fix #16061 (#16551)

lib/pure/hashes.nim

@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ proc murmurHash(x: openArray[byte]): Hash =
   h1 = h1 xor (h1 shr 16)
   return cast[Hash](h1)
 
+proc hashVmImpl(x: cstring, sPos, ePos: int): Hash =
+  doAssert false, "implementation override in compiler/vmops.nim"
+
 proc hashVmImpl(x: string, sPos, ePos: int): Hash =
   doAssert false, "implementation override in compiler/vmops.nim"
 
@@ -341,11 +344,14 @@ proc hash*(x: cstring): Hash =
       inc i
     result = !$result
   else:
-    when not defined(js) and defined(nimToOpenArrayCString):
+    when nimvm:
-      murmurHash(toOpenArrayByte(x, 0, x.high))
+      hashVmImpl(x, 0, high(x))
     else:
-      let xx = $x
+      when not defined(js) and defined(nimToOpenArrayCString):
-      murmurHash(toOpenArrayByte(xx, 0, high(xx)))
+        murmurHash(toOpenArrayByte(x, 0, x.high))
+      else:
+        let xx = $x
+        murmurHash(toOpenArrayByte(xx, 0, high(xx)))
 
 proc hash*(sBuf: string, sPos, ePos: int): Hash =
   ## Efficient hashing of a string buffer, from starting

tests/stdlib/thashes.nim

@@ -86,8 +86,13 @@ block largeSize: # longer than 4 characters
   doAssert hash(xx, 0, 3) == hash(ssl, 0, 3)
 
 proc main() =
+
+
   doAssert hash(0.0) == hash(0)
-  when sizeof(int) == 8:
+  doAssert hash(cstring"abracadabra") == 97309975
+  doAssert hash(cstring"abracadabra") == hash("abracadabra")
+
+  when sizeof(int) == 8 or defined(js):
     block:
       var s: seq[Hash]
       for a in [0.0, 1.0, -1.0, 1000.0, -1000.0]: