[cfe-dev] Removal of the AST XML printer (r127141)

[Anton Lokhmotov]

> Whenever a feature in this state is removed, there are always a few
> complaints that "it works for me". That may be an argument for those
> individuals, but it's not good enough for the project as a whole.

How about the proposed alternatives?

> > If the problem is that a potential user can be let down by its
> > incompleteness or instability, I can propose two alternatives.
> > First, remove the XML printer from the Clang driver but otherwise 
> > leave it in the library (with a number of caveats).  Second, 
> > allow us to come up with a cut-down version of the XML printer
> > that will only be able, say, to  output info for declarations.  
> > This will be easier to maintain, while not set up user 
> > expectations too high.

Anton.