From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from list by lists.gnu.org with archive (Exim 4.71) id 1SGSNV-0008IX-ME for mharc-grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:56:17 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:55607) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SGSNS-0008HJ-Il for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:56:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SGSNQ-00060p-R6 for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:56:14 -0400 Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.122]:5873) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1SGSNQ-00060h-NB for grub-devel@gnu.org; Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:56:12 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=P4S4d18u c=1 sm=0 a=UQCBy8f+c2X0irHbvOwdZA==:17 a=WkRWR2dF0x8A:10 a=xe25KOFvsyHxIKbFEQIA:9 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=paJyB2fGnEd80xPey5gA:9 a=QXSNoyYVQN_7uA9hSWgA:7 a=_W_S_7VecoQA:10 a=UQCBy8f+c2X0irHbvOwdZA==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 184.58.98.14 Received: from [184.58.98.14] ([184.58.98.14:60347] helo=Compaq1) by hrndva-oedge02.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 3A/05-10424-83F008F4; Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:56:08 +0000 Message-ID: <003001cd14a4$5c319dc0$6400a8c0@Compaq1> From: "Steve Burtchin" To: Subject: Getting Started Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2012 05:54:01 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002D_01CD1482.D4E16E20" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.2001 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.2001 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 71.74.56.122 X-BeenThere: grub-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list Reply-To: The development of GNU GRUB List-Id: The development of GNU GRUB List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:56:15 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01CD1482.D4E16E20 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable GRUB Developers, Please help me get started developing GRUB2. I would like to add some = additional functionality to the 'parttool' command (functionally similar = to the code changes I proposed for GRUB-Legacy). What can you tell me = about how the new code is organized and what coding rules are in place. = Is there a structure chart showing the heirarchy of function calls? Do = you have specific recommendations for editors etc. I am using Debian = Linux. I notice that the new code contains a lot of pre-processor = directives. Do you have specific recommendations about understanding = and working on the code? Thank you, Stephen Burtchin ------=_NextPart_000_002D_01CD1482.D4E16E20 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
GRUB Developers,
 
Please help me get started developing = GRUB2. =20 I would like to add some additional functionality to the 'parttool' = command=20 (functionally similar to the code changes I proposed for = GRUB-Legacy). =20 What can you tell me about how the new code is organized and what coding = rules=20 are in place.  Is there a structure chart showing the heirarchy of = function=20 calls?  Do you have specific recommendations for editors etc.  = I am=20 using Debian Linux.  I notice that the new code contains a lot of=20 pre-processor directives.  Do you have specific recommendations = about=20 understanding and working on the code?
 
Thank you,
 
Stephen = Burtchin
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