hand-roll
<jargon>
(From mainstream slang "hand-rolled cigarette" in opposition to "ready-made") To perform a normally automated software installation or configuration process by hand; implies that the normal process failed due to bugs 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."
[Jargon File]Last updated: 1995-02-28
Nearby terms:
handle ♦ handoff ♦ handover ♦ hand-roll ♦ handshake ♦ handshaking ♦ handwave
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