From eab789025ba66d8c4c294dd0a6adf7e128d61332 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dominik Picheta <dominikpicheta@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 08:32:32 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Updated GSoC 2014 Ideas (markdown)

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 GSoC-2014-Ideas.md | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/GSoC-2014-Ideas.md b/GSoC-2014-Ideas.md
index 0997ef4..0721076 100644
--- a/GSoC-2014-Ideas.md
+++ b/GSoC-2014-Ideas.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The Nimrod standard library currently lacks a YAML parsing module. This task req
 
 **Difficulty:** Medium
 
-**Mentor:** Araq ([@Araq](http://github.com/Araq))
+**Mentor:** Araq ([@Araq](http://github.com/Araq)), dom96 ([@dom96](http://github.com/dom96))
 
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 #### Enhance the filesystem monitoring module "fsmonitor.nim"
@@ -131,18 +131,18 @@ ___
 
 **Difficulty:** Medium
 
-**Mentor:** zahary ([@zah](http://github.com/zah))
+**Mentor:** zahary ([@zah](http://github.com/zah)), dom96 ([@dom96](http://github.com/dom96))
 
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-#### Add documentation to the nimrod compiler internals
+#### Add documentation to the Nimrod compiler internals
 **Skill Requirements:** Basic writing and documentation skills.
 
 **Description:**
-  * Add comments to the compiler internals, documenting the various mechansisms and mechanics the compiler uses to analyze and transform nimrod code to the code of the specified backend.
+  * Add comments to the compiler internals, documenting the various mechanisms and mechanics the compiler uses to analyze and transform nimrod code to the code of the specified backend.
 
 **Difficulty:** Medium
 
-**Mentor:** Araq ([@Araq](http://github.com/Araq))
+**Mentor:** Araq ([@Araq](http://github.com/Araq)), zahary ([@zah](http://github.com/zah))
 
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 #### Improve times module
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ ___
 
 **Difficulty:** Medium
 
-**Mentor:** Araq ([@Araq](http://github.com/Araq))
+**Mentor:** Araq ([@Araq](http://github.com/Araq)), dom96 ([@dom96](http://github.com/dom96))
 
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 #### Wrap and test GTK3
@@ -193,19 +193,37 @@ ___
 
 **Difficulty:** Medium
 
-**Mentor:** dom96 ([@dom96](http://github.com/dom96))
+**Mentor:** dom96 ([@dom96](http://github.com/dom96)), Araq ([@Araq](http://github.com/Araq))
 
 ## Tools & Infrastructure
-#### Update and refactor nimrod builder
+#### Nimbuild
 **Skill Requirements**: JSON parsing, modular program construction, inter-process communication.
 
 **Description**:
-  * Reduce the number of assumptions the nimrod builder makes about its host system, in order to reduce configuration restrictions. Assumptions include location and usage of external tools, such as git.
+  * Reduce the number of assumptions the Nimrod builder makes about its host system, in order to reduce configuration restrictions. Assumptions include location and usage of external tools, such as git.
+  * Implement benchmark tests in the builder and generate graphs showing the time taken to perform those benchmarks on the Nimbuild site. This can include bootstrap times, and test times too.
+  * Generate images showing the status of the build to be shown in Nimrod's Github repo and/or Nimrod's website.
+  * Improve the download tables on Nimbuild's homepage and generate embeddable download tables for the Nimrod website.
 
 **Difficulty:** Medium
 
 **Mentor:** dom96 ([@dom96](http://github.com/dom96))
 
+#### Babel
+**Skill Requirements**: Knowledge of Git and other version control systems.
+
+**Description**:
+
+Babel is the Nimrod package manager. It is currently very basic and some important features are still missing. Babel packages are stored in user-controlled repositories with support for Git and Mercurial currently present.
+
+**Possible tasks:**
+  * Add support for other VCS' alongside Git and Mercurial.
+  * Create a website which tracks packages similar to hackage, npm, the [DUB registry](http://code.dlang.org/) etc.
+  * Add support for the removal of packages.
+  * Automate the package submission process.
+  * Expand the babel tester to test more dependency scenarios.
+
+**Mentor:** dom96 ([@dom96](http://github.com/dom96))
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 #### Implement re2nim, a lexer generator for nimrod
   * Model it after re2c or the Ragel state machine generator