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Re: scm_out_of_range_pos()


From: Thien-Thi Nguyen
Subject: Re: scm_out_of_range_pos()
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2001 14:37:05 -0700

   From: Neil Jerram <address@hidden>
   Date: 04 Sep 2001 22:06:18 +0100

   And while on the subject, what's `nfc'?  (As used in your ChangeLog
   entries.)

phb is short for "pointy-haired boss", the concise description of a US
comic strip charac{ter,ature} cum cultural avatar for the cubicle farm
set.  grep the net for "dilbert".

nfc is short for "no (or non-, although that sounds funny) functional
change", used for edits for the purposes of commenting, refilling,
aesthetic munging, top-level form re-ordering (unless dependency
involved), recasting as table-driven, etc.  basically, the code behaves
(functions) the same way as before (at some interface), even though it
may look different.  i used to think these types of changes were
superflous and silly, but now in addition i think they help ease subtle
cognitive dissonances.

(anything to keep the bats off the land shark!  <snort>  ;-)

thi



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