%%name: gperf

%%short-description: Generates a hash function

%%full-description: GNU gperf is a perfect hash function
generator. For a given list of strings, it produces a hash function and
hash table in the form of C or C++ code, for looking up a value
depending on the input string. The hash function is 'perfect,' which
means that the hash table has no collisions, and the hash table lookup
needs a single string comparison only.

GNU gperf is highly customizable. There are options for generating C
and C++ code, for emitting 'switch' statements or nested 'ifs' instead of
a hash table, and for tuning the algorithm that gperf uses.

%%category: development

%%license: GPL

%%maintainer: Douglas C. Schmidt <ics.uci.edu>

%%updated: 24 Apr 2000

%%keywords: development, hashing, 

%%interface: command line

%%programs: 

%%GNU: yes

%%web-page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gperf/gperf.html

%%support: 

%%doc: User manual available at http://www.gnu.org/manual/gperf/index.html

%%developers: Douglas C. Schmidt <schmidt at net4.ics.uci.edu>, 
Bruno Haible <bruno@linuix.mathematik.uni-karlsruhe.de

%%contributors:

%%sponsors: 

%%source: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/gperf-2.7.tar.gz

%%debian: http://www.debian.org/Packages/stable/devel/gperf.html

%%redhat: 

%%repository:

%%related:

%%source-language: C++

%%supported-languages:

%%use-requirements: libc6, libstdc++ 2.9

%%build-prerequisites:

%%weak-prerequisites: 

%%source-prerequisites:

%%version: 2.7 stable on 05 May 1998

%%announce-list:

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%%bug-list: bug-gnu-utils@gnu.org







 





