-const char miscutil_rcs[] = "$Id: miscutil.c,v 1.68 2011/09/04 11:10:56 fabiankeil Exp $";
+const char miscutil_rcs[] = "$Id: miscutil.c,v 1.69 2012/03/04 11:41:57 fabiankeil Exp $";
/*********************************************************************
*
* File : $Source: /cvsroot/ijbswa/current/miscutil.c,v $
* Function : hash_string
*
* Description : Take a string and compute a (hopefuly) unique numeric
- * integer value. This has several uses, but being able
- * to "switch" a string the one of my favorites.
+ * integer value. This is useful to "switch" a string.
*
* Parameters :
* 1 : s : string to be hashed.
*
- * Returns : an unsigned long variable with the hashed value.
+ * Returns : The string's hash
*
*********************************************************************/
unsigned int hash_string( const char* s )