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authorJulian Seward <jseward@acm.org>2005-02-15 22:13:13 +0100
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1 1
2This is the README for bzip2, a block-sorting file compressor, version 2This is the README for bzip2, a block-sorting file compressor, version
31.0.2. This version is fully compatible with the previous public 31.0.3. This version is fully compatible with the previous public
4releases, versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0 and 1.0.1. 4releases, versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2.
5 5
6bzip2-1.0.2 is distributed under a BSD-style license. For details, 6bzip2-1.0.3 is distributed under a BSD-style license. For details,
7see the file LICENSE. 7see the file LICENSE.
8 8
9Complete documentation is available in Postscript form (manual.ps), 9Complete documentation is available in Postscript form (manual.ps),
10PDF (manual.pdf, amazingly enough) or html (manual_toc.html). A 10PDF (manual.pdf) or html (manual.html). A plain-text version of the
11plain-text version of the manual page is available as bzip2.txt. 11manual page is available as bzip2.txt. A statement about Y2K issues
12A statement about Y2K issues is now included in the file Y2K_INFO. 12is now included in the file Y2K_INFO.
13 13
14 14
15HOW TO BUILD -- UNIX 15HOW TO BUILD -- UNIX
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ importance. To validate bzip2, I used a modified version of Mark
78Nelson's churn program. Churn is an automated test driver which 78Nelson's churn program. Churn is an automated test driver which
79recursively traverses a directory structure, using bzip2 to compress 79recursively traverses a directory structure, using bzip2 to compress
80and then decompress each file it encounters, and checking that the 80and then decompress each file it encounters, and checking that the
81decompressed data is the same as the original. There are more details 81decompressed data is the same as the original.
82in Section 4 of the user guide.
83 82
84 83
85 84
@@ -119,9 +118,9 @@ DISCLAIMER:
119PATENTS: 118PATENTS:
120 119
121 To the best of my knowledge, bzip2 does not use any patented 120 To the best of my knowledge, bzip2 does not use any patented
122 algorithms. However, I do not have the resources available to 121 algorithms. However, I do not have the resources to carry out
123 carry out a full patent search. Therefore I cannot give any 122 a patent search. Therefore I cannot give any guarantee of the
124 guarantee of the above statement. 123 above statement.
125 124
126End of legalities. 125End of legalities.
127 126
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153 152
154 See the CHANGES file. 153 See the CHANGES file.
155 154
155WHAT'S NEW IN 1.0.3 ?
156
157 See the CHANGES file.
158
156 159
157I hope you find bzip2 useful. Feel free to contact me at 160I hope you find bzip2 useful. Feel free to contact me at
158 jseward@acm.org 161 jseward@bzip.org
159if you have any suggestions or queries. Many people mailed me with 162if you have any suggestions or queries. Many people mailed me with
160comments, suggestions and patches after the releases of bzip-0.15, 163comments, suggestions and patches after the releases of bzip-0.15,
161bzip-0.21, and bzip2 versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0 and 1.0.1, 164bzip-0.21, and bzip2 versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1 and
162and the changes in bzip2 are largely a result of this feedback. 1651.0.2, and the changes in bzip2 are largely a result of this feedback.
163I thank you for your comments. 166I thank you for your comments.
164 167
165At least for the time being, bzip2's "home" is (or can be reached via) 168At least for the time being, bzip2's "home" is (or can be reached via)
166http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2. 169http://www.bzip.org
167 170
168Julian Seward 171Julian Seward
169jseward@acm.org 172jseward@bzip.org
170 173
171Cambridge, UK (and what a great town this is!) 174Cambridge, UK.
172 175
17318 July 1996 (version 0.15) 17618 July 1996 (version 0.15)
17425 August 1996 (version 0.21) 17725 August 1996 (version 0.21)
@@ -178,4 +181,5 @@ Cambridge, UK (and what a great town this is!)
178 8 June 1999 (bzip2, version 0.9.5) 181 8 June 1999 (bzip2, version 0.9.5)
179 4 Sept 1999 (bzip2, version 0.9.5d) 182 4 Sept 1999 (bzip2, version 0.9.5d)
180 5 May 2000 (bzip2, version 1.0pre8) 183 5 May 2000 (bzip2, version 1.0pre8)
18130 December 2001 (bzip2, version 1.0.2pre1) \ No newline at end of file 18430 December 2001 (bzip2, version 1.0.2pre1)
18515 February 2005 (bzip2, version 1.0.3)