Hand-roll
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hand-roll
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Usage: v.
Derivation: From obs. mainstream slang hand-rolled in opposition to ready-made, referring to cigarettes |
hand-roll: v.
[from obs. mainstream slang hand-rolled in opposition to ready-made, referring to cigarettes] To perform a normally automated software installation or configuration process by hand; implies that the normal process failed due to bugs in the configurator or was defeated by something exceptional in the local environment. "The worst thing about being a gateway between four different nets is having to hand-roll a new sendmail configuration every time any of them upgrades."
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