Re: Bug#1010256: ITP: rust-ahash -- non-cryptographic hash function

[James McCoy <jamessan@debian.org>]

On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 10:36:54AM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> * Package name    : rust-ahash
>   Version         : 0.7.6
>   Upstream Author : Tom Kaitchuck <Tom.Kaitchuck@gmail.com>
> * URL             : https://github.com/tkaitchuck/ahash
> * License         : Apache-2.0 or Expat
>   Programming Lang: Rust
>   Description     : non-cryptographic hash function
> 
>  AHash is the fastest, DOS resistant hash currently available in Rust.
>  AHash is intended *exclusively* for use in in-memory hashmaps.
>  .
>  AHash's output is of high quality
>  but aHash is **not** a cryptographically secure hash.
> 
> This package is needed by ITP packages atomic-data-rust and fractal.
> It will be maintained in the collaborative debian section at salsa,
> here: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/rust-ahash

This was already being worked on in debcargo-conf[0][1].  Is there a
particular reason this wasn't coordinated with the rust team?

[0]: https://salsa.debian.org/rust-team/debcargo-conf/-/tree/master/src/ahash/
[1]: https://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/pkg-rust-maintainers/2022-March/018795.html

Cheers,
-- 
James
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