C/C++ compilers are different from other compilers. They are forced to support all kinds of complicated, too-many-cooks-spoil-the-broth, design-by-committee sta

C/C++ compilers are different from other compilers. They are forced to support all kinds of complicated, too-many-cooks-spoil-the-broth, design-by-committee standards. If you just wanted to do another portable assembler, your new compiler would take just a fraction of the effort.