PR 37159

[Bud Davis]

As an occasional contributor, here are some things I wish I would have done sooner:

#1.  Learn how to use the debugger.  gcc is full of big, hairy, ugly data structures of big, hairy, ugly data structures. with the debugger you can browse into these and get a feel for what the 'obscure' names mean.

#2.  -fdump-tree-all  It is explained on the gcc wiki.

#3.  After you have burned a reasonable amount of brain cells; ask questions.  everyone is always polite and helpful if it shows you have done your homework.

#4.  If you are working on a PR, minimize it. Make it the absolute smallest, compilable , code segment that shows the problem. Your chances of being distracted and lost go up as the program get's bigger....given a 2 line example your universe is limited.


welcome !!

--bud