[m-dev.] standard library hash functions

[Peter Wang]

On Mon, 5 Aug 2019 16:40:13 +1000 (AEST), Julien Fischer <jfischer at opturion.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> With commit f495964, we now have two copies of the int (uint) hash
> function -- one in library/hash_table.m and one in 
> library/version_hash_table.m.  I propose we add the functions
> 
>      uint.hash/1
>      int.hash/1
>      char.hash/1 (for the sake of uniformity)
> 
> and replace the ones the *hash_table modules.  (Note that we already
> have both float.hash/1 and string.hash/1.)  Also, if anyone can think
> of a good home for generic_hash/1, that's also duplicated between the
> two modules.

That seems okay.

A good home for generic_hash/1 would be in the bin.

Peter