)		;;
diff --git a/opcodes/r16-dis.c b/opcodes/rce-dis.c
similarity index 96%
rename from opcodes/r16-dis.c
rename to opcodes/rce-dis.c
index cf3016030a..9a1dca266b 100644
--- a/opcodes/r16-dis.c
+++ b/opcodes/rce-dis.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.  */
 #define STATIC_TABLE
 #define DEFINE_TABLE
 
-#include "r16-opc.h"
+#include "rce-opc.h"
 #include "dis-asm.h"
 
 int 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ print_insn_sop(memaddr, info)
   unsigned  char nibs[4];
   int status;
   int relmask = ~0;
-  r16_opcode_info *op;
+  rce_opcode_info *op;
   int dslot = 0;
   
   status = info->read_memory_func(memaddr, insn, 2, info);
diff --git a/opcodes/r16-opc.h b/opcodes/rce-opc.h
similarity index 97%
rename from opcodes/r16-opc.h
rename to opcodes/rce-opc.h
index 4e2987887f..e9f697aaf6 100644
--- a/opcodes/r16-opc.h
+++ b/opcodes/rce-opc.h
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 typedef enum {
 	O0, OT, O1, OC, O2, OI, OB, LS, BR, LI, LR, LJ, OM
-} r16_opclass;
+} rce_opclass;
 
 typedef struct inst
 {	char *name;
 	unsigned short opclass;
 	unsigned short inst;
-} r16_opcode_info;
+} rce_opcode_info;
 
 #ifdef DEFINE_TABLE
-r16_opcode_info r16_table[]={
+rce_opcode_info rce_table[]={
 { "bkpt",	O0,	0x0000 },
 { "sync",	O0,	0x0001 },
 { "rte",	O0,	0x0002 },