making naked attr generally available

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message < 19990601225225.A27332@cygnus.com >you write:
  > > "Use at your own risk!" does it for me.  *NO* low level coding is
  > > suitable for the newbie.  They either sink or swim.
  > 
  > Oh yeah, that'll work well.  It's not the newbie that bothers me.
  > 
  > We have way too many poorly thought out and defined extensions in
  > GCC as it is.  I have no desire to add another.
Richard has an excellent point.  And as much as I would like to see this
feature, I don't have anything to refute Richard's point.

Someone will have to address Richard's point if we are going to add this
feature.  Simply saying "use it at your own risk" is not the answer.

jeff