GSoC Introduction

[Joel Sherrill]

On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 8:21 AM Matthew Joyce <mfjoyce2004 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dr. Joel,
>
> Thanks! I'd definitely like to get one or two easier ones under my
> belt first. Based on my initial look for what can be ported, I'd plan
> to start with dladdr. Sig2str and str2sig have to be re-implemented,
> but I think they should be fairly straightforward. Once I have those
> done, I'll start to tackle the others. Does that sound reasonable, or
> would you have a different recommendation?
>

That sounds reasonable enough. As a work pattern for adding POSIX
APIs, it has worked best to assume you will have patches outstanding
for multiple APIs at the same time. While one is being reviewed, you
should work on the next.Sometimes the newer ones end up getting
wrapped up before the first ones posted.

Also all the new APIs require adding prototypes to newlib POSIX
headers. This means tool bumps which means it would be a good idea
to put together a patch to update the POSIX headers which are in
newlib to add the new APIs in a batch. This will mean a single bump
of the newlib version in the RSB which has a reasonable chance of working
for all the additions.

Adding methods as needed to the headers would be a fairly easy
step and is a prerequisite for a number of your planned methods.


>
> Also, where can I find the master API tracking CSV file?  Thanks again!
>

It is in rtems-docs

https://git.rtems.org/rtems-docs/tree/posix-compliance/RTEMS-Standards-Compliance.csv

I don't recall adding the new methods yet and someone internal
spotted a couple of minor mistakes so it looks like I will be updating
it soon.

>
> Sincerely,
>
> Matt
>
> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 7:11 PM Joel Sherrill <joel at rtems.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 9:09 AM Matthew Joyce <mfjoyce2004 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello RTEMS Community,
> >>
> >> My name is Matt Joyce and it is a great honor for me to join you as a
> >> 2021 GSoC student developer! I'm a former active-duty US Army infantry
> >> officer now serving part-time in the reserves. Since 2019 I've been
> >> back in school pursuing a BS in Computer Science remotely at Oregon
> >> State while based with my family in Berlin, Germany.
> >>
> >> I see that there is a large group of RTEMS developers/users in
> >> Germany, so one day I hope to be able to meet some of you in person,
> >> too!
> >
> >
> > Hopefully this will be a fun summer for you.
> >>
> >>
> >> My project focuses on POSIX compliance. I plan to add multiple new
> >> methods not currently supported by RTEMS with the intent to improve
> >> application portability.
> >> (
> https://summerofcode.withgoogle.com/projects/?sp-search=Matthew%20Joyce#6686502693634048
> )
> >> With your guidance, I am excited to dive in and put what I've been
> >> learning to work and make my first real-world contributions to the
> >> greater good.
> >
> >
> > Any idea which method(s) you want to tackle first?
> >
> > --joel
> >>
> >>
> >> Thank you very much for this opportunity!  I look forward to working
> with you.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> Matt
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