Alright, signing up for a community college course does suffice. I'm definitely interested in this project.
My actual computer is going to be down for at least a few more days. The damn thing sprung a leak, and Performance pcs is out of the right tubes. (using mobile for now) I should be back up and running by the end of the week. I'll get the formal application in around then. On Mar 7, 2018 5:52 AM, "Craig Scott" <craig.sc...@crascit.com> wrote: > You may want to have a look at the new FetchContent > <https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/FetchContent.html> module > added in the 3.11 release (currently in release candidate stage). It > already brings a production-tested dependency downloading system, but still > leaves how to build those dependencies up to the project. It may form a > good basis for the GSoC work and I can probably answer questions related to > that module if needed. > > Also consider other existing systems which may have already sufficiently > solved this problem for you or at least be useful for showing how aspects > of the work could be done. There are a number of popular systems worth > checking out that are often mentioned on this list, including hunter, > Spack, cget and others (I'll let the various stakeholders in the relevant > projects chime in with their views rather than me potentially misrepresent > some). > > > On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 7:57 PM, Kolja Lampe <ra...@kodi.tv> wrote: > >> Hey everybody, >> >> the Kodi Team is also offering a CMake related Project. >> Please check it out: >> >> *Description:* Kodi has its own system for building the many libraries >> Kodi depends on that supports most platforms (Linux, Android, OS X, iOS) >> and cross-compiling called depends. At the moment, it is implemented with >> autotools and hand-crafted Makefiles. This has lead to a lot of code >> duplication, poor maintainability, and not being very user-friendly. Also, >> it does not currently work on Windows. This task would be about replacing >> the current system with a new implementation in CMake that has better >> maintainability. >> >> *Expected outcome:* A CMake-based dependency build system that offers >> roughly the same features as depends (i.e. all required libraries covered, >> diverse platform support, crosscompilation). If the solution can also be >> applied to Windows by e.g. adding minimal CMake files to replace some >> UNIX-only build systems, that would be a big plus, but it is not necessary. >> >> *Skills preferred:* CMake, shell scripting, general familiarity with >> UNIX/Linux >> >> *Possible mentors:* wsnipex >> >> *Difficulty:* Medium >> >> *Type:* Infrastructure/Automation >> >> https://kodi.wiki/view/Google_Summer_of_Code/2018#Replacing_ >> depends_with_a_CMake-based_system >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> >> Powered by www.kitware.com >> >> Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: >> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ >> >> Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more >> information on each offering, please visit: >> >> CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html >> CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html >> CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html >> >> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at >> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html >> >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: >> https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake >> >> > > > -- > Craig Scott > Melbourne, Australia > https://crascit.com > > -- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/ > opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > >
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