collections

The Collections library provides a suite of data structures, types, and utility functions for C programs, designed to be developer-friendly, efficient, and highly versatile.

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Building

Linux

1. autoreconf -i
2. ./configure
3. make
4. make install

Cross-compiling for Windows with MinGW

1. autoreconf -i
2. Run the configure script for the host architecture:

• For x86: ./configure --host=i686-w64-mingw32
• For x86_64: ./configure --host=x86_64-w64-mingw32

3. make
4. make install

Supported Data Structures

• Array
• Binary Heap
• Bit Set
• Doubly Linked List
• Singly Linked List
• Hash Table
• Linear Open Addressing Hash Table
• Hash Map
• Binary Flat Files
• Red Black Tree
• Tree Map
• Vector (i.e. growable array)

Supported Types and Utilities

• Bench Marking
• Common Hash Functions
• Common Macros
• Wrapper for Unicode and ASCII strings
• Variant Data Type
• Common Types

OS Support

• Linux
• Mac OS X
• iOS
• Android
• Microsoft Windows Vista using Visual Studio 2008 (limited support); later versions are untested.

License

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