2011-09-10 06:09:18 +00:00
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zlib 0.94 is a beta version of a general purpose compression library.
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Unless new bugs are found it will be released again as the first official
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version (1.0). This version has no known bugs.
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2011-09-10 05:36:31 +00:00
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The data format used by the zlib library is described in the
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files zlib-3.1.doc, deflate-1.1.doc and gzip-4.1.doc, available
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in ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/doc.
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All functions of the compression library are documented in the file
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zlib.h. A usage example of the library is given in the file example.c
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which also tests that the library is working correctly.
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2011-09-10 06:07:35 +00:00
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To compile all files and run the test program, just type: make test
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(For MSDOS, use one of the special makefiles such as Makefile.msc.)
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To install the zlib library (libz.a) in /usr/local/lib, type: make install
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To install in a different directory, use for example:
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make install prefix=$HOME
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This will install in $HOME/lib instead of /usr/local/lib.
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2011-09-10 06:09:18 +00:00
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The changes made in version 0.94 are documented in the file ChangeLog.
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The main changes since 0.93 are:
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- support MSDOS small and medium model
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- fix deflate with flush (could sometimes generate bad output)
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- fix deflateReset (zlib header was incorrectly suppressed)
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- added support for VMS
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- allow a compression level in gzopen()
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- gzflush now calls fflush
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- For deflate with flush, flush even if no more input is provided.
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- rename libgz.a as libz.a
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For MSDOS, the small and medium models are supported only for Microsoft C.
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(It should be easy to support them for Borland C also, but I don't have
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a recent Borland compiler to test with.) The small model currently works
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for Turbo/Borland C but only with reduced performance to avoid any far
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allocation (tested with -DMAX_WBITS=11 -DDEF_WBITS=11 -DMAX_MEM_LEVEL=3).
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(C) 1995 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
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This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
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warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
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arising from the use of this software.
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Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
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including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
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freely, subject to the following restrictions:
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1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
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claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
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in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
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appreciated but is not required.
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2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
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misrepresented as being the original software.
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3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
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Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler
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2011-09-10 06:08:28 +00:00
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gzip@prep.ai.mit.edu madler@alumni.caltech.edu
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If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not*
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receiving lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided
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for free but without warranty of any kind. The library has been
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entirely written by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not
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include third-party code.
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If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include
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in the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes.
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