Re: Google summer code 2016 project ideas

[Charles Cui <charles.cui1984%gmail.com@localhost>]

Hi Christos,

   I have uploaded my proposal, you guys should be able to see it now.
Please feel free to comment it.


Thanks, Charles

2016-03-14 15:37 GMT-07:00 Charles Cui <charles.cui1984%gmail.com@localhost>:
> Got it, thanks.
>
> 2016-03-12 21:31 GMT-08:00 Christos Zoulas <christos%zoulas.com@localhost>:
>> On Mar 12,  8:28pm, charles.cui1984%gmail.com@localhost (Charles Cui) wrote:
>> -- Subject: Re: Google summer code 2016 project ideas
>>
>> | Hi Christos,
>> |
>> |    My current focus is to classify the errors when building posix test
>> | suite on netbsd.
>> | Basically, there is
>> | 1. easy to fix error, likes formatting, lack of necessary headers, etc.
>> | 2. errors that can convert to netbsd implementation. Some systems (ex linux)
>> | actually define the same function name with netbsd, but they may have
>> | different parameters.
>> | 3. netbsd miss the implementation of some features.
>> |
>> | Problem 1 and 2 can be solved by some kind of converting and minor fixes.
>> | For problem 3, which needs the implementation in kernel, or libraries,
>> | can we use the implementation of existing system (like linux) and
>> | tailor to fit netbsd?
>>
>> That sounds like a good classification and in your plan you should
>> allocate some time (first perhaps) to cleanup 1 and 2. For 3 you
>> are better off looking at FreeBSD instead because the code is a lot
>> more similar.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> christos