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author | Mark Adler <madler@alumni.caltech.edu> | 2011-09-09 23:15:17 -0700 |
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committer | Mark Adler <madler@alumni.caltech.edu> | 2011-09-09 23:15:17 -0700 |
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1 | zlib 1.0.1 is a general purpose data compression library. All the code | 1 | zlib 1.0.2 is a general purpose data compression library. All the code |
2 | is reentrant (thread safe). The data format used by the zlib library | 2 | is reentrant (thread safe). The data format used by the zlib library |
3 | is described in the files zlib-3.3.doc, deflate-1.3.doc and | 3 | is described by RFCs (Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files |
4 | gzip-4.3.doc, available in various formats from | 4 | ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1950.txt (zlib format), rfc1951.txt (deflate |
5 | ftp://swrinde.nde.swri.edu/pub/png/documents/zlib/ | 5 | format) and rfc1952.txt (gzip format). These documents are also available in |
6 | other formats from ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/png/documents/zlib/zdoc-index.html | ||
6 | 7 | ||
7 | All functions of the compression library are documented in the file | 8 | All functions of the compression library are documented in the file |
8 | zlib.h. A usage example of the library is given in the file example.c | 9 | zlib.h. A usage example of the library is given in the file example.c |
@@ -18,9 +19,8 @@ makefiles such as Makefile.msc; for VMS, use Make_vms.com or descrip.mms. | |||
18 | Questions about zlib should be sent to <zlib@quest.jpl.nasa.gov> or, | 19 | Questions about zlib should be sent to <zlib@quest.jpl.nasa.gov> or, |
19 | if this fails, to the addresses given below in the Copyright section. | 20 | if this fails, to the addresses given below in the Copyright section. |
20 | 21 | ||
21 | The changes made in version 1.0.1 are documented in the file ChangeLog. | 22 | The changes made in version 1.0.2 are documented in the file ChangeLog. |
22 | Version number 1.0 was skipped to avoid confusion with version 0.99 | 23 | The main changes since 0.99 are: |
23 | which had some references to 1.0 already. The main changes since 0.99 are: | ||
24 | 24 | ||
25 | - fix array overlay in deflate.c which sometimes caused bad compressed data | 25 | - fix array overlay in deflate.c which sometimes caused bad compressed data |
26 | - fix inflate bug with empty stored block | 26 | - fix inflate bug with empty stored block |
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ which had some references to 1.0 already. The main changes since 0.99 are: | |||
30 | - new makefiles for DJGPP (Makefile.dj2), 32-bit Borland (Makefile.b32), | 30 | - new makefiles for DJGPP (Makefile.dj2), 32-bit Borland (Makefile.b32), |
31 | Watcom (Makefile.wat), Amiga SAS/C (Makefile.sas) | 31 | Watcom (Makefile.wat), Amiga SAS/C (Makefile.sas) |
32 | - several portability improvements | 32 | - several portability improvements |
33 | - added algorithm.doc | ||
34 | - added Windows DLL support | ||
35 | - added a function zlibVersion (for the DLL support) | ||
36 | |||
37 | A Perl interface to zlib written by Paul Marquess <pmarquess@bfsec.bt.co.uk> | ||
38 | is in the CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites, such as: | ||
39 | ftp://ftp.cis.ufl.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/modules/by-module/Compress/Compress-Zlib* | ||
40 | |||
33 | 41 | ||
34 | Notes for some targets: | 42 | Notes for some targets: |
35 | 43 | ||
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46 | - zlib doesn't work on HP-UX 9.05 with one cc compiler (the one not | 54 | - zlib doesn't work on HP-UX 9.05 with one cc compiler (the one not |
47 | accepting the -O option). It works with the other cc compiler. | 55 | accepting the -O option). It works with the other cc compiler. |
48 | 56 | ||
49 | A Perl interface to zlib written by Paul Marquess <pmarquess@bfsec.bt.co.uk> | 57 | - To build a Windows DLL version, include in a DLL project zlib.def, zlib.rc |
50 | is in the CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites, such as: | 58 | and all .c files except example.c and minigzip.c; compile with -DZLIB_DLL |
51 | ftp://ftp.cis.ufl.edu/pub/perl/CPAN/modules/by-module/Compress/Compress-Zlib* | 59 | For help on building a zlib DLL, contact Alessandro Iacopetti |
60 | <iaco@cicladi.unial.it> | ||
52 | 61 | ||
53 | 62 | ||
54 | Acknowledgments: | 63 | Acknowledgments: |