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== About Me == | == About Me == | ||
− | I'm a 5th Semester BSD student taking DPS909. | + | I'm a 5th Semester BSD student taking DPS909. I do a little bit of contract web development (mostly design) and also tutor at the Learning Centre. |
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==DPS909 Project== | ==DPS909 Project== | ||
[[GCC alwayszero function attribute]] | [[GCC alwayszero function attribute]] | ||
− | == Tasks == | + | ==DPS911 Project== |
− | * | + | [[User:Egmetcalfe/Dead Code|Dead Code]] |
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− | * | + | == Contributions to other projects == |
− | * | + | [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=527235 Remove ^L characters from comm-central source] |
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− | * | + | Building Firefox with GCC 4.5: |
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+ | [http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42139 GCC: Bug rtl-optimization/42139 Compiling firefox trunk with 4.5 fails with 'out of memory allocating 4072 bytes after a total of xxx bytes'] | ||
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+ | [http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42171 GCC: Link Error Building Mozilla with 4.5] | ||
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+ | [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=531094 Mozilla: Bug 531094 Inline method crashes GCC 4.5] | ||
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+ | '''Editing in progress right now''' | ||
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+ | ==Labs/Weekly Tasks== | ||
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+ | ===Week 1=== | ||
+ | * Created Zenit Wiki | ||
+ | * Created Blog | ||
+ | * Blogged on introductory readings ([http://ehren.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/an-introduction/ here]) | ||
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+ | ===Week 2=== | ||
+ | * Created MDC Wiki ([https://developer.mozilla.org/User:ehren done]) | ||
+ | * Joined #static mailing list | ||
+ | * Listened in on a [[Overview_of_Mozilla_Communication#Weekly_Calls | Weekly Call]]: | ||
+ | ** This was done at a later date. I ended up listening in on an Education call about Women in Mozilla which was actually quite interesting. I hadn't realized the extent of all of the 'evangelism' efforts around the world, in Europe, etc | ||
+ | * Got Mathew to update my wiki, Updated Mathew's wiki (IRC lab) | ||
+ | * Referenced another student's blog post (Mathew's) [http://ehren.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/building-firefox-in-progress/ here] for help with build issues | ||
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+ | ==Week 3== | ||
+ | * [http://ehren.wordpress.com/2009/09/24/building-firefox-in-progress/ Built firefox from Trunk] | ||
+ | * (See project page for project related TODO stuff) | ||
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+ | ==Week 4== | ||
+ | * Lab: Source code reading - Checked out the html parser generator. Seems to be a python frontend for Bison | ||
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+ | ==Week 5== | ||
+ | * Created bugzilla account (done previously) | ||
+ | * See above for project related bugs | ||
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+ | ==Week 6== | ||
+ | * Lab: never actually patched Thunderbird, but I did [https://landfill.bugzilla.org/bugzilla-3.0-branch/show_bug.cgi?id=7243 review] Mathew's patch | ||
+ | * Registered for FSOSS | ||
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+ | ==Week 7== | ||
+ | * Commented on JavaScript: The Good Parts [http://ehren.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/analysis-and-type-madness/ here] (I actually ended up taking this out from the library) |
Latest revision as of 00:31, 3 March 2010
Contents
Contact Information
Name | Ehren Metcalfe |
egmetcalfe [AT] learn [DOT] senecac [DOT] on [DOT] ca | |
Email2 | ehren.m [AT] gmail [DOT] com |
IRC | ehren |
BLOG | Ehren's Blog |
About Me
I'm a 5th Semester BSD student taking DPS909. I do a little bit of contract web development (mostly design) and also tutor at the Learning Centre.
DPS909 Project
GCC alwayszero function attribute
DPS911 Project
Contributions to other projects
Remove ^L characters from comm-central source
Building Firefox with GCC 4.5:
GCC: Link Error Building Mozilla with 4.5
Mozilla: Bug 531094 Inline method crashes GCC 4.5
Editing in progress right now
Labs/Weekly Tasks
Week 1
- Created Zenit Wiki
- Created Blog
- Blogged on introductory readings (here)
Week 2
- Created MDC Wiki (done)
- Joined #static mailing list
- Listened in on a Weekly Call:
- This was done at a later date. I ended up listening in on an Education call about Women in Mozilla which was actually quite interesting. I hadn't realized the extent of all of the 'evangelism' efforts around the world, in Europe, etc
- Got Mathew to update my wiki, Updated Mathew's wiki (IRC lab)
- Referenced another student's blog post (Mathew's) here for help with build issues
Week 3
- Built firefox from Trunk
- (See project page for project related TODO stuff)
Week 4
- Lab: Source code reading - Checked out the html parser generator. Seems to be a python frontend for Bison
Week 5
- Created bugzilla account (done previously)
- See above for project related bugs
Week 6
- Lab: never actually patched Thunderbird, but I did review Mathew's patch
- Registered for FSOSS
Week 7
- Commented on JavaScript: The Good Parts here (I actually ended up taking this out from the library)