Re: GCC and SoC

[Ian Lance Taylor]

Sławomir Chyłek <address@hidden> writes:

> I am a student of the last year of computer engineering studies and I
> would like to contribute to the GCC project under SoC. I have read
> http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/SummerOfCode and I have a question regarding
> required experience. I am quite proficient in C/C++, but I am not
> familiar with GCC codebase at all. Do you think I have a chance to
> participate? I have already started to read internal documentation but
> will that knowledge be a sufficient background to write a successful
> application?

gcc has applied to Summer of Code as a separate project, as we've done
for the last two years.

Yes, it is possible to contribute to gcc without being familiar with
the code base.  We have had a number of successful projects in the
past from newcomers.  See http://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/SummerOfCode .

Ian