Hmm, I know that C is not parseable, but couldn't one define a parseable subset that is still meaningful? That would then pass the burden to the developers that

Hmm, I know that C is not parseable, but couldn't one define a parseable subset that is still meaningful? That would then pass the burden to the developers that want to bind to a specific library and hopefully these developers have a clue on how that library builds, works, and what functions are needed. In the long run, if a popular language (say rust) strictly insists on that subset being used, I could imagine that upstream libraries would start shipping such headers, say openssl would not come with a rust interface but a "machine-readable" C interface.