Re: GSoc Topics

[Gaurang Aswal <gaurangaswal2408@gmail.com>]

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Thanks, I'll check them out.

On Wed, 24 Jan, 2024, 03:52 Martin Jambor, <mjambor@suse.cz> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> We are delighted you found contributing to GCC interesting.  GCC has
> applied to be part of GSoC 2024 but of course selected organizations
> have not been announced yet.
>
> On Fri, Jan 12 2024, Gaurang Aswal via Gcc wrote:
> > Hey I am Gaurang Aswal a 4th year B.E. Computer Science student from BITS
> > Goa, India and wanted some info and insights on the Fortran projects and
> I
> > am interested in working on them.
>
> While the list of suggested projects at
> https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/SummerOfCode is undergoing review for 2024, I
> think the Fortran ones will not change much.  Please look over them, try
> to figure out what they would entail and which you'd like best.  In this
> reply I have also CCed the Fortran mailing list, people there might help
> you decide which Fortan project would be the best for you.
>
>
> > I have basic knowledge of C/C++ and I
> > have completed my basic computer science courses in the same language,
> > which included Object Oriented Programming, Data Structures and
> Algorithms,
> > Computer Architecture and Operating Systems. I would like to keep in
> touch
> > and want to know how to proceed working on the topics.
>
> Contributing to the compiler also requires some rudimentary theoretical
> background in compilers, at the very least understanding of the concept
> of Intermediate Representation (IR), often also called Intermediate
> Language (IL).  Googling either of the two terms should help you to find
> a lot of material to familiarize yourself with it.
>
> Please also look again at the "Before you apply" section of the idea
> page https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/SummerOfCode#Before_you_apply and make
> sure you are able to build, install and test GCC and then have it
> generate dumps and step through some function during compilation.
>
> Also, feel free to ask for help here with any specific GCC development
> issues you may encounter.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Martin
>