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Ben Pfaff wrote:
> 
> CBFalconer <cbfalconer AT yahoo DOT com> writes:
> 
> > On my 486/80 65M system with gcc or lcc insertion of 10000 items
> > or more has a serious pause during program exit, when hshkill is
> > called, which in turn calls the hshfreefn and thence free for each
> > item.  The pause becomes oppressive for larger amounts of
> > insertions, and is **much** longer than the time to insert.  The
> > items are freed in no particular order.
> 
> Would you mind posting your test program?

(* following mailed with attachment *)

It adds up to a chunk, so I prefer to pack it in a zip.  Here
tis.  Running:

  hashtest 4 n

installs n items, almost all different.  If n is odd the free step
is not executed.

Not released yet, so keep it for you own use only please.

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