Re: Cross-referencing frenzy

From: Eric S. Raymond (esr@thyrsus.com)
Date: Thu Apr 19 2001 - 09:25:08 EST


Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>:
> "Eric S. Raymond" wrote:
> > CONFIG_SOUND_YMPCI: arch/ppc/configs/power3_defconfig arch/arm/def-configs/footbridge arch/arm/def-configs/rpc arch/arm/def-configs/lart arch/arm/def-configs/shark
>
> typo, that should be ...YMFPCI.
>
> maybe you could add soundex to catch misspellings ;-)

Don't laugh. I considered it -- only not with soundex but with
Ratcliff/Obershelp gestalt similarity matching, which is better at
catching this sort of typo. Python has a module for this; I could make
it happen with about two hours' work.

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