GCC Needs a backend cleanup and complete rewrite

[Jeff Sturm]

On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Doug Gregor wrote:
> If GCC had a C backend the implementation language wouldn't matter so much. 
> Then each front-end could be implemented in the most suitable language. This 
> would also be helpful for front-ends written in C++, because "Standard C++" 
> is sadly nonexistant - instead GNU C++ could be used and GCC developers would 
> not have to worry so much about the efficiencies or strictness of the native 
> C++ compiler.

The same could be done with any IL.  It wouldn't have to be C, provided at
least the backend can be bootstrapped with a native compiler.

Jeff