Re: [Bug-wget] want to give back to community

[Darshit Shah]

> On 09/27, sumit Murari wrote:
> I'm a student, I've fairly good knowledge of C  understanding to TCP/IP.
> I want to contribute, how should I get started here .!
Hi Sumit,

Glad to hear that you're interested in contributing back to the community!

To begin contributing to GNU Wget, you'll first have to clone the Git Sources 
repository from: http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/wget.git

Once you're done with that, see of you can get Wget to compile in your system. 
Based on your distro, you may need to install a couple of -dev packages. See 
README.checkout file for more details. To compile, you should use the following 
commands:
> ./bootstrap
> ./comfigure
> make

Once you've got a working development environment, you can start hacking on the 
source.

The best way to get started is to dig in and start coding. Look at the bug 
tracker at http://wget.addictivecode.org/BugTracker to see of something 
interests you. Or, you could try and fix a couple of test failures when `make 
check` is executed with the VALGRIND_TESTS=1 environment variable set. The 
reason for the test failures is a memory leak hidden somewhere that you'll have 
to debug and identify.
Anytime you're stuck, do not hesitate to contact us for help. Someone or the 
other on this mailing list will always be around to help you out.

Be warned though, since Wget is a GNU Project, you'll be required to sign 
copyright assignment papers with the FSF before any of your code can be merged 
into the Wget Source Repository. Start coding, and once you've written up 
something significant (> 10 LoC), Giuseppe, the maintainer of GNU Wget, will 
provide you with further details about the copyright assignment process.

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Thanking You,
Darshit Shah

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