[llvm-dev] GSOC inquiry.

[John Criswell via llvm-dev]

On 3/23/16 8:30 AM, Om Shivom Nagpal wrote:
> Sir,
> I am interested in add a new pass. I have read about analysis, 
> transformation passes. Can you help me with some example ideas?

No, I really can't.  I haven't kept track of which optimization passes 
are currently implemented in LLVM, so it's not clear to me what is most 
needed by the core compiler or by new languages using the compiler 
(e.g., Swift).

There's another GSoC thread on the mailing list in which people discuss 
optimizations that we'd like to have for LLVM.  I recommend you look for 
and read that thread.

Regards,

John Criswell

>
> On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 1:39 AM, John Criswell <jtcriswel at gmail.com 
> <mailto:jtcriswel at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     On 3/22/16 11:15 AM, Om Shivom Nagpal wrote:
>>     Sir,
>>     I am interested in adding a new analysis or optimization pass and
>>     building the getting started guide as a project for gsoc.
>
>     Okay.  Decide which of these two projects you'd like to propose
>     and write up a description of the project.  Be sure to include
>     some details.  For example, if you're going to improve the
>     documentation, describe the current deficiencies and how you plan
>     to address them.
>
>     Regards,
>
>     John Criswell
>
>
>>
>>     On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 1:29 AM, John Criswell
>>     <jtcriswel at gmail.com <mailto:jtcriswel at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         On 3/17/16 10:58 AM, Om Shivom Nagpal wrote:
>>>         No i have not worked previously on llvm. I have looked
>>>         through the projects but because of no prior experience i am
>>>         unable to pick one. I am currently going through the llvm
>>>         tutorials.
>>
>>         I would recommend a project that has you working at the LLVM
>>         IR level.  Fixing bugs or adding a new analysis or
>>         optimization pass may be a good project.
>>
>>         Another good project might be to improve our documentation. 
>>         I've noticed over the years that most of our documents are
>>         reference-like in manner.  When I start teaching students how
>>         to use LLVM, I direct them to three difference documents.  It
>>         might be good to have a "Getting Started with Programming
>>         with LLVM" guide to help new students learn how to get
>>         started with using the infrastructure.
>>
>>         Regards,
>>
>>         John Criswell
>>
>>>
>>>         On Wed, Mar 16, 2016 at 9:32 PM, John Criswell
>>>         <jtcriswel at gmail.com <mailto:jtcriswel at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>             On 3/8/16 10:12 AM, Om Shivom Nagpal via llvm-dev wrote:
>>>>             Hi, I am Om Shivom pursuing CSE from PEC University of
>>>>             Technology, Chandigarh and I have previously worked on
>>>>             C++ and Python. I am interested in contributing to llvm
>>>>             through GSOC 2016. I need a little guidance on how to
>>>>             get started here.
>>>
>>>             Have you looked through the Open Projects page at
>>>             http://llvm.org/OpenProjects.html? Have you worked with
>>>             LLVM or one of its related sub-projects previously?
>>>
>>>             Regards,
>>>
>>>             John Criswell
>>>
>>>>
>>>>             Regards.
>>>>
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>>>
>>>             -- 
>>>             John Criswell
>>>             Assistant Professor
>>>             Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
>>>             http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/criswell
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>         -- 
>>         John Criswell
>>         Assistant Professor
>>         Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
>>         http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/criswell
>>
>>
>
>
>     -- 
>     John Criswell
>     Assistant Professor
>     Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
>     http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/criswell
>
>


-- 
John Criswell
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science, University of Rochester
http://www.cs.rochester.edu/u/criswell

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