Re: [Bug-wget] GSOC 2015 : Contributing to wget

[Darshit Shah]

Hi Elita,

Please use first names with us. This isn't a formal setup, and we're all a
lot more comfortable being called directly by our names.

Regarding the bug, did you go through the comments and the links posted
there? By the fix that you propose, what are  the exact behavioural changes
to expect? And why do you think that it is the right way forward?

You must remember that all bug reports are not valid. As a developer, it is
our responsibility to identify the correct expected behaviour using the
specification documentation.

P.S. I'm taking this conversation on the mailing list. Discussing a bug
report and a future patch is best done there.

Thanking You,
Darshit Shah
Sent from mobile device. Please excuse my brevity
On 05-Mar-2015 12:19 am, "Elita Lobo" <address@hidden> wrote:

> Respected Sir,
>
> I was try to fix this particular bug [1] and after studying the source
> code I have come to a conclusion that this bug should be fixed while
> parsing the urls and encoding unsafe characters in url.c file by keeping
> track of a prev ptr and checking for two consecutive backslashes occur in
> the part of the url after the leading_string. Should i go ahead with this
> basic approach or do i need to handle some other cases as well?
>
>
> [1]http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?43394
>
>
> thanks and regards,
> Elita Lobo
>
> On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Elita Lobo <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> Respected Sir,
>>
>> I would like to work on FTP server for Wget Test Suite and Improving
>> Wget's download mechanism. I am currently researching on ftp server
>> implementation and would come up with a good enough approach soon. I am
>> currently working on the bug 43394.
>> Could you please let me know if I can propose the above idea for GSOC
>> 2015 or has it been already taken by some other student?
>> Then perhaps I could go for the implementation of TOFU.
>> Also I find wget pretty interesting so just in case I don't get to work
>> on it during , can you still assign me a small project in wget?
>>
>>
>> Thanks and Regards,
>> Elita Lobo
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 2:20 PM, Elita Lobo <address@hidden> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Darshit,
>>>
>>> Thank you for all the help and info. Will definitely go through all the
>>> links and the source code of wget and try to contribute to it.
>>>
>>> Thanks and Regards,
>>> Elita Lobo
>>> On 01-Mar-2015 11:39 PM, "Darshit Shah" <address@hidden> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Elita,
>>>>
>>>> I'm happy to see so much enthusiasm about GNU Wget. We have published
>>>> some project ideas of our own on the GNU Ideas page for GSoC 2015[1]. They
>>>> include projects in both C and Python. You can also take a look around and
>>>> propose a new idea if you want. We're open to having some new features /
>>>> bug fixes if you have a concrete plan of action.
>>>>
>>>> Wget maintains its official source on the GNU Savannah servers[2].
>>>> You'll find instructions to compile from sources and a list of required
>>>> libraries within the source. If you have any issues, please feel free to
>>>> contact us on the mailing lists at address@hidden and someone or the
>>>> other will surely help you through it.
>>>>
>>>> For bugs, you can take a look at our bug tracker on Savannah[3] and
>>>> also keep an eye out on the mailing lists, where a majority of the new bugs
>>>> are reported. We have just pushed out a new release, so you can expect a
>>>> few reports over the next week. In particular, you could try to take a look
>>>> the following bugs and see what interests you:
>>>>
>>>> 1. 43394
>>>> 2. 43262
>>>> 3. 41003
>>>> 4. 37580
>>>>
>>>> Or, if you want something larger, you could try to implement a concept
>>>> called TOFU (Trust On First Use)[4].
>>>>
>>>> While, if you're more inclined towards Python, you can take a look at
>>>> the current Test Suite in the testenv/ directory. While the HTTP Server is
>>>> nearly feature complete, the tests haven't yet been ported. You could start
>>>> with porting some of the remaining tests from the old test suite to Python.
>>>> This would also help you in understanding the structure and the codebase of
>>>> the test suite.
>>>>
>>>> If at any point, you're stuck, please do not hesitate to contact any of
>>>> us, or preferably, the mailing list for help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [1]: http://www.gnu.org/software/soc-projects/ideas-2015.html
>>>> [2]: http://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=wget
>>>> [3]: http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?group=wget
>>>> [4]: http://gnutls.org/manual/html_node/Verifying-a-certificate-
>>>> using-trust-on-first-use-authentication.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 03/01, Elita Lobo wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello All,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am a 3rd Year Electronics and Communication Engineering student of
>>>>> NIT
>>>>> Durgapur as well as a Python Web Developer. I do a lot of competitive
>>>>> coding in C/c++. I have worked on a project related to Gnome Calculator
>>>>> during last GSOC. I would like to to contribute and do a project
>>>>> related
>>>>> to  Wget during this GSOC if given the opportunity.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can you please let me know if I can propose and start working on the
>>>>> project ideas given on the gsoc ideas page?
>>>>> I would be grateful if someone would kindly point out a few easy bugs
>>>>> which
>>>>> would help me get started and further enhance my chances of getting
>>>>> selected.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanking you.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Elita Lobo
>>>>>
>>>> --- end quoted text ---
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Thanking You,
>>>> Darshit Shah
>>>>
>>>
>>
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