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From:Rudi Chiarito
Date:25 Sep 2000 at 15:15:54
Subject:Re: AMIOPEN: /lib/tao/hashtable

On Fri, Sep 22, 2000 at 05:34:07PM -0500, Marc Culler wrote:
> Following a hint from this list I have found /lib/tao/hashtable.
> Great! I would like to use it! But where is the documentation? Am I

Everything in lib/tao is reserved for internal use.

> supposed to disassemble the tools to figure out how they work? If

I'll ask Tao if they can add a string like "Disassembling is bad for
you" to every single tool under lib/tao/ ;)

> anyone out there knows where there is some documentation on tao's
> hashtable objects, please tell us.

The kernel has support for AVL trees, which are not the same as hash
tables, but still are very efficient.

Is there need for a public hash table class?



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