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Subject: Re: hash library - interface criticisms
Date: 20 Jan 2002 09:24:48 -0800
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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?