Google Summer of Code 2016

[Rikki Cattermole via Digitalmars-d]

On 29/01/16 2:53 AM, Craig Dillabaugh wrote:
> On Thursday, 31 December 2015 at 23:58:32 UTC, Craig Dillabaugh wrote:
>> The deadline for the Google Summer of Code, 2016 is February 19th.
>> Which means we have about a month and a half to put something
>> together.  For the time being I've recycled last years projects (with
>> one dropped so far):
>>
>> http://wiki.dlang.org/GSOC_2016_Ideas#Ideas
>>
> clip
>>
>> http://wiki.dlang.org/GSOC_mentors
>>
>
> We have had another student inquiry on the GSOC front.  I am going from
> memory, which is always a bit sketchy, but it seems that there is a bit
> of an increase in student interest this year.
>
> Would there be any interest in a project to automate binding generation
> from C files (or perhaps even a full conversion tool)?  This could be
> done either as a new project, or possibly building on dstep - if there
> is meaningful work that can still be done to improve that project.
> Alternately, the student suggested using pycparser
> (https://github.com/eliben/pycparse) as the basis for such a tool?
>
> Jacob, are you sure you don't want to Mentor?  It seems like you are
> involved in all the interesting projects from a student perspective :o)
>
> Is there work that can be done to improve dstep?

I have a c phase 1-3 implemented in D.
I would be willing to give up the source if I keep the rights (but code 
can be open just not an open source license).
Could be used to fully translate c code to D without too much work I 
would think.

http://en.cppreference.com/w/c/language/translation_phases