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author | Julian Seward <jseward@acm.org> | 2005-02-15 22:13:13 +0100 |
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committer | Julian Seward <jseward@acm.org> | 2005-02-15 22:13:13 +0100 |
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2 | This is the README for bzip2, a block-sorting file compressor, version | 2 | This is the README for bzip2, a block-sorting file compressor, version |
3 | 1.0.2. This version is fully compatible with the previous public | 3 | 1.0.3. This version is fully compatible with the previous public |
4 | releases, versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0 and 1.0.1. | 4 | releases, versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1 and 1.0.2. |
5 | 5 | ||
6 | bzip2-1.0.2 is distributed under a BSD-style license. For details, | 6 | bzip2-1.0.3 is distributed under a BSD-style license. For details, |
7 | see the file LICENSE. | 7 | see the file LICENSE. |
8 | 8 | ||
9 | Complete documentation is available in Postscript form (manual.ps), | 9 | Complete documentation is available in Postscript form (manual.ps), |
10 | PDF (manual.pdf, amazingly enough) or html (manual_toc.html). A | 10 | PDF (manual.pdf) or html (manual.html). A plain-text version of the |
11 | plain-text version of the manual page is available as bzip2.txt. | 11 | manual page is available as bzip2.txt. A statement about Y2K issues |
12 | A statement about Y2K issues is now included in the file Y2K_INFO. | 12 | is now included in the file Y2K_INFO. |
13 | 13 | ||
14 | 14 | ||
15 | HOW TO BUILD -- UNIX | 15 | HOW TO BUILD -- UNIX |
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ importance. To validate bzip2, I used a modified version of Mark | |||
78 | Nelson's churn program. Churn is an automated test driver which | 78 | Nelson's churn program. Churn is an automated test driver which |
79 | recursively traverses a directory structure, using bzip2 to compress | 79 | recursively traverses a directory structure, using bzip2 to compress |
80 | and then decompress each file it encounters, and checking that the | 80 | and then decompress each file it encounters, and checking that the |
81 | decompressed data is the same as the original. There are more details | 81 | decompressed data is the same as the original. |
82 | in Section 4 of the user guide. | ||
83 | 82 | ||
84 | 83 | ||
85 | 84 | ||
@@ -119,9 +118,9 @@ DISCLAIMER: | |||
119 | PATENTS: | 118 | PATENTS: |
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 | ||
126 | End of legalities. | 125 | End of legalities. |
127 | 126 | ||
@@ -153,22 +152,26 @@ WHAT'S NEW IN 1.0.2 ? | |||
153 | 152 | ||
154 | See the CHANGES file. | 153 | See the CHANGES file. |
155 | 154 | ||
155 | WHAT'S NEW IN 1.0.3 ? | ||
156 | |||
157 | See the CHANGES file. | ||
158 | |||
156 | 159 | ||
157 | I hope you find bzip2 useful. Feel free to contact me at | 160 | I hope you find bzip2 useful. Feel free to contact me at |
158 | jseward@acm.org | 161 | jseward@bzip.org |
159 | if you have any suggestions or queries. Many people mailed me with | 162 | if you have any suggestions or queries. Many people mailed me with |
160 | comments, suggestions and patches after the releases of bzip-0.15, | 163 | comments, suggestions and patches after the releases of bzip-0.15, |
161 | bzip-0.21, and bzip2 versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0 and 1.0.1, | 164 | bzip-0.21, and bzip2 versions 0.1pl2, 0.9.0, 0.9.5, 1.0.0, 1.0.1 and |
162 | and the changes in bzip2 are largely a result of this feedback. | 165 | 1.0.2, and the changes in bzip2 are largely a result of this feedback. |
163 | I thank you for your comments. | 166 | I thank you for your comments. |
164 | 167 | ||
165 | At least for the time being, bzip2's "home" is (or can be reached via) | 168 | At least for the time being, bzip2's "home" is (or can be reached via) |
166 | http://sources.redhat.com/bzip2. | 169 | http://www.bzip.org |
167 | 170 | ||
168 | Julian Seward | 171 | Julian Seward |
169 | jseward@acm.org | 172 | jseward@bzip.org |
170 | 173 | ||
171 | Cambridge, UK (and what a great town this is!) | 174 | Cambridge, UK. |
172 | 175 | ||
173 | 18 July 1996 (version 0.15) | 176 | 18 July 1996 (version 0.15) |
174 | 25 August 1996 (version 0.21) | 177 | 25 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) |
181 | 30 December 2001 (bzip2, version 1.0.2pre1) \ No newline at end of file | 184 | 30 December 2001 (bzip2, version 1.0.2pre1) |
185 | 15 February 2005 (bzip2, version 1.0.3) | ||