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diff --git a/devel/avltree/DESCR b/devel/avltree/DESCR index e5677dfc1d3..20b38cb6ec0 100644 --- a/devel/avltree/DESCR +++ b/devel/avltree/DESCR @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -AVLtree is a small, malloc-based, in-memory index package generally +AVLtree is a small, malloc-based, in-memory index package generally like B-trees and hash tables. The interface resembles that of the BPLUS (B-tree) index package. @@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ Index creation options are: - fixed-length binary keys OR variable-length string keys - unique OR duplicate keys - - with duplicate keys: - standard (void *) pointers for each key OR + - with duplicate keys: + standard (void *) pointers for each key OR instance-counting (saves time and memory) Key insert/search time is O(log N). References: -Adelson-Velskii, G. M., and E. M. Landis. - "An Algorithm for the Organization of Information." +Adelson-Velskii, G. M., and E. M. Landis. + "An Algorithm for the Organization of Information." Soviet Math. Doclady 3, 1962, pp. 1259-1263. -Knuth, D. E. - The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3: Sorting and Searching +Knuth, D. E. + The Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3: Sorting and Searching (2nd printing). Addison-Wesley, 1975, pp. 451-468. AVLtree was written by Gregory Tseytin, tseyting@acm.org. |