+#ifndef WIN32
+/** User hash (POSIX systems with GCC)
+ */
+typedef nspace::hash_map<std::string, User*, nspace::hash<std::string>, irc::StrHashComp> user_hash;
+/** Channel hash (POSIX systems with GCC)
+ */
+typedef nspace::hash_map<std::string, Channel*, nspace::hash<std::string>, irc::StrHashComp> chan_hash;
+#else
+/** User hash (windows systems with visual studio)
+ */
+typedef nspace::hash_map<std::string, User*, nspace::hash_compare<std::string, std::less<std::string> > > user_hash;
+/** Channel hash (windows systems with visual studio)
+ */
+typedef nspace::hash_map<std::string, Channel*, nspace::hash_compare<std::string, std::less<std::string> > > chan_hash;
+#endif