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Package request: Firestarter

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Description

About: A Processor Stress Test Utility. It's a simple yet versatile Open Source tool that reliably exceeds the power consumption of other stress tests and creates very steady power consumption patterns.

Website: https://tu-dresden.de/zih/firestarter/
Repository: https://github.com/tud-zih-energy/FIRESTARTER

License: GNU General Public License v3.0

Why? Comparable to Prime95

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 FIRESTARTER repository linked in the issue and the existing package conventions in void-packages. Package the Firestarter utility under its stated GPLv3 license and verify that the resulting package builds and installs correctly.

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Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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