Re: [Outreachy] Introduction
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- Joey S <jgsal@protonmail.com>
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- Oct 17, 2020, 00:42 UTC
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Thank you Jonathan, will happily get to it.
Hoping you all have a nice weekend,
Joey
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On Friday, October 16, 2020 5:08 PM, Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi Joey, > > Joey S wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > I'm Joey Salazar, an Outreachy 2020 applicant certified in CCNA and > > Linux+, with some experience in C for both private and open source > > repositories (BIND at gitlab.isc.org/Joey), community code reviews, > > and automated tests in bash. I'd like to contribute to the "Add Git > > protocol support to Wireshark" project and improve my skills, yet > > remain open to a different project if that'd be preferable. > > Welcome! > > > I have installed and built git, followed > > git.github.io/General-Microproject-Information and checked the > > sample email thread [1], as well as the tutorial > > git-scm.com/docs/MyFirstContribution and created the psuh command > > files here [2]. > > After following the git.github.io/Outreachy-21-Microprojects page > > I'd like to work on the 'Use test_path_is_* functions in test > > scripts', and given that Charvi Mendiratta might be working on tests > > t7101,t7102 and t7201 as per this ml thread [3], I'd like to check > > with the group if working on tests t7006 and t7300 would be ok. > > I'd recommend just doing a single file. t7006 is a good one. > > > In parallel, I'm following > > gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/wikis/Development as suggested > > through the #git-devel IRC channel > > Yes, building wireshark and making your first modification to it would > be a good next step. > > One possible first modification would be to teach > epan/dissectors/packet-git.c about sideband. See "Packfile Data" in > git's Documentation/technical/pack-protocol.txt for how sideband > works. > > Alternatively you can run wireshark and see if anything you see > bothers you and make a first contribution that improves on that. :) > > Happy developing. > > Thanks, > Jonathan > > > [1] public-inbox.org/git/1386590745-4412-1-git-send-email-t.gummerer@gmail.com/T/#u > > [2] github.com/j-sal/git/tree/psuh > > [3] public-inbox.org/git/CAP8UFD1m2zXUm1PXmJKW2MxA9XZVUOkBFA62jLP7jx6_DCYZGw@mail.gmail.com > > [4] git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Transfer-Protocols > > [5] https://www.wireshark.org/lists/wireshark-dev/202010/msg00042.html