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honesty fork
An honesty fork is a deliberate code-path split so the software never claims to support a feature it does not truly back.
When an API can advertise a capability, it is tempting to flip the flag on before the implementation genuinely exists. An honesty fork instead separates 'advertised and backed' from 'not yet backed,' so the reported state matches reality rather than overselling it. It is project jargon for a correctness-and-integrity split, e.g. the '1.4 honesty forks' that keep feature claims truthful.
See also
- hidden lineIn technical drafting, a hidden line is a dashed line showing an edge that exists but is obscured from view.
- geometry shaderA geometry shader is a programmable GPU stage that can take a primitive and emit new primitives from it.
- ICDAn ICD is the driver plug-in that a graphics loader uses to actually talk to a specific GPU.