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FIXME Imp. [common] A Standard Tag Often Put In C Comments Near A Piece Of Code That Needs Work.
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FIXME imp.
[common] A standard tag often put in C
comments near a piece of code that needs work. The point of doing
so is that a grep or a similar pattern-matching tool can
find all such places quickly.
/* FIXME: note this is common in GNU code. */
Compare XXX.
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FIXME: imp. A standard tag often put in C comments near a piece of code that needs work.
The point of doing so is that a `grep' or a similar pattern-matching tool can find all such places quickly....
boxed comments n. Comments (explanatory notes attached to program instructions) that occupy several lines by themselve
o called because in assembler and C code they are often surrounded by a box in a style something like thi...
boxed comments: n. Comments (explanatory notes attached to program instructions) that occupy several lines by themselve
o called because in assembler and C code they are often surrounded by a box in a style something like thi...
eyeball search n.,v. To look for something in a mass of code or data with one's own native optical senso
as opposed to using some sort of pattern matching software like grep or any other automated search tool....
eyeball search: n.,v. To look for something in a mass of code or data with one's own native optical senso
as opposed to using some sort of pattern matching software like {grep} or any other automated search tool....
XXX /X-X-X/ n. A marker that attention is needed.
Commonly used in program comments to indicate areas that are kluged up or need to be....
XXX: /X-X-X/ n. A marker that attention is needed. Commonly used in program comments to indicate areas that are kluged up or need to be.
Some hackers liken `XXX' to the notional heavy-porn movie rating....
diff: /dif/ n. 1. A change listing, especially giving differences between (and additions to) source code or documents (the term is often used in the plural `diffs').
Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare {vdiff}....
diff /dif/ n. 1. A change listing, especially giving differences between (and additions to) source code or documents (the term is often used in the plural `diffs').
Send me your diffs for the Jargon File!" Compare vdiff....