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authorMark Adler <madler@alumni.caltech.edu>2024-01-17 17:19:03 -0800
committerMark Adler <madler@alumni.caltech.edu>2024-01-17 17:19:03 -0800
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Remove mentions of an official zlib DLL distribution.
There used to be one, but no more. It is up to the user or vendor to compile zlib.
-rw-r--r--FAQ3
-rw-r--r--win32/DLL_FAQ.txt20
2 files changed, 3 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index 55f1cdc..92f5d3e 100644
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ The latest zlib FAQ is at http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html
14 2. Where can I get a Windows DLL version? 14 2. Where can I get a Windows DLL version?
15 15
16 The zlib sources can be compiled without change to produce a DLL. See the 16 The zlib sources can be compiled without change to produce a DLL. See the
17 file win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution. Pointers to the 17 file win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution.
18 precompiled DLL are found in the zlib web site at http://zlib.net/ .
19 18
20 3. Where can I get a Visual Basic interface to zlib? 19 3. Where can I get a Visual Basic interface to zlib?
21 20
diff --git a/win32/DLL_FAQ.txt b/win32/DLL_FAQ.txt
index 12c0090..d8cf5f3 100644
--- a/win32/DLL_FAQ.txt
+++ b/win32/DLL_FAQ.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
3 3
4 4
5This document describes the design, the rationale, and the usage 5This document describes the design, the rationale, and the usage
6of the official DLL build of zlib, named ZLIB1.DLL. If you have 6of the common DLL build of zlib, named ZLIB1.DLL. If you have
7general questions about zlib, you should see the file "FAQ" found 7general questions about zlib, you should see the file "FAQ" found
8in the zlib distribution, or at the following location: 8in the zlib distribution, or at the following location:
9 http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html 9 http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html
@@ -11,13 +11,9 @@ in the zlib distribution, or at the following location:
11 11
12 1. What is ZLIB1.DLL, and how can I get it? 12 1. What is ZLIB1.DLL, and how can I get it?
13 13
14 - ZLIB1.DLL is the official build of zlib as a DLL. 14 - ZLIB1.DLL is the common build of zlib as a DLL.
15 (Please remark the character '1' in the name.) 15 (Please remark the character '1' in the name.)
16 16
17 Pointers to a precompiled ZLIB1.DLL can be found in the zlib
18 web site at:
19 http://www.zlib.net/
20
21 Applications that link to ZLIB1.DLL can rely on the following 17 Applications that link to ZLIB1.DLL can rely on the following
22 specification: 18 specification:
23 19
@@ -379,18 +375,6 @@ in the zlib distribution, or at the following location:
379 code. But you can make your own private DLL build, under a 375 code. But you can make your own private DLL build, under a
380 different file name, as suggested in the previous answer. 376 different file name, as suggested in the previous answer.
381 377
382
38317. I made my own ZLIB1.DLL build. Can I test it for compliance?
384
385 - We prefer that you download the official DLL from the zlib
386 web site. If you need something peculiar from this DLL, you
387 can send your suggestion to the zlib mailing list.
388
389 However, in case you do rebuild the DLL yourself, you can run
390 it with the test programs found in the DLL distribution.
391 Running these test programs is not a guarantee of compliance,
392 but a failure can imply a detected problem.
393
394** 378**
395 379
396This document is written and maintained by 380This document is written and maintained by