:one-line fix: n. Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a
program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to
the moment it crashes the system. Usually `cured' by another
one-line fix. See also {I didn't change anything!}
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to
the moment it crashes the system. Usually `cured' by another
one-line fix. See also {I didn't change anything!}
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- one-line fix n.
Used (often sarcastically) of a change to a
program that is thought to be trivial or insignificant right up to
the moment it crashes the system.
Usually `cured' by another one-line fix. See also... - I didn't change anything!: interj. An aggrieved cry often heard as
bugs manifest during a regression test.
The {canonical} reply to this assertion is "Then... - I didn't change anything! interj.
An aggrieved cry often
heard as bugs manifest during a regression test.
The canonical reply to this assertion is "Then it... - twiddle: n. 1. Tilde (ASCII 1111110, `~'). Also
called `squiggle',
`sqiggle' (sic --- pronounced /skig'l/), and `twaddle'... - wedged: adj. 1. To be stuck, incapable of proceeding without
help.
This is different from having crashed. If the system... - glitch: /glich/ [from German `glitschen' to slip, via Yiddish
`glitshen',
to slide or skid] 1. n. A sudden interruption in ... - glork: /glork/ 1. interj. Term of mild surprise, usually tinged with
outrage,
as when one attempts to save the results of two hours... - line starve: [MIT] 1. vi. To feed paper through a printer the
wrong way by one line (most printers can't do this).
On a display terminal, to move the cursor up to... - buried treasure: n. A surprising piece of code found in some
program.
While usually not wrong, it tends to vary from {crufty}...
