Re: [v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-05-29 Thread Daniel Ehrenberg
Note that, historically, Intel has maintained the x87 port, and it's listed here as not officially supported: https://github.com/v8/v8/wiki/Handling-of-Ports . Also, a lot of the platform-specific code is in Crankshaft and Fullcodegen, which would not be necessary to maintain after a full

Re: [v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-05-28 Thread Ben Noordhuis
On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 10:25 PM, wrote: > Hi Ben, > > Thanks a lot for your reply. > > First of all, how will I get to know which patches need to be ported. > Second, how will I test if the port worked fine? > > A very simple explanation would be really appreciated. :) >

Re: [v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-05-27 Thread umair
Hi Ben, Thanks a lot for your reply. First of all, how will I get to know which patches need to be ported. Second, how will I test if the port worked fine? A very simple explanation would be really appreciated. :) Thanks, Umair On Saturday, May 27, 2017 at 3:33:48 PM UTC+5:30, Ben Noordhuis

Re: [v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-05-27 Thread Ben Noordhuis
On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 3:03 PM, wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone point in some direction to work on v8. > Please. > I did have a look a lot of issues. > > For e.g. how about something like this - >

Re: [v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-05-26 Thread Jakob Kummerow
Hi Umair, V8 is pretty big; is there anything in particular that you're interested in or any part of it that you're already familiar with? Issue 2051 looks like it can just be closed (which I've just done) -- as the comments mentioned, the fix was already landed, and only the Chromium-side test

[v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-05-26 Thread umair
Hi, Can anyone point in some direction to work on v8. Please. I did have a look a lot of issues. For e.g. how about something like this - https://bugs.chromium.org/p/v8/issues/detail?id=2051==ID%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20Owner%20Summary%20HW%20OS%20Component%20Stars :) Thanks a lot in

Re: [v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-05-24 Thread Daniel Ehrenberg
Click "Edit issue" and then add an email address in the "Reviewers" field. You can find potential reviewers in OWNERS files. Dan On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 7:51 PM, wrote: > How do I add a reviewer here? - > https://codereview.chromium.org/2898183004/#ps1 > > > On

[v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-05-24 Thread umair
How do I add a reviewer here? - https://codereview.chromium.org/2898183004/#ps1 On Wednesday, May 24, 2017 at 6:05:05 PM UTC+5:30, um...@codingblocks.com wrote: > > Hi, > > I want to contribute to the V8 project. I know that it's a relatively > complex project, I would still like to know if a

[v8-dev] Re: Contributing to V8

2017-03-01 Thread leszeks
Hi Umang, Great to hear that you're interested in contributing. Your best way to get started is just to get things compiling; V8 is a pretty complex project, and even getting it running can take some time :). You can find information on getting source code and building on our public wiki: