Compiler construction project in c++

For learning about how building a compiler is different in C++ than in, say, C or Pascal, try out the Boost Spirit parser framework.
This assumes familiarity with C++.
For learning about creating a compiler I suggest using a simpler language than C++, then perhaps advancing to C++.
Cheers and hth.

File->New Project->Win 32 Console application.
Go to properties C/C++->advanced and set Compile as C Code (/TC) Rename source files extension cpp->c (not sure it is needed) But project is compiled like C++ anyway.
What else should be done to make project compile as C.
I've compiled C code in VS exactly like this.

A compiler which compiles C++ to C does full syntax and semantic checking on the program, and just happens to use C code as a way of generating object code.
Such a compiler is not merely some kind of fancy macro processor. (And please don't email me claiming these are preprocessors — they are not — they are full compilers.) .

At the same time, a compiler is a large software system with many internal components and algorithms.
These components interact in complex ways.
The study of compiler construction is both an introduction to techniques for the translation and improvement of programs, and a practical exercise in software engineering.