Haiku

Mailing List: http://www.haiku-os.org/community/ml

Haiku is an open-source operating system that specifically targets personal computing. Inspired by the BeOS, Haiku is fast, simple to use, easy to learn and yet very powerful.

Note for Google Code-In Students, if you plan on claiming a Haiku task, please put in your claim BEFORE starting to work on it, and don't be afraid to ask questions about a task before starting to work on it.

Completed Tasks

• AboutSystem - localize system_info.kernel_build_date and kernel_build_time (ticket #9230)
• Add a file type for XAR archives
• Add a GUI to Transmission
• Add Haiku native GUI to the cmake port
• Add support for syntax highlighting of Ruby files in Pe.
• Add support for syntax highlighting of XML files in Pe.
• Add support to ArmyKnife for adding and viewing of cover art
• Bluetooth UI Improvements
• Check Boost tests on Haiku and create a wiki page showing the status of the failed tests.
• Check fix for Allegro and improve on it if it's not working as expected.
• Check Haiku for layouting problems (font size)
• Check Haiku for layouting problems (spacing)
• Check hedgewars port and bring up to the latest release
• Check over the various apps include in Haiku, checking it with various languages set. Note any text alignment problems and report any issues you find. Keep a list of the apps that you checked over, and languages checked.
• Check protobuf port and bring up to latest release
• Check scummvm port and bring up to latest release
• Check the lastest .bep File For Wizznic And Investigate If It Is Working Correctly.
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build Album
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build an existing Allegro based game
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build an existing SDL based game
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build an existing SDL based game
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build an existing SDL based game
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build AntiWord
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build Apache Harmony on Haiku
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build apache http server 2.4.xx latest released version
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build APlayer
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build Beezer
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build BeGet
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build BRL-CAD
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build DocumentViewer
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build freedroid
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build freedroid-rpg
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build freepascal
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build GemRB
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build Globe WebEditor
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build gogo encoder
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build HaikuTwitter
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build haproxy
• Create a .bep file for HaikuPorter to build hqx
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build htop
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of bzflag
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of fluidsynth
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of gloox
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of gri
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of libggz
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of premake
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of tinyxml2
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of transmission
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build latest version of visualboyadvance
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build libass
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build libode
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build librdf
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build libs3
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build libvisio
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build libwpd
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build libwpg
• Create a .bep file for HaikuPorter to build libyahoo2
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build mediainfo
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build Mednafen
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build MilkyTracker on Haiku
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build mysql
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build QuickLaunch
• Create a .bep file for HaikuPorter to build Rebol-R3
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build serd
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build svk
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build the DSSI sdk
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build the LADSPA sdk
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build the LV2 sdk
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build the Qt Framework 4.7.3
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build the Qt Framework 4.8.x
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build v8 on Haiku
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build W6
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build Xapian
• Create a .bep file for Haikuporter to build xar
• Create a HVIF icon for vCard files using Icon-O-Matic
• Create a Linux Package for bfs_fuse.
• Create bep files for 3 of the 6 font sets listed in HaikuPorts trac ticket 560 (1 of 2)
• Create bep files for 3 of the 6 font sets listed in HaikuPorts trac ticket 560 (2 of 2)
• Expander - add option to create directories that don't exist (ticket #8519)
• Expander - fix wrong layout of controls (ticket #5289)
• Extend Haikuporter to have it automatically install cmake if it's needed but not already installed
• Extend Resource Edit program to handle importing, exporting and editing of Haiku resource files (Part 2)
• Extended haikuporter to be able to use source code that is packaged with 7zip (.7z)
• Find or create sounds to be used as system sounds
• Find or create sounds to be used as system sounds
• Finish coding the new version of BurnItNow
• Finish the .bep file for Haikuporter to compile LV2
• Fix a Haiku trac ticket related to missing or incomplete localization
• Fix a Haiku trac ticket related to missing or incomplete localization
• Fix an open trac ticket on HaikuPorts
• Fix BGLView glitch
• Fix Burnitnow so that you can arrange files to be written to cd in a specifc order
• Fix media_addon_server crashes on shutdown
• Fix sem_timedwait() to return the correct error code(s)
• Fix unnamed union in pthread.h #2971
• Fix WebPositive non-http url parsing
• Fix WebPositive to be able to load pages with unverified SSL certs
• Implement B_OUTLINE_RESIZE BWindow flag
• Implement Get device Class in bluetooth kit
• Implement Get Retrieve Discovery mode in bluetooth kit
• Implement missing math.h functions
• Implement missing search.h, stdio.h, stdlib.h, wchar.h functions and definitions.
• Implement missing sysconf definitions
• Implement the MineSweeper game in BeAPI
• Implement utmpx.h
• Investigate and find correct fix for BFS: wrong error mapped
• Investigate and find which revision broke tcpdump. #8839
• Make a mockup of People extending it's GUI to support vCard
• Make a video showing how to write and build a C++ "Hello World" program using the BeAPI
• Make a video showing off queries (see #2119)
• Make a video showing off Stack and Tile
• Make a video showing off the power of Haiku's image translators, and other translators
• Outsource bc to an optional package built with haikuporter
• Outsource findutils to an optional package built with haikuporter
• Outsource gawk to an optional package built with haikuporter
• Outsource grep to an optional package built with haikuporter
• Outsource libtiff to an optional package built with haikuporter
• Outsource patch to an optional package built with haikuporter
• Present a Haiku lightning talk (about 5-10 minutes long) at a local Linux User Group or similar interested group. (5-10 slides on a specific part of Haiku)
• Present Haiku at a local Linux User Group or similar interested group. (20 or so slides and demo time)
• Research and fix link() return errno
• Research and report on what would be needed in order to add support for PHP to Haiku's Poorman webserver
• Review trac tickets #2696, #4947 and report on what if any of the missing functionality is still missing in the current Haiku code
• Search Haiku's trac for issues related to the GUI and recheck them to see if they are still valid.
• StyledEdit - Add function to reload a document (ticket #6887)
• StyledEdit - additional shortcuts ( ticket #6859)
• StyledEdit - doesn't handle "be:line" in RefsReceived.( ticket #4794)
• StyledEdit - Implement "Export in other format" function using Haiku data translators
• StyledEdit - Implement status line with extended functionality (ticket #3655)
• StyledEdit - text sizes in a selection when a different font family is chosen. ( ticket #6453)
• Submit a 20kb+ patch containing codestyle fixes for any part of the system
• Submit a 20kb+ patch containing codestyle fixes in any part of the Caya source tree (http://dev.osdrawer.net/issues/478)
• Test all open trac tickets (0-6999) for MediaPlayer ShowImage (20+) and indicate whether they are still valid. Add extra information as needed.
• Test all open trac tickets (6700-9200)for MediaPlayer (25+) and indicate whether they are still valid. Add extra information as needed.
• Test all open trac tickets for ShowImage (17) and indicate whether they are still valid. Add extra information as needed.
• Test Army Knife for Bugs and Issues.
• Test ArtPaint for Bugs and Issues.
• Test BeAE for Bugs and Issues.
• Test Beam for Bugs and Issues.
• Test Beezer for Bugs and Issues.
• Test BFS copying large amounts of data between 2 large BFS partitions.
• Test Caya for Bugs and Issues.
• Test Eventual for Bugs and Issues.
• Test FRiSS for Bugs and Issues.
• Test new version of Globe Web-editor
• Test patch for "partition type is missing in DriveSetup"
• Test PE for Bugs and Issues.
• Test Sum-It for Bugs and Issues.
• Test Vision for Bugs and Issues.
• Test WebPositive for Bugs and Issues.
• Update .bep file for openjdk so that it fully builds using Haikuporter
• Update bep and patches for libxslt, git, and sqlite to allow Haikuporter to build their latest versions.
• Update bluetooth preferences according to Device Class and Discovery mode
• Update libxml2 bep to the latest released version
• Update the haikuporter install script
• Verify if all the steps mentioned in the "Welcome to Haiku" document are accurate, and suggest improvements.
• Write a how to guide on VirtualBox Serial Debugging (Linux)
• Write a how to guide on VirtualBox Serial Debugging (Windows)
• Write a how-to guide on how to run Haiku in Bochs.
• Write a how-to guide on how to run Haiku in Parallels Desktop (Mac)
• Write a how-to guide on how to run Haiku in Parallels Workstation (Windows or Linux)
• Write a how-to guide on how to run Haiku in Virtual PC
• Write a how-to guide on how to run Haiku in VMware Fusion (Mac)
• Write a how-to guide on how to run Haiku in VMWare Player (Windows or Linux)
• Write a program to handle importing, exporting and editing of Haiku resource files (part 1)
• Write a screensaver for Haiku
• Write a ScreenSaver for Haiku
• Write guide on how to get Haiku to run in KVM (Linux)