A minimal hash function for C?

Question

I can\'t use boost:hash because I have to stick with C and can\'t use C++.

But, I need to hash a large number (10K to 100k) of tokens strings (5 to 40 bytes length) so t

Answer 1

If you're on a posix alike system and sticking to plain C, I would simply use what the system already has to offer. man 3 hcreate offers you all details or you can find an online version here http://linux.die.net/man/3/hcreate