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Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | |
Andreas Boll | b5da52a | 2012-09-18 18:57:02 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 10 | <div class="header"> |
| 11 | <h1>The Mesa 3D Graphics Library</h1> |
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Andreas Boll | ecd5c7c | 2012-06-12 09:05:03 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 17 | <h1>Help Wanted / To-Do List</h1> |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | |
| 19 | <p> |
Brian Paul | f901072 | 2005-02-10 15:18:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 20 | We can always use more help with the Mesa project. |
| 21 | Here are some specific ideas and areas where help would be appreciated: |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 22 | </p> |
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Brian Paul | f901072 | 2005-02-10 15:18:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | <ol> |
Brian | 7f80dc1 | 2007-10-31 09:44:01 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | <li> |
Brian Paul | b6c41fd | 2009-01-22 09:58:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 26 | <b>Driver patching and testing.</b> |
Andreas Boll | a73c59b | 2012-09-18 19:31:28 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | Patches are often posted to the <a href="http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/mesa-dev">mesa-dev mailing list</a>, but aren't |
Brian Paul | b6c41fd | 2009-01-22 09:58:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | immediately checked into git because not enough people are testing them. |
| 29 | Just applying patches, testing and reporting back is helpful. |
| 30 | <li> |
| 31 | <b>Driver debugging.</b> |
Andreas Boll | a73c59b | 2012-09-18 19:31:28 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 32 | There are plenty of open bugs in the <a href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/describecomponents.cgi?product=Mesa">bug database</a>. |
Brian Paul | b6c41fd | 2009-01-22 09:58:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 33 | <li> |
| 34 | <b>Remove aliasing warnings.</b> |
| 35 | Enable gcc -Wstrict-aliasing=2 -fstrict-aliasing and track down aliasing |
Brian | 7f80dc1 | 2007-10-31 09:44:01 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 36 | issues in the code. |
| 37 | <li> |
Brian Paul | b6c41fd | 2009-01-22 09:58:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 38 | <b>Windows driver building, testing and maintenance.</b> |
Andreas Boll | 24eebf4 | 2012-06-25 21:54:08 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 39 | Fixing MSVC builds. |
Brian | 7f80dc1 | 2007-10-31 09:44:01 -0600 | [diff] [blame] | 40 | <li> |
Brian Paul | b6c41fd | 2009-01-22 09:58:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 41 | <b>Contribute more tests to |
Andreas Boll | a73c59b | 2012-09-18 19:31:28 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 42 | <a href="http://piglit.freedesktop.org/">Piglit</a>.</b> |
Brian Paul | b6c41fd | 2009-01-22 09:58:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 43 | <li> |
| 44 | <b>Automatic testing. |
| 45 | </b> |
| 46 | It would be great if someone would set up an automated system for grabbing |
Andreas Boll | 24eebf4 | 2012-06-25 21:54:08 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 47 | the latest Mesa code and run tests (such as piglit) then report issues to |
Brian Paul | b6c41fd | 2009-01-22 09:58:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 48 | the mailing list. |
Brian Paul | f901072 | 2005-02-10 15:18:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 49 | </ol> |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 50 | |
Andreas Boll | d9d8406 | 2012-06-26 20:47:05 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 51 | <p> |
| 52 | You can find some further To-do lists here: |
| 53 | </p> |
Andreas Boll | 48e4eb6 | 2012-10-02 14:05:44 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 54 | |
| 55 | <p> |
| 56 | <b>Common To-Do lists:</b> |
| 57 | </p> |
Andreas Boll | d9d8406 | 2012-06-26 20:47:05 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 58 | <ul> |
Andreas Boll | 48e4eb6 | 2012-10-02 14:05:44 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 59 | <li><a href="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/tree/docs/GL3.txt"> |
| 60 | <b>GL3.txt</b></a> - Status of OpenGL 3.x / 4.x features in Mesa.</li> |
| 61 | <li><a href="http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/MissingFunctionality"> |
| 62 | <b>MissingFunctionality</b></a> - Detailed information about missing OpenGL features.</li> |
| 63 | </ul> |
| 64 | |
| 65 | <p> |
| 66 | <b>Driver specific To-Do lists:</b> |
| 67 | </p> |
| 68 | <ul> |
| 69 | <li><a href="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/tree/src/gallium/docs/llvm-todo.txt"> |
| 70 | <b>LLVMpipe</b></a> - Software driver using LLVM for runtime code generation.</li> |
| 71 | <li><a href="http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/RadeonsiToDo"> |
| 72 | <b>radeonsi</b></a> - Driver for AMD Southern Island.</li> |
| 73 | <li><a href="http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/R600ToDo"> |
| 74 | <b>r600g</b></a> - Driver for ATI/AMD R600 - Northern Island.</li> |
| 75 | <li><a href="http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/R300ToDo"> |
| 76 | <b>r300g</b></a> - Driver for ATI R300 - R500.</li> |
| 77 | <li><a href="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/tree/src/gallium/drivers/i915/TODO"> |
| 78 | <b>i915g</b></a> - Driver for Intel i915/i945.</li> |
Andreas Boll | d9d8406 | 2012-06-26 20:47:05 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 79 | </ul> |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 80 | |
| 81 | <p> |
Brian Paul | b6c41fd | 2009-01-22 09:58:52 -0700 | [diff] [blame] | 82 | If you want to do something new in Mesa, first join the Mesa developer's |
Brian Paul | f901072 | 2005-02-10 15:18:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 83 | mailing list. |
| 84 | Then post a message to propose what you want to do, just to make sure |
| 85 | there's no issues. |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 86 | </p> |
| 87 | |
Andreas Boll | df2be22 | 2012-06-12 09:05:22 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 88 | <p> |
Brian Paul | f901072 | 2005-02-10 15:18:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 89 | Anyone is welcome to contribute code to the Mesa project. |
| 90 | By doing so, it's assumed that you agree to the code's licensing terms. |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 91 | </p> |
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| 93 | <p> |
Brian Paul | f901072 | 2005-02-10 15:18:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 94 | Finally: |
Andreas Boll | df2be22 | 2012-06-12 09:05:22 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 95 | </p> |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 96 | |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 97 | <ol> |
Brian Paul | f901072 | 2005-02-10 15:18:26 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 98 | <li>Try to write high-quality code that follows the existing style. |
| 99 | <li>Use uniform indentation, write comments, use meaningful identifiers, etc. |
| 100 | <li>Test your code thoroughly. Include test programs if appropriate. |
Brian Paul | 0b27ace | 2003-03-08 17:38:57 +0000 | [diff] [blame] | 101 | </ol> |
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Andreas Boll | b5da52a | 2012-09-18 18:57:02 +0200 | [diff] [blame] | 103 | </div> |
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