Method and apparatus for efficiently developing encoded instructions by tracking multiple unverified instances of repetitive code segments
US7395523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A development environment tracks code sections which have been copied and pasted into a code module from a source code section which has not been subjected to certain verifications. In one aspect, if an error in a copied section is later found during a verification process, the programmer is allowed to perform a multi-edit operation, whereby an edited change to a single copy is automatically propagated to multiple copies. In another aspect, the programmer is warned when copying and pasting a code section which has not been verified. Preferably, verification is performed in the process of compiling source into executable object code.
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