[RFC] Let's kill specs, completely rewrite gcc.c

[Bruce Korb]

Davy Durham wrote:
> 
> Let me take your argument one step further....
> 
>     The following is something I've been looking around for for a while... I've
> not seen anything quite powerful enough though... Perhaps this message will
> cause someone to remember something they saw some time....
>     What I would propose is to start a new project (perhaps a subproject in gcc
> or a totally separate one) that is a very powerful comand line parser....

  http://AutoGen.SourceForge.net/autoopts

It would require some enhancements, but a *lot* of the stuff
is already in place....

> What I'm really trying to say is: perhaps focus your efforts on something more
> powerful and more general that just rewritting something for gcc.c

There are others out there, but mine is the only one that
approaches having enough feature-itis to be able to cope
with the complex requirements of the GCC suite.  Even still,
there would be some assembly required... :-}

 - Bruce