GCC Needs a backend cleanup and complete rewrite

[Zack Weinberg]

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On Thu, Feb 22, 2001 at 05:53:33PM -0800, James Buchanan wrote:
> Hey guys,
> 
> Nice little bombshell for ya. GCC is a bloody mess. Just where is one
> supposed to start in building a new front end is a pressing one, since even
> the scant documentation available doesn't really shed much light on the
> issue. I'm not directing my woes to anyone at all, in fact it shows great
> programming skill that the GCC and friends folks can do anything with GCC in
> its current state.

Yep, it's a mess.  There are things that could be done short of
rewriting the entire compiler, though.  Many of them are listed at
http://gcc.gnu.org/projects/beginner.html .  Care to take a stab at
one or two?

zw