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- -a Generate ANSI standard C output code, i.e., function prototypes.
- -c Generate comparison code using strncmp rather than strcmp.
- -C Make the contents of generated lookup tables constant, i.e., readonly.
- -d Enables the debugging option (produces verbose output to the standard error).
- -D Handle keywords that hash to duplicate values. This is useful
- for certain highly redundant keyword sets. It enables the -S option.
- -e Allow user to provide a string containing delimiters used to separate
- keywords from their attributes. Default is ",\n"
- -E Define constant values using an enum local to the lookup function
- rather than with defines
- -f Generate the gen-perf.hash function ``fast.'' This decreases GPERF's
- running time at the cost of minimizing generated table-size.
- The numeric argument represents the number of times to iterate when
- resolving a collision. `0' means ``iterate by the number of keywords.''
- -g Assume a GNU compiler, e.g., g++ or gcc. This makes all generated
- routines use the ``inline'' keyword to remove cost of function calls.
- -G Generate the static table of keywords as a static global variable,
- rather than hiding it inside of the lookup function (which is the
- default behavior).
- -h Prints this mesage.
- -H Allow user to specify name of generated hash function. Default
- is `hash'.
- -i Provide an initial value for the associate values array. Default is 0.
- Setting this value larger helps inflate the size of the final table.
- -j Affects the ``jump value,'' i.e., how far to advance the associated
- character value upon collisions. Must be an odd number, default is 5.
- -k Allows selection of the key positions used in the hash function.
- The allowable choices range between 1-126, inclusive. The positions
- are separated by commas, ranges may be used, and key positions may
- occur in any order. Also, the meta-character '*' causes the generated
- hash function to consider ALL key positions, and $ indicates the
- ``final character'' of a key, e.g., $,1,2,4,6-10.
- -K Allow use to select name of the keyword component in the keyword structure.
- -l Compare key lengths before trying a string comparison. This helps
- cut down on the number of string comparisons made during the lookup.
- -L Generates code in the language specified by the option's argument. Languages
- handled are currently C++ and C. The default is C.
- -n Do not include the length of the keyword when computing the hash function
- -N Allow user to specify name of generated lookup function. Default
- name is `in_word_set.'
- -o Reorders input keys by frequency of occurrence of the key sets.
- This should decrease the search time dramatically.
- -p Changes the return value of the generated function ``in_word_set''
- from its default boolean value (i.e., 0 or 1), to type ``pointer
- to wordlist array'' This is most useful when the -t option, allowing
- user-defined structs, is used.
- -r Utilizes randomness to initialize the associated values table.
- -s Affects the size of the generated hash table. The numeric argument
- for this option indicates ``how many times larger or smaller'' the associated
- value range should be, in relationship to the number of keys, e.g. a value of 3
- means ``allow the maximum associated value to be about 3 times larger than the
- number of input keys.'' Conversely, a value of -3 means ``make the maximum
- associated value about 3 times smaller than the number of input keys.
- A larger table should decrease the time required for an unsuccessful search,
- at the expense of extra table space. Default value is 1.
- -S Causes the generated C code to use a switch statement scheme, rather
- than an array lookup table. This can lead to a reduction in both
- time and space requirements for some keyfiles. The argument to
- this option determines how many switch statements are generated.
- A value of 1 generates 1 switch containing all the elements, a value of 2
- generates 2 tables with 1/2 the elements in each table, etc. This
- is useful since many C compilers cannot correctly generate code for
- large switch statements.
- -t Allows the user to include a structured type declaration for
- generated code. Any text before %% is consider part of the type
- declaration. Key words and additional fields may follow this, one
- group of fields per line.
- -T Prevents the transfer of the type declaration to the output file.
- Use this option if the type is already defined elsewhere.
- -v Prints out the current version number
- -Z Allow user to specify name of generated C++ class. Default
- name is `Perfect_Hash.'
- Usage: ../gperf [-acCdDef[num]gGhH<hashname>i<init>jk<keys>K<keyname>lL<language>nN<function name>oprs<size>S<switches>tTvZ<class name>].
- (type ../gperf -h for help)
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