README
1 This is GNU gperf. It is a program that generates perfect hash
2 functions for sets of key words. A perfect hash function is:
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4 A hash function and a data structure that allows
5 recognition of a key word in a set of words using
6 exactly 1 probe into the data structure.
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8 The doc/gperf.html file explains how the program works, the form of
9 the input, what options are available, and hints on choosing the best
10 options for particular key words set.
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12 See the file NEWS for a list of major changes in the current release.
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14 See the file INSTALL for compilation and installation instructions.
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16 Output from the GPERF program is used to recognize reserved words in
17 the GNU C, GNU C++, and GNU Pascal compilers, as well as with the GNU
18 indent program.
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20 For general documentation on the coding and usage standards
21 this distribution follows, see the GNU standards document
22 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/standards.*, especially the 'Makefile
23 Conventions', 'Configuration', and 'User Interfaces' sections.
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25 Mail suggestions and bug reports to <bug-gnu-gperf (a] gnu.org>. When
26 reporting bugs, please include in the subject line the package name
27 and version (output of 'gperf --version') for which you found a problem.
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29 README.vms
README.woe32
1 Installation on Woe32 (WinNT/2000/XP, Win95/98/ME):
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3 - Requires MS Visual C/C++ 4.0 or 5.0 or 6.0 or 7.0.
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5 Note that binaries created with MSVC 7.0 should not be distributed: They
6 depend on a closed-source library 'msvcr70.dll' which is not normally part
7 of a Woe32 installation. You cannot distribute 'msvcr70.dll' with the
8 binaries - this would be a violation of the GPL and of the Microsoft EULA.
9 You can distribute the binaries without including 'msvcr70.dll', but this
10 will cause problems for users that don't have this library on their system.
11 Therefore it is not recommended. This problem does not occur with MSVC 6.0
12 and earlier.
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14 - Cannot build in a separate directory.
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16 - Build instructions:
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18 Make sure that the MSVC4.0 or MSVC5.0 or MSVC6.0 or MSVC7.0 utilities
19 ("cl" etc.) are found in PATH. In a typical MSVC6.0 installation, this
20 can be achieved by running
21 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\VC98\bin\vcvars32.bat
22 In a typical MSVC7.0 installation, it can be achieved by running
23 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat
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25 nmake -f Makefile.msvc
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27 - Installation:
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29 Either:
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31 Copy gperf.exe to your program repository.
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33 Or:
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35 nmake -f Makefile.msvc install prefix=InstallBaseDirectory
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