whither specs?

[David Edelsohn]

>>>>> Geoff Keating writes:

Geoff> - Do we still want to have the 'specs' file in $(gcc_tooldir)?  It's
Geoff> now redundant unless the user edits it, since the driver generated
Geoff> it in the first place.  I guess the real question is, "do we want
Geoff> to support the user changing this file?"  Is there a better way we
Geoff> could support the functionality that people try to get by changing
Geoff> this file?

	Installing the specs file and having the compiler use it if it
exists (as opposed to the internal specs), definitely helps users who need
to tweak binary installations.  It gives users the ability to modify at
least that part of the compiler after installation without rebuilding the
compiler.

	I am not saying that specs is great, but being able to fix
something in the time it takes to edit a text file is a lot easier than
rebuilding and reinstalling GCC.

David