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libgit2.wasm > libgit2.dll assembly

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Description

It would be amazing if libgit2 could be compiled to wasm and then the wasm could be compiled to a .NET assembly. Having a managed version of libgit2 would help out a ton of projects, including a couple I contribute to.

@ericsink's wasm2cil
https://twitter.com/eric_sink/status/1120811624271683585
https://ericsink.com/entries/wasm_wasi_dotnet.html
https://github.com/ericsink/wasm2cil

@RyanLamansky's dotnet-webassembly
https://twitter.com/WasmWeekly/status/1120935617335037952
https://github.com/RyanLamansky/dotnet-webassembly

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the linked wasm2cil and dotnet-webassembly projects and the libgit2 repository context. Determine whether libgit2 can be compiled to WebAssembly and converted into a .NET assembly, then document the required approach and a working managed assembly as the completion criteria.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, wasm
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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