Steve Willer writes:
>Granted, it isn't trivial, at least to make a "professional quality" C++
>compiler. However, I would love to hear an HPer state that they've done
>actual real research into the feasibility, cost and acceptance of such a
>beast and have rejected it based on this data.
 
The subject came up in the SIG-C meeting a couple of years ago, and
the information about the costs of doing a port came from data accumulated
while porting the HP-UX C compiler to MPE/XL. Again, if enough sites
would purchase the product, I suspect HP would do it. The cost data comes
from real, live experience though.
 
-- Bruce