Re: [Themis-dev] CSS

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>   It's funny you point me to Elkhound. I've made a project few years 
> ago, where I needed an C++ parser, and, by that time contacted
> Elkhound/Elsa author. The project is on hold (basically because one of 
> the resource it relied upon is down), but the idea was to create
> an C++ IDE running on the Pocket PC platform, able to compile C++ code 
> directly (without requiring any host PC like it's the case now).
> The project is working ( http://lewort.free.fr ), but the compiler is no 
> more available, so it's useless (unless some open-source genius
> succeed in creating a C++ compiler other that GCC)
Well you are in for a nice surprise.  There is work being done on a GCC alternative -- it's called LLVM.  I've spent some time working on their website.
A few things about LLVM:
*) some people from Apple contribute to it; in fact, the person who started it now works for Apple
*) License: BSD
*) faster parsing than GCC
*) less memory usage than GCC
*) better diagnostic/error messages than GCC
*) easier for people to work on the compiler itself (as opposed to GCC, which is supposedly hard to work on)
*) library based design that will allow for specialized debugging tools, IDE tools, etc... -- not possible with GCC

As it stands right now, LLVM currently relies on GCC for the front-end.  The website I had done some work on is for a subprojet of LLVM to create a C, Objective C, and C++ front-end.

Personally, I really love to see Haiku switch away from GCC and to LLVM in the future (in fact, it's possible to even do that now), but anyways.... :)