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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: GNAT Question
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cts@kampong.aedinc.net ((null)) writes:

> Just curious, does anyone out there know about how many man-years
> it might take to write an Ada compiler?

If you have people who really know Ada well, and know how to write
compilers, I'd guess about 10 person-years to get something minimal
working (not much optimization, not many optional extras).

- Bob