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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) | ||
