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gperf
Hash function generator. For a given list of strings, it produces a hash function and hash table, in form of C or C++ code, for looking up a value depending on the input string.
| First released | 2012 |
| Developed by | Free Software Foundation |
| Open-source | Yes |
Interesting facts
GNU gperf is highly customizable. There are options for generating C or C++ code, for emitting switch statements or nested ifs instead of a hash table, and for tuning the algorithm employed by gperf.