Re: [gentoo-soc] Project Proposal : GenCC for "Gentoo Community Compiling"

[Luca Barbato <lu_zero@gentoo.org>]

On 18/02/13 14:29, Antoine Pinsard wrote:
> This is a very basic approach of the tool but I think it gives the main
> idea of the projet. I would like to have your opinion on whether it
> could be a gsoc project or not. And if it could, what backgrounds it
> would require. I think this is much more about networking and security
> than compiling (though it would require at least a basic knowledge of
> distcc).

You should study what had been done in the past (distcc, icecream etc)
and figure out what they are lacking and why nobody is using them on a
geographic network.

Then you have the problem of building a ring of trust strong enough.

And eventually you have to come to term with how compilers behave
differently depending on a number of situations.

Looks a quite good research project but I warn you not to expect quick
or easy results.

lu