Lee Millward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have spent the last few weeks reading the gcc-patches mailing list > and the documentation available on GCC from the Wiki and various other > documents I have found on the Internet to try and get a feel for how > everything works. I also have the latest CVS code and have spent time > reading through the source to become familiar with the coding > conventions in use. I've read through the "beginner" GCC projects on > the website and would like to hear peoples opinion on how useful > submitting patches for some of the these projects would be. Some of > the work being carried out and posted on the gcc-patches mailing list > makes those projects seem insignificant in comparision.
There are a couple of ongoing transitions that might be carried out by beginners. For instance, we are in the process of converting all calls to "abort()" to calls to gcc_assert()/gcc_unreachable(). Or we are trying to convert all the VARRAY data structures into VEC data structures. You might have seen some of these patches in gcc-patches. I think those are a good fit for a beginner. Also, remember to file papers for copyright assignment to the FSF, which is a prerequisite for accepting any patch. Giovanni Bajo
