Changes between Version 317 and Version 318 of SummerOfCode

Timestamp:

Mar 4, 2019, 7:53:50 AM (6 years ago)

Author:

MarcusCalhoun-Lopez (Marcus Calhoun-Lopez)

Comment:

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SummerOfCode

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 ==== Make Blacklisting MacPorts Compilers Easier ==== #blacklisting
+
 Not all compilers work with all ports.
 For example, a port may require [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B11 C++11], which is not supported by GCC 4.2, which is the default compilers on older macOS systems.
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 * Difficulty: Easy to Medium
+* Languages: Tcl
+* Potential mentors: mcalhoun
+
+==== Add Support for x86_64h Architecture ==== #x86_64h
+
+The system compilers have supported, at various times, x86_64, i386, ppc, and ppc64 as valid architectures.
+MacPorts has support for all four.
+Relatively recently, system compiler started supporting the x86_64h architecture, which is a lot like  x86_64, except it allows compiler to take advantage of the Haswell microarchitecture.
+Adding the architecture support itself would be straightforward.
+However, it is not clear what, if any, performance improvement this could bring.
+Also, unlike other architectures in MacPorts, x86_64h and x86_64 libraries can be linked together.
+
+* Difficulty: Medium
+* Languages: Tcl
+* Potential mentors: mcalhoun
+
+==== Add Support for x86_64h Architecture ==== #x86_64h
+
+The system compilers have recognized, at various times, x86_64, i386, ppc, and ppc64 as valid architectures.
+MacPorts has support for all four.
+Relatively recently, system compilers started supporting the x86_64h architecture, which is a lot like  x86_64, except it allows the compiler to take advantage of the Haswell microarchitecture.
+Adding the architecture support itself would be straightforward.
+However, it is not clear what, if any, performance improvement this could bring.
+Also, unlike other architectures in MacPorts, x86_64h and x86_64 libraries can be linked together.
+
+* Difficulty: Medium
 * Languages: Tcl
 * Potential mentors: mcalhoun