curl/curl
Nov 2024 – Jan 2026
8 Months active
Languages Used
CShell
Technical Skills
C programmingbuild systemscross-platform developmentsystem programmingDevOpsDocker
andrewkirillov-ibm
PROFILE
Andrewkirillov-ibm
Worked extensively on the curl/curl repository, focusing on cross-platform build reliability and system integration over eight months. Addressed platform-specific issues for IBM i, AIX, and OS400 by implementing targeted bug fixes in C and Shell, such as header management, build script updates, and LDAP integration. Enhanced Docker-based CI/CD pipelines by improving build determinism and reproducibility. Delivered solutions for GSSAPI and LDAP compatibility, ensuring robust authentication and network programming support across diverse environments. The work emphasized build automation, system programming, and DevOps practices, resulting in reduced build failures, improved portability, and more stable releases for enterprise and multi-OS deployments.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
13%Features
Repository Contributions
12Total
Bugs
7
Commits
12
Features
1
Lines of code
102
Activity Months8
Your Network
259 peopleShared Repositories
200
Work History
January 2026
3 Commits
Jan 1, 2026Concise monthly summary for 2026-01 focusing on business value and technical achievements for curl/curl.
3 Commits
Jan 1, 2026Concise monthly summary for 2026-01 focusing on business value and technical achievements for curl/curl.
January 2026
November 2025
1 Commits
Nov 1, 2025In November 2025, delivered a portability and robustness improvement for IBM i environments by ensuring correct GSSAPI header handling in curl's lib. Implemented a conditional compilation path to include gssapi.h only when available, preventing build-time errors and misuses of the GSS API across platforms. The change reduces environment-specific issues and aligns with ongoing cross-platform reliability goals.
November 2025
1 Commits
Nov 1, 2025In November 2025, delivered a portability and robustness improvement for IBM i environments by ensuring correct GSSAPI header handling in curl's lib. Implemented a conditional compilation path to include gssapi.h only when available, preventing build-time errors and misuses of the GSS API across platforms. The change reduces environment-specific issues and aligns with ongoing cross-platform reliability goals.
September 2025
1 Commits
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 monthly summary for curl/curl focusing on portability and build reliability. Implemented a critical cross-platform fix to prevent SSIZE_MAX-related compilation issues by guarding the macro with a proper include of limits.h. This change enhances cross-environment compatibility and reduces platform-specific build failures, contributing to smoother releases and broader adoption.
1 Commits
Sep 1, 2025September 2025 monthly summary for curl/curl focusing on portability and build reliability. Implemented a critical cross-platform fix to prevent SSIZE_MAX-related compilation issues by guarding the macro with a proper include of limits.h. This change enhances cross-environment compatibility and reduces platform-specific build failures, contributing to smoother releases and broader adoption.
September 2025
May 2025
1 Commits
May 1, 2025May 2025 Monthly Summary for curl/curl focusing on OS400 build stability and integration with curlx. Key achievements delivered this month include stabilizing the OS400 build process after the curlx library path move, enabling successful compilation and integration of curlx on OS400, and improving overall cross-platform reliability for curl/curl on the OS400 target.
May 2025
1 Commits
May 1, 2025May 2025 Monthly Summary for curl/curl focusing on OS400 build stability and integration with curlx. Key achievements delivered this month include stabilizing the OS400 build process after the curlx library path move, enabling successful compilation and integration of curlx on OS400, and improving overall cross-platform reliability for curl/curl on the OS400 target.
April 2025
1 Commits
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for curl/curl: Delivered a targeted bug fix to enable GSSAPI non-SSL build compatibility by ensuring proper initialization of channel binding data. This resolved build issues and improved interoperability for non-SSL authentication flows.
1 Commits
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 monthly summary for curl/curl: Delivered a targeted bug fix to enable GSSAPI non-SSL build compatibility by ensuring proper initialization of channel binding data. This resolved build issues and improved interoperability for non-SSL authentication flows.
April 2025
February 2025
1 Commits
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 focused on build reliability and cross-platform compatibility for curl/curl on IBM i. Key feature delivered: inclusion of tool_hugehelp.c in IBMi Makefile.inc to ensure the file is compiled as part of the IBMi build. Major bug fixed: IBM i build failure resolved by including tool_hugehelp.c (commit 449d9f7897ed129102068402c7dde0e6e0ccaf40). Overall impact: IBM i builds now align with other platforms, reducing platform-specific debugging time and enabling smoother release cycles. Technologies/skills demonstrated: C, Makefiles, IBM i build practices, cross-platform development, commit hygiene, and build system maintenance. Business value: more reliable CI, fewer build regressions on IBM i, faster feature delivery.
February 2025
1 Commits
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 focused on build reliability and cross-platform compatibility for curl/curl on IBM i. Key feature delivered: inclusion of tool_hugehelp.c in IBMi Makefile.inc to ensure the file is compiled as part of the IBMi build. Major bug fixed: IBM i build failure resolved by including tool_hugehelp.c (commit 449d9f7897ed129102068402c7dde0e6e0ccaf40). Overall impact: IBM i builds now align with other platforms, reducing platform-specific debugging time and enabling smoother release cycles. Technologies/skills demonstrated: C, Makefiles, IBM i build practices, cross-platform development, commit hygiene, and build system maintenance. Business value: more reliable CI, fewer build regressions on IBM i, faster feature delivery.
December 2024
1 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for curl/curl: Delivered a reliability enhancement for Docker image builds by updating the dmaketgz script to use --no-cache, ensuring images are built without relying on cached layers and including the latest changes. This change is captured in commit 4bba14c35d0ccba9f3150551a55e2a96684857ba: 'dmaketgz: use --no-cache when building docker image'. The primary impact is improved build determinism, reproducibility across environments, and more stable CI/CD, reducing the risk of stale artifacts in deployments. There were no major bug fixes reported this month for curl/curl; the focus was on strengthening the build pipeline. Overall, the month delivered tangible business value through more reliable and up-to-date images, supporting faster and safer releases. Technologies demonstrated include Docker, shell scripting, and Git-based change tracing, reinforcing CI/CD capabilities.
1 Commits • 1 Features
Dec 1, 2024December 2024 monthly summary for curl/curl: Delivered a reliability enhancement for Docker image builds by updating the dmaketgz script to use --no-cache, ensuring images are built without relying on cached layers and including the latest changes. This change is captured in commit 4bba14c35d0ccba9f3150551a55e2a96684857ba: 'dmaketgz: use --no-cache when building docker image'. The primary impact is improved build determinism, reproducibility across environments, and more stable CI/CD, reducing the risk of stale artifacts in deployments. There were no major bug fixes reported this month for curl/curl; the focus was on strengthening the build pipeline. Overall, the month delivered tangible business value through more reliable and up-to-date images, supporting faster and safer releases. Technologies demonstrated include Docker, shell scripting, and Git-based change tracing, reinforcing CI/CD capabilities.
December 2024
November 2024
3 Commits
Nov 1, 2024Month 2024-11: Delivered cross-platform build compatibility fixes for curl/curl on IBM i (IBMi) and AIX, improving portability and build reliability. Implemented fixes across three areas: IBMi CURL type dereference, IBMi EBCDIC string handling in iconv_open, and a header-conflict-induced naming issue on AIX. These changes reduce platform-specific build failures and prepare the codebase for broader enterprise deployments. The work involved three focused commits and aligns with our ongoing goals to strengthen multi-OS support and CI stability.
November 2024
3 Commits
Nov 1, 2024Month 2024-11: Delivered cross-platform build compatibility fixes for curl/curl on IBM i (IBMi) and AIX, improving portability and build reliability. Implemented fixes across three areas: IBMi CURL type dereference, IBMi EBCDIC string handling in iconv_open, and a header-conflict-induced naming issue on AIX. These changes reduce platform-specific build failures and prepare the codebase for broader enterprise deployments. The work involved three focused commits and aligns with our ongoing goals to strengthen multi-OS support and CI stability.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness100.0%
Maintainability91.6%
Architecture91.6%
Performance90.0%
AI Usage25.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
CShell
Technical Skills
C programmingDevOpsDockerLDAP integrationShell ScriptingShell scriptingbuild automationbuild configurationbuild systemscross-platform developmentheader file managementnetwork programmingsecurity protocolsshell scriptingsystem integration
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