Hello, and sorry for a somewhat late reply.
On Fri, Mar 28 2025, Ansh Jaiswar via Gcc wrote: > Dear GCC Developers, > > I am Ansh Jaiswar , a second-year Computer Science student interested in > compilers and systems programming. I have experience with C/C++ and basic > knowledge of Rust. > > I am applying for GSoC 2025 and am particularly interested in the > "Rewrite Rust Lints" project under GCC. We are delighted you found contributing to GCC interesting. >I have gone through the gccrs GitHub repository and understand that >this project involves implementing lints at the HIR level instead of >relying on GCC’s existing infrastructure. I believe this will improve >the flexibility and maintainability of Rust linting in GCC. > > To prepare, I am currently exploring the Rust-GCC frontend and its HIR > structure. I would appreciate any pointers on how to get started, > particularly regarding the existing linting mechanism and the visitor > pattern approach. > > Additionally, I would like to know if there are any beginner-friendly > tasks I could work on before GSoC officially starts. Please note that Rust GCC projects are a bit special in the sense that they are often discussed primarily on Zulip of the GCC-Rust team: https://gcc-rust.zulipchat.com/ So you may want to reach out to the GCC-Rust community primarily there. Good luck! Martin
