Computer memory structure for storing original source information and associated interpretative information

A computer memory having stored therein a structure comprising:

• a metatree further comprising:
• a root directory for a module in said original source information;
• and
• a plurality of patch subdirectories in said root directory where each patch subdirectory stores source information for that patch, and
• stores auto-generically generated interpretative information for said source information for that patch.

A computer memory having stored therein a structure comprising:

• a metatree further comprising:
• a root directory for a module in a computer program source file;
• a patch subdirectory in said root directory;
• a patch file in said patch subdirectory wherein said patch file comprises original source code of one patch in said module;
• a symbol reference statistics file in said patch subdirectory wherein said symbol reference statistics file comprises symbol reference statistics data for name symbols referring to elements in said original source code of said patch in said module;
• a generic annotation file in said patch subdirectory wherein said generic annotation file comprises auto-generically generated interpretative information for said original source code in said patch in said module;
• an application specific annotation file in said patch subdirectory wherein said application specific annotation file comprises specific interpretative information for said original source code in one patch in said module;
• and
• a set of scope subdirectories in said patch subdirectory wherein each scope subdirectory in said set is defined by a namespace for a set of name symbols wherein said each scope subdirectory includes a file for each name symbol belonging to a scope for said each scope subdirectory.