Do all C++ compilers generate C code?

Question

Probably a pretty vague and broad question, but do all C++ compilers compile code into C first before compiling them into machine code?

Answer 1

Nope. GCC for example goes from C++ -> assembler. You can see this by using the -S option with g++.

Actually, now that I think about it, I don't think any modern compiler goes to C before ASM.