Thank you very much, I think the FAQ is what I need, I will read it..... On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 8:41 PM, Peter Stuge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello! > > On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 06:13:11PM +0800, Star Liu wrote: > > I'm a newbie in the free software world(I was a web developer on > > the microsoft .net framework for the past 4 years), though I have > > some knowledge about programming, I'm not familiar with the develop > > environment of free software. > > The tools we use are GCC, GNU binutils and GNU make. These are > "low-level" tools: compiler, linker, and build scripts, but they are > the least common denominator. Individual developers are free to > choose whatever IDE they prefer, as long as the base tools are the > same. > > That said, coreboot v2 does not fit very well into any IDE because it > uses a special-purpose utility that was developed within the project > as part of the build process. This has been removed in v3. > > > > I have always been willing to develop free softwares, and I hope I > > can join the coreboot development as my start. > > Certainly. You are very welcome! > > > > Could you give me some suggestions so that I can get into the > > coreboot development? > > Find a mainboard that is supported in coreboot, and pick a known > problem that you would like to work on fixing. > > Note that coreboot also supports the QEMU mainboard, so you can get > away with a pure free software solution if you do not have easy > access to hardware. Also, QEMU is much easier to restore than a flash > chip that does not boot the system, as will undoubtedly happen > sometime while working on coreboot. > > > > Here is some introduction to my current skills. > > > > 1. I'm very interested in UEFI/BIOS development. > > 2. Familiar with <Intel(R) 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software > > Developer's Manuals>, the description of Intel(R) 64 and IA-32 > > Architectures. > > 3. Program in x86_64 Assembly, C, C++ and C# Language. > > 4. Use Debian GNU/Linux Lenny AMD64 as my personal PC operating > > system. > > There is only a little assembly in coreboot, the majority of the > project is written in C. The assemly code deals with some well-known > issues (switching between real mode and protected mode) and for v3 > one major new thing which is setting up Cache-as-RAM on each > supported CPU. > > I recommend reading the FAQ on the project wiki: > http://coreboot.org/FAQ > > Even though it is a little outdated in places, it still contains a > great deal of useful information. When you are ready to send patches > to the project, please have a look at: > http://coreboot.org/Development_Guidelines > > > Best regards > > //Peter > > -- > coreboot mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot > -- ------------------------------------------------- Buddha Debian GNU/Linux UEFI/BIOS Homepage: http://starliu.9966.org -------------------------------------------------
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