Re: getting start with GSoC

[Martin Jambor <mjambor@suse.cz>]

Hello,

On Fri, Feb 16 2024, Nada Elsayed via Gcc wrote:
> Hello All,
> I am Nada Elsayed, A fresh graduate from computer engineering at Cairo
> University.

welcome, we are delighted you found contributing to GCC interesting.

> I have good knowledge in C/C++, and a basic knowledge in compilers. als I
> am interested in contributing to the GCC this year; I am interested in "*Extend
> the static analysis pass" *projects

Any particular one?

> or "*Improve nothrow detection in GCC" project*.*
>
> Till now I have built the code and I am trying to understand it more.

Good, this is the all-important first step.

> So what should I do now?

"Trying to understand it more" is exactly the correct thing to.  You
also need to locate which of the bits within GCC are relevant to the
project(s) you are interested in and start thinking what and where needs
to be changed in order to implement it.

If you have specific questions as you go about it, feel free to ask on
this mailing list or on IRC.

> Also, are bugs in https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/EasyHacks good
> beginning or not?

The page itself is unfortunately very outdated.  However, the link to
the bugzilla search near its top might still be useful.

While it definitely helps, we do not strictly require applicants to do
any "easy hacks" or patch submissions prior to application.  The main
reason is that there are not as many opportunities for truly easy fixes
and improvements as other projects might have.  Still, feel free to
pursue one, it can only help!

Good luck!

Martin