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diff --git a/docs/helpwanted.html b/docs/helpwanted.html index 346f093d64..34afe49f75 100644 --- a/docs/helpwanted.html +++ b/docs/helpwanted.html @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ <BODY> -<H1>Help Wanted</H1> +<H1>Help Wanted / To-Do List</H1> <p> We can always use more help with the Mesa project. @@ -14,41 +14,41 @@ Here are some specific ideas and areas where help would be appreciated: </p> <ol> -<li><p> - Generate the src/mesa/main/enums.c file with a Python script which - uses the gl_API.xml file. - </p> -<li><p> - Try to auto-generate the display list "save" functions seen in dlist.c - using a Python script and the gl_API.xml file. - The gl_API.xml file will probably need a new tag to indicate whether or - not each function gets compiled into display lists. - </p> -<li><p> - Maintenance of assembly language files on Linux, Windows and SPARC systems. - </p> -<li><p> - Help to incorporate the 3Dlabs' shading language compiler for OpenGL 2.0. - </p> -<li><p> - Implement assembly language (SSE/MMX) code generation for - vertex/fragment programs. - </p> -<li><p> - Windows 98/NT driver building, maintenance and testing - (Karl Schultz has been doing a great job of this lately). - </p> -<li><p> - Maintenance and testing of various drivers, such as DOS/DJGPP, GGI, etc. - </p> -<li><p> - Write new tests for Glean. - </p> +<li> +<b>Driver patching and testing.</b> +Patches are often posted to the mesa3d-dev mailing list, but aren't +immediately checked into git because not enough people are testing them. +Just applying patches, testing and reporting back is helpful. +<li> +<b>Driver debugging.</b> +There are plenty of open bugs in the bug database. +<li> +<b>Remove aliasing warnings.</b> +Enable gcc -Wstrict-aliasing=2 -fstrict-aliasing and track down aliasing +issues in the code. +<li> +<b>Windows driver building, testing and maintenance.</b> +The Visual Studio project files aren't always updated in a timely manner +when new source files are added or old ones are removed. +Fixing these tends to delay new Mesa releases. +<li> +<b>Maintenance and testing of lesser-used drivers.</b> +Drivers such as DOS/DJGPP, GGI, etc that aren't being maintained are being +deprecated starting in Mesa 7.3. +<li> +<b>Contribute more tests to +<a href="http://glean.sourceforge.net/" target="_parent">glean</a>.</b> +<li> +<b>Automatic testing. +</b> +It would be great if someone would set up an automated system for grabbing +the latest Mesa code and run tests (such as glean) then report issues to +the mailing list. </ol> <p> -If you want to help with Mesa, first join the Mesa developer's +If you want to do something new in Mesa, first join the Mesa developer's mailing list. Then post a message to propose what you want to do, just to make sure there's no issues. |