[llvm-dev] LLVM possible projects

[Vassil Vassilev via llvm-dev]

On 12/12/16 13:47, Johannes Doerfert via llvm-dev wrote:
> @Vivek, thanks for your answer and especially these links!
>
> I just want to add two more though I am not sure if they are useful
> here:
> - Some slides [0] that explain the general structure of LLVM and LLVM-IR I
>    used in our compiler class last year [0].
> - Examples that build LLVM-IR "from scratch". These were designed to
>    help students to build an LLVM-IR frontend for their AST.
>
> Regarding the possible projects:
>    We hat a BoF about this at the LLVM-Dev [3] and there was agreement
>    that we need one person in charge of the "open projects" page [4]. I
>    think somebody declared Vassil [CCed] as volunteer and he agreed to do the
>    job. He might be able to shed some light on the open project issue.
Yes, we started working on this a few weeks ago. Once it is ready I will 
post it to the mailing lists. Unfortunately, for the moment, I can't be 
more helpful :(.
-- Vassil
>
> Cheers,
>    Johannes
>
> [0] http://compilers.cs.uni-saarland.de/teaching/cc/2015/slides/llvm-ir.pdf
> [1] http://compilers.cs.uni-saarland.de/teaching/cc/2015/
> [2] http://compilers.cs.uni-saarland.de/teaching/cc/2015/example-llvm-ir.tar
> [3] https://llvmdevelopersmeetingbay2016.sched.com/event/8Yzs/raising-next-generation-of-llvm-developers
> [4] http://llvm.org/OpenProjects.html
>
> On 12/10, vivek pandya via llvm-dev wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> Presently my research is focused on compiler and i found LLVM great tool to
>>> work with. I want to familiarize it at undergraduate level.
>>>
>>> Hi Hameeza,
>> I have face similar situation before and I would suggest you to read some
>> books/ blogs available on Internet for LLVM.
>>   I think the best way to understand LLVM is by playing with it.
>>   Then you should try doing some assignments based on LLVM from some good
>> universities.
>> For example :
>> https://utah.instructure.com/courses/377698/assignments/3299816
>>
>> or
>> https://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs/academic/class/15745-s09/www/assignments/1/P1.pdf
>>
>> or https://wiki.aalto.fi/display/t1065450/assignments+2015
>>
>> almost all good universities have LLVM based course structure for Advance
>> compiler courses
>>
>> Could you suggest some good optimization and backend based LLVM projects at
>>> undergraduate level.
>>>
>>> Once you get enough experience then you can contact some community member
>> on IRC asking some task which is yet to be done but because of busy
>> schedule LLVM-Dev are not able to work on it.
>>
>> Also as you are student I will encourage you to participate in Google
>> Summer of Code 2017.
>>
>> Hope this helps!
>>
>> - Vivek
>>
>>> Thankyou
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Hameeza Ahmed
>>>
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