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Introduction
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This manual documents the GNU 'gperf' perfect hash function generator
utility, focusing on its features and how to use them, and how to report
bugs.
Copying- GNU General Public License says how you can
copy and share 'gperf'.
- Contributors
- People who have contributed to 'gperf'.
- Motivation
- The purpose of 'gperf'.
- Search Structures
- Static search structures and GNU 'gperf'
- Description
- High-level discussion of how GPERF functions.
- Options
- A description of options to the program.
- Bugs
- Known bugs and limitations with GPERF.
- Projects
- Things still left to do.
- Bibliography
- Material Referenced in this Report.
- Concept Index
High-Level Description of GNU 'gperf'
- Input Format
- Input Format to 'gperf'
- Output Format
- Output Format for Generated C Code with 'gperf'
- Binary Strings
- Use of NUL bytes
- Controlling Identifiers
- Avoiding collisions of identifiers
- Output Copyright
- The Copyright of the Output.
Input Format to 'gperf'
- Declarations
- Declarations.
- Keywords
- Format for Keyword Entries.
- Functions
- Including Additional C Functions.
- Controls for GNU indent
- Where to place directives for GNU 'indent'.
Declarations
- User-supplied Struct
- Specifying keywords with attributes.
- Gperf Declarations
- Embedding command line options in the input.
- C Code Inclusion
- Including C declarations and definitions.
Invoking 'gperf'
- Input Details
- Options that affect Interpretation of the Input File
- Output Language
- Specifying the Language for the Output Code
- Output Details
- Fine tuning Details in the Output Code
- Algorithmic Details
- Changing the Algorithms employed by 'gperf'
- Verbosity
- Informative Output
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