diff --git a/src/cxxTemplates/README b/src/cxxTemplates/README
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+
+C++ templates
+
+the test subdir contains examples
+
+
diff --git a/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/README b/src/libCom/cxxTemplates/README
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+
+C++ templates
+
+the test subdir contains examples
+
+
diff --git a/src/libCom/test/buckTest.c b/src/libCom/test/buckTest.c
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+
+#include <time.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include <bucketLib.h>
+
+main()
+{
+        unsigned	id1;
+        unsigned	id2;
+        char            *pValSave1;
+        char            *pValSave2;
+        int             s;
+        BUCKET          *pb;
+        char            *pVal;
+        unsigned        i;
+        clock_t         start, finish;
+        double          duration;
+        const int       LOOPS = 500000;
+ 
+        pb = bucketCreate(8);
+        if(!pb){
+                return -1;
+        }
+ 
+        id1 = 0x1000a432;
+        pValSave1 = "fred";
+        s = bucketAddItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1, pValSave1);
+        assert (s == S_bucket_success);
+ 
+        pValSave2 = "jane";
+	id2 = 0x0000a432;
+        s = bucketAddItemUnsignedId(pb, &id2, pValSave2);
+        assert (s == S_bucket_success);
+ 
+        start = clock();
+        for(i=0; i<LOOPS; i++){
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id1);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave1);
+                pVal = bucketLookupItemUnsignedId(pb, &id2);
+                assert(pVal == pValSave2);
+        }
+        finish = clock();
+ 
+        duration = finish-start;
+        duration = duration/CLOCKS_PER_SEC;
+        printf("It took %15.10f total sec\n", duration);
+        duration = duration/LOOPS;
+        duration = duration/10;
+        duration = duration * 1e6;
+        printf("It took %15.10f u sec per hash lookup\n", duration);
+ 
+        bucketShow(pb);
+ 
+        return S_bucket_success;
+}
+