That's why I used 6 dollar signs, instead of my usual 3 (which I'll admit is not super clear). Or at least it was my impression that Ada compilers cost a lot m

That's why I used 6 dollar signs, instead of my usual 3 (which I'll admit is not super clear). Or at least it was my impression that Ada compilers cost a lot more. And I most certainly remember that detail about GCC, having started playing that game no later than 1992 with Sun.