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HACKING: use "just-ahead-of-time" to describe Inline::C
authorEric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Wed, 3 Feb 2021 21:51:41 +0000 (15:51 -0600)
committerEric Wong <e@80x24.org>
Thu, 4 Feb 2021 01:41:02 +0000 (01:41 +0000)
Inline::C works during module load time, so "just-ahead-of-time"
is a better description of it than "just-in-time".  I don't
think "JAOT" is a well-known enough acronym, so it's worth
spelling it out.

HACKING

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
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--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ the shiny new.
 Avoid relying on compiled modules too much.  Even if it is Free,
 compiled code makes packages more expensive to audit, build,
 distribute and verify.  public-inbox itself will only be implemented
-in scripting languages (currently Perl 5) and optional JIT-compiled C
-(via Inline::C)
+in scripting languages (currently Perl 5) and optional
+Just-Ahead-of-Time-compiled C (via Inline::C)
 
 Do not recurse on user-supplied data.  Neither Perl or C handle
 deep recursion gracefully.  See lib/PublicInbox/SearchThread.pm