other/633: In specs, %{<XXX*} does NOT remove switches from c ommand line

[Zack Weinberg]

Bosscher Steven Civ USAFA/DFAN <Steven.Bosscher@usafa.af.mil> writes:

> http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&p
> r=633
>
> It seems that PR other/633 ("In specs, %{<XXX*} does NOT remove switches
> from command line") was fixed long ago by:
>
> 2000-12-13  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
>
>         * gcc.c (handle_braces): Handle %{<S*} spec correctly.
>
> Maybe somebody with GNATS write access can close the bug?

Done.

> But it seems that all occurrences of %{<S*} should be replaced with %<S*
> since the changes on 2002-09-19 by Zack Weinberg.
>
> The %{<S*} spec is still used (or again, actually, was introduced
> 2002-10-15) in config/mips/vr.h: "%{mabi=32:%{<mgp32}}". Is this a bug?

My change is only present on the basic-improvements branch.
config/mips/vr.h does need to be changed there.  I have a lot of
delicate changes in my copy of that branch right now -- would you mind
submitting a patch?

zw