= GCI Hello World Task =


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This task consists of following the instructions at [wiki:GSoC/GettingStarted GSOC Getting Started] and helping improve the instructions.

We prefer you use a GNU/Linux distribution if possible, as these tend to be the best supported.
=== Directions for Students ===

Follow the instructions at https://devel.rtems.org/wiki/GSoC/GettingStarted **EXCEPT**:

 *  Use your favorite GNU/Linux distribution.
  *  [http://www.virtualbox.org Virtualbox] images are available which should give you more options (http://virtualboximages.com/) including using a Windows computer to run a virtual machine with GNU/Linux.
 *  Build your own tools using the [wiki:Developer/Tools/RSB RTEMS Source Builder (RSB)]
 *  '''Report back on the process''' to help us improve the [wiki:GSoC/GettingStarted GSoC Getting Started] page to be current, clear, and correct.
 *  Fill in an entry in the Feedback table below.
 * If you run into trouble, ask for help on the [wiki:TBR/Website/RTEMSMailingLists RTEMS Users mailing list], [wiki:Developer/IRC IRC channel], or use Google to search for similar problems others may have experienced before.
=== Feedback ===

Note: Some sample feedback from previous years is included.

||'''Student''' || '''Host OS''' || '''RTEMS Target''' || '''Feedback'''
|| Bryan D. || Arch Linux || sparc-rtems4.11 || While compiling the tools and RTEMS I only encountered two problems. The first one was with binutils; for some reason, it refused to compile outside the source directory, so I compiled it in the source directory. The second problem was with building RTEMS itself. The error was easy to fix though and just required removing the --disable-posix flag when calling ./configure.
|| Kevin F. || Linux Mint 13 LTS || sparc-rtems4.11 || I made lots of errors myself, but overall the instructions were fairly clear. Perhaps the RSB Quick Start should explain moving executables a bit more (like where to find them) and the RTEMS Quick Start should have remarked that you should put export the PATH to the tools bin you compiled. I needed python2.7-dev installed.
|| Evan M. || Ubuntu || sparc-rtems4.11 || I found the directions straightforward, although I do admit I had some trouble from time to time. It also seemed like several pages contradicted each other, but that might have been on my side due to my lack of experience. 
|| Kkvazar Q. || Fedora 20 || sparc-rtems4.11 || I wasn't able to finish the task, because I got lost in the documentation, the pages weren't well related and were contradicting. Some useful pages weren't easy to find such as the git README. I expected sb-check to tell me about missing devel libs, but it didn't. 'bootstrap' was hard to find and it failed on missing files. Most of the questions I had were asked online, but weren't answered.