Derived Object
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In Computer programming
, derived objects are files (intermediate or not) that are not directly maintained, but get created.
The most typical context is that of compilation, linking, and packaging of source files.
Depending on the revision control
(SCM) system, they may be
The second case assumes a reproducible process to produce them. The third case implies that this process is itself being managed, or in practice audited
. Currently, only builds are typically audited, but nothing in principle prevents the extension of this to more general patterns of production. Derived objects may then have a real identity. Different instances of the same derived object may be discriminated generically from each other on the basis of their dependency
tree.
Computer programming
Computer programming is the process of designing, writing, testing, debugging, and maintaining the source code of computer programs. This source code is written in one or more programming languages. The purpose of programming is to create a program that performs specific operations or exhibits a...
, derived objects are files (intermediate or not) that are not directly maintained, but get created.
The most typical context is that of compilation, linking, and packaging of source files.
Depending on the revision control
Revision control
Revision control, also known as version control and source control , is the management of changes to documents, programs, and other information stored as computer files. It is most commonly used in software development, where a team of people may change the same files...
(SCM) system, they may be
- completely ignored,
- managed as second class citizens or
- potentially considered the archetypeArchetypeAn archetype is a universally understood symbol or term or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated...
of configuration items.
The second case assumes a reproducible process to produce them. The third case implies that this process is itself being managed, or in practice audited
Audit
The general definition of an audit is an evaluation of a person, organization, system, process, enterprise, project or product. The term most commonly refers to audits in accounting, but similar concepts also exist in project management, quality management, and energy conservation.- Accounting...
. Currently, only builds are typically audited, but nothing in principle prevents the extension of this to more general patterns of production. Derived objects may then have a real identity. Different instances of the same derived object may be discriminated generically from each other on the basis of their dependency
Dependency theory
Dependency theory or dependencia theory is a body of social science theories predicated on the notion that resources flow from a "periphery" of poor and underdeveloped states to a "core" of wealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former...
tree.