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Re: Bridging the new C/C++ grok....() impedance mismatch

From: Geoffrey Keating <geoffk at geoffk dot org>
To: "Joseph S. Myers" <jsm at polyomino dot org dot uk>
Cc: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>, gcc List <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: 06 Jul 2004 23:26:30 -0700
Subject: Re: Bridging the new C/C++ grok....() impedance mismatch
References: <2B102822-CC7F-11D8-914D-00039390FFE2@apple.com><40E66A28.7000400@codesourcery.com><DB6B4310-CF79-11D8-9D84-000393673036@apple.com><Pine.LNX.4.58.0407061928440.861@digraph.polyomino.org.uk>

I'm inclined to agree with Joseph about the complexity of the problem.
My guesses are:

- Make the C++ frontend accept C99 (properly, including all the corner
  cases): 1 man-year
- Make the C++ frontend accept all the C-like languages the C frontend
  currently supports, including all the documented and undocumented
  but essential extensions: 2-3 man-years
- Make the C++ frontend accept C99 and be as fast as the C frontend:
  3-4 man-years
- All of the above at once: 6-9 man-years.

References:
- Bridging the new C/C++ grok....() impedance mismatch
  - From: Ziemowit Laski
- Re: Bridging the new C/C++ grok....() impedance mismatch
  - From: Mark Mitchell
- Re: Bridging the new C/C++ grok....() impedance mismatch
  - From: Ziemowit Laski
- Re: Bridging the new C/C++ grok....() impedance mismatch
  - From: Joseph S. Myers

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