Re: [IMPORTANT] Ideas for Summer of Code 2018

[Giuseppe Scrivano]

Hi Mathieu,

> Could you add the following snippet on top of the initial Automake
> project idea?
>
> Parse Makefile.am using an Abstract Syntax Tree 
>
> When reading its input files automake doesn't clearly separate the parsing, 
> semantic analysis, and code generation phases. This design does not help with 
> the separation of concerns and makes the code hard to test. The objective of
> this project is to write a parser for Makefile.am files that generates an 
> Abstract Syntax Tree (AST) That can be used independently of the Makefile.in 
> files generation process. 
>
> Skills: Understanding of the classical compilation phases. Basic knowledge of 
> Perl
> Mentor: Mathieu Lirzin
> Contact: address@hidden 

done now.

Thanks,
Giuseppe