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diff --git a/pod/perlguts.pod b/pod/perlguts.pod index 2c6d3a2e75..f297560b19 100644 --- a/pod/perlguts.pod +++ b/pod/perlguts.pod @@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ The hash algorithm is defined in the C<PERL_HASH(hash, key, klen)> macro: hash = 0; while (klen--) hash = (hash * 33) + *key++; - hash = hash + (hash >> 5); /* after 5.006 */ + hash = hash + (hash >> 5); /* after 5.6 */ -The last step was added in version 5.006 to improve distribution of +The last step was added in version 5.6 to improve distribution of lower bits in the resulting hash value. See L<Understanding the Magic of Tied Hashes and Arrays> for more |