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diff --git a/apps/gperf/README b/apps/gperf/README deleted file mode 100644 index 11768b81f94..00000000000 --- a/apps/gperf/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -While teaching a data structures course at University of California, -Irvine, I developed a program called GPERF that generates perfect hash -functions for sets of key words. A perfect hash function is: - - A hash function and a data structure that allows - recognition of a key word in a set of words using - exactly 1 probe into the data structure. - -The gperf.texinfo file explains how the program works, the form of the -input, what options are available, and hints on choosing the best -options for particular key word sets. The texinfo file is readable -both via the GNU emacs `info' command and is also suitable for -typesetting with TeX. - -The enclosed Makefile creates the executable program ``gperf'' and -also runs the regression tests. - -Output from the GPERF program is used to recognize reserved words in -the GNU C, GNU C++, and GNU Pascal compilers. In addition, it is used -by TAO'd IDL compiler to generate operation dispatching tables. - -For more information on GPERF, please see - -http://www.cs.wustl.edu/~schmidt/C++-USENIX-90.ps.gz - -Happy hacking! - -Douglas C. Schmidt -schmidt@cs.wustl.edu |