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Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add xxhash.
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David Thompson |
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Re: [PATCH] gnu: Add xxhash. |
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Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:36:29 -0400 |
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Andreas Enge <address@hidden> writes:
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 05:53:32PM -0400, David Thompson wrote:
>> * gnu/packages/xxhash.scm: New file.
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> I am usually not in favour of adding new files for small utilities. Could it
> go somewhere else?
I don't like it either, but there's no existing module that makes
sense. Can anyone think of one? It this tool created cryptographic
hashes then I would have put it in crypto.scm.
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>> + (synopsis "Extremely fast non-cryptographic hash algorithm")
>> + (description
>> + "xxHash is an extremely fast hash algorithm, running at RAM speed
>> limits.
>> +It successfully passes the SMHasher test suite evaluating hash quality.")
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> Maybe drop the marketing parts "extremely fast"?
Okay.
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