[haiku-development] Re: GSoC 2012 - x86_64 port
- From: Alex Smith <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 19:26:08 +0000
On 23 March 2012 19:01, Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Alex Smith wrote:
>> I have made a code contribution before, I helped Mike Smith (one of
>> last year's GSoC students) debug a problem and made a patch for it -
>> http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/7872. As a contribution relevant to my
>> project I can fix the x86_64 toolchain, which I've found cannot be
>> compiled at the moment.
>
> That's a good start. We're generally interested in a patches that show that
> the student can navigate and work with the Haiku code base and build tools.
> Ideally a patch is also meaty enough to show the student's skill. It's also
> possible to rework/improve an existing patch. Also note that we don't set an
> upper limit on patches/work provided for the application. There's certainly
> an opportunity to earn bonus points in the motivation category. :-)
Ok, I've fixed up the x86_64 toolchain and submitted a couple of
patches: https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/8415
In the next couple of days I'll review Nathan's patches to see what
work needs doing with them and write up a full proposal/timeline for
the project.
Thanks,
Alex
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