v1.3.0 cli : changed : `-t *` does no longer stop after a decompression error API exp : new advanced API : ZSTD_compress_generic(), ZSTD_CCtx_setParameter() API exp : new : API for static or external allocation : ZSTD_initStatic?Ctx() API exp : added : ZSTD_decompressBegin_usingDDict(), requested by Guy Riddle (#700) API exp : changed : strongest strategy renamed ZSTD_btultra new : contrib/seekable_format, demo and API, by Sean Purcell changed : contrib/linux-kernel, updated version and license, by Nick Terrell v1.2.0 cli : changed : Multithreading enabled by default (use target zstd-nomt or HAVE_THREAD=0 to disable) cli : new : command -T0 means "detect and use nb of cores", by Sean Purcell cli : new : zstdmt symlink hardwired to `zstd -T0` cli : new : command --threads=# (#671) cli : changed : cover dictionary builder by default, for improved quality, by Nick Terrell cli : new : commands --train-cover and --train-legacy, to select dictionary algorithm and parameters cli : experimental targets `zstd4` and `xzstd4`, with support for lz4 format, by Sean Purcell cli : fix : does not output compressed data on console cli : fix : ignore symbolic links unless --force specified, API : breaking change : ZSTD_createCDict_advanced(), only use compressionParameters as argument API : added : prototypes ZSTD_*_usingCDict_advanced(), for direct control over frameParameters. API : improved: ZSTDMT_compressCCtx() reduced memory usage API : fix : ZSTDMT_compressCCtx() now provides srcSize in header (#634) API : fix : src size stored in frame header is controlled at end of frame API : fix : enforced consistent rules for pledgedSrcSize==0 (#641) API : fix : error code "GENERIC" replaced by "dstSizeTooSmall" when appropriate build: improved cmake script, by @Majlen build: enabled Multi-threading support for *BSD, by Baptiste Daroussin tools: updated Paramgrill. Command -O# provides best parameters for sample and speed target. new : contrib/linux-kernel version, by Nick Terrell v1.1.4 cli : new : can compress in *.gz format, using --format=gzip command, by Przemyslaw Skibinski cli : new : advanced benchmark command --priority=rt cli : fix : write on sparse-enabled file systems in 32-bits mode, by @ds77 cli : fix : --rm remains silent when input is stdin cli : experimental : xzstd, with support for xz/lzma decoding, by Przemyslaw Skibinski speed : improved decompression speed in streaming mode for single shot scenarios (+5%) memory: DDict (decompression dictionary) memory usage down from 150 KB to 20 KB arch: 32-bits variant able to generate and decode very long matches (>32 MB), by Sean Purcell API : new : ZSTD_findFrameCompressedSize(), ZSTD_getFrameContentSize(), ZSTD_findDecompressedSize() API : changed : dropped support of legacy versions <= v0.3 (can be changed by modifying ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT value) build : new: meson build system in contrib/meson, by Dima Krasner build : improved cmake script, by @Majlen build : added -Wformat-security flag, as recommended by Padraig Brady doc : new : educational decoder, by Sean Purcell v1.1.3 cli : zstd can decompress .gz files (can be disabled with `make zstd-nogz` or `make HAVE_ZLIB=0`) cli : new : experimental target `make zstdmt`, with multi-threading support cli : new : improved dictionary builder "cover" (experimental), by Nick Terrell, based on prior work by Giuseppe Ottaviano. cli : new : advanced commands for detailed parameters, by Przemyslaw Skibinski cli : fix zstdless on Mac OS-X, by Andrew Janke cli : fix #232 "compress non-files" dictBuilder : improved dictionary generation quality, thanks to Nick Terrell API : new : lib/compress/ZSTDMT_compress.h multithreading API (experimental) API : new : ZSTD_create?Dict_byReference(), requested by Bartosz Taudul API : new : ZDICT_finalizeDictionary() API : fix : ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict() properly writes dictID into frame header, by Gregory Szorc (#511) API : fix : all symbols properly exposed in libzstd, by Nick Terrell build : support for Solaris target, by Przemyslaw Skibinski doc : clarified specification, by Sean Purcell v1.1.2 API : streaming : decompression : changed : automatic implicit reset when chain-decoding new frames without init API : experimental : added : dictID retrieval functions, and ZSTD_initCStream_srcSize() API : zbuff : changed : prototypes now generate deprecation warnings lib : improved : faster decompression speed at ultra compression settings and 32-bits mode lib : changed : only public ZSTD_ symbols are now exposed lib : changed : reduced usage of stack memory lib : fixed : several corner case bugs, by Nick Terrell cli : new : gzstd, experimental version able to decode .gz files, by Przemyslaw Skibinski cli : new : preserve file attributes cli : new : added zstdless and zstdgrep tools cli : fixed : status displays total amount decoded, even for file consisting of multiple frames (like pzstd) cli : fixed : zstdcat zlib_wrapper : added support for gz* functions, by Przemyslaw Skibinski install : better compatibility with FreeBSD, by Dimitry Andric source tree : changed : zbuff source files moved to lib/deprecated v1.1.1 New : command -M#, --memory=, --memlimit=, --memlimit-decompress= to limit allowed memory consumption New : doc/zstd_manual.html, by Przemyslaw Skibinski Improved : slightly better compression ratio at --ultra levels (>= 20) Improved : better memory usage when using streaming compression API, thanks to @Rogier-5 report Added : API : ZSTD_initCStream_usingCDict(), ZSTD_initDStream_usingDDict() (experimental section) Added : example/multiple_streaming_compression.c Changed : zstd_errors.h is now installed within /include (and replaces errors_public.h) Updated man page Fixed : zstd-small, zstd-compress and zstd-decompress compilation targets v1.1.0 New : contrib/pzstd, parallel version of zstd, by Nick Terrell added : NetBSD install target (#338) Improved : speed for batches of small files Improved : speed of zlib wrapper, by Przemyslaw Skibinski Changed : libzstd on Windows supports legacy formats, by Christophe Chevalier Fixed : CLI -d output to stdout by default when input is stdin (#322) Fixed : CLI correctly detects console on Mac OS-X Fixed : CLI supports recursive mode `-r` on Mac OS-X Fixed : Legacy decoders use unified error codes, reported by benrg (#341), fixed by Przemyslaw Skibinski Fixed : compatibility with OpenBSD, reported by Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado (#319) Fixed : compatibility with Hurd, by Przemyslaw Skibinski (#365) Fixed : zstd-pgo, reported by octoploid (#329) v1.0.0 Change Licensing, all project is now BSD, Copyright Facebook Small decompression speed improvement API : Streaming API supports legacy format API : ZDICT_getDictID(), ZSTD_sizeof_{CCtx, DCtx, CStream, DStream}(), ZSTD_setDStreamParamter() CLI supports legacy formats v0.4+ Fixed : compression fails on certain huge files, reported by Jesse McGrew Enhanced documentation, by Przemyslaw Skibinski v0.8.1 New streaming API Changed : --ultra now enables levels beyond 19 Changed : -i# now selects benchmark time in second Fixed : ZSTD_compress* can now compress > 4 GB in a single pass, reported by Nick Terrell Fixed : speed regression on specific patterns (#272) Fixed : support for Z_SYNC_FLUSH, by Dmitry Krot (#291) Fixed : ICC compilation, by Przemyslaw Skibinski v0.8.0 Improved : better speed on clang and gcc -O2, thanks to Eric Biggers New : Build on FreeBSD and DragonFly, thanks to JrMarino Changed : modified API : ZSTD_compressEnd() Fixed : legacy mode with ZSTD_HEAPMODE=0, by Christopher Bergqvist Fixed : premature end of frame when zero-sized raw block, reported by Eric Biggers Fixed : large dictionaries (> 384 KB), reported by Ilona Papava Fixed : checksum correctly checked in single-pass mode Fixed : combined --test amd --rm, reported by Andreas M. Nilsson Modified : minor compression level adaptations Updated : compression format specification to v0.2.0 changed : zstd.h moved to /lib directory v0.7.5 Transition version, supporting decoding of v0.8.x v0.7.4 Added : homebrew for Mac, by Daniel Cade Added : more examples Fixed : segfault when using small dictionaries, reported by Felix Handte Modified : default compression level for CLI is now 3 Updated : specification, to v0.1.1 v0.7.3 New : compression format specification New : `--` separator, stating that all following arguments are file names. Suggested by Chip Turner. New : `ZSTD_getDecompressedSize()` New : OpenBSD target, by Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado New : `examples` directory fixed : dictBuilder using HC levels, reported by Bartosz Taudul fixed : legacy support from ZSTD_decompress_usingDDict(), reported by Felix Handte fixed : multi-blocks decoding with intermediate uncompressed blocks, reported by Greg Slazinski modified : removed "mem.h" and "error_public.h" dependencies from "zstd.h" (experimental section) modified : legacy functions no longer need magic number v0.7.2 fixed : ZSTD_decompressBlock() using multiple consecutive blocks. Reported by Greg Slazinski. fixed : potential segfault on very large files (many gigabytes). Reported by Chip Turner. fixed : CLI displays system error message when destination file cannot be created (#231). Reported by Chip Turner. v0.7.1 fixed : ZBUFF_compressEnd() called multiple times with too small `dst` buffer, reported by Christophe Chevalier fixed : dictBuilder fails if first sample is too small, reported by Руслан Ковалёв fixed : corruption issue, reported by cj modified : checksum enabled by default in command line mode v0.7.0 New : Support for directory compression, using `-r`, thanks to Przemyslaw Skibinski New : Command `--rm`, to remove source file after successful de/compression New : Visual build scripts, by Christophe Chevalier New : Support for Sparse File-systems (do not use space for zero-filled sectors) New : Frame checksum support New : Support pass-through mode (when using `-df`) API : more efficient Dictionary API : `ZSTD_compress_usingCDict()`, `ZSTD_decompress_usingDDict()` API : create dictionary files from custom content, by Giuseppe Ottaviano API : support for custom malloc/free functions New : controllable Dictionary ID New : Support for skippable frames v0.6.1 New : zlib wrapper API, thanks to Przemyslaw Skibinski New : Ability to compile compressor / decompressor separately Changed : new lib directory structure Fixed : Legacy codec v0.5 compatible with dictionary decompression Fixed : Decoder corruption error (#173) Fixed : null-string roundtrip (#176) New : benchmark mode can select directory as input Experimental : midipix support, VMS support v0.6.0 Stronger high compression modes, thanks to Przemyslaw Skibinski API : ZSTD_getFrameParams() provides size of decompressed content New : highest compression modes require `--ultra` command to fully unleash their capacity Fixed : zstd cli return error code > 0 and removes dst file artifact when decompression fails, thanks to Chip Turner v0.5.1 New : Optimal parsing => Very high compression modes, thanks to Przemyslaw Skibinski Changed : Dictionary builder integrated into libzstd and zstd cli Changed (!) : zstd cli now uses "multiple input files" as default mode. See `zstd -h`. Fix : high compression modes for big-endian platforms New : zstd cli : `-t` | `--test` command v0.5.0 New : dictionary builder utility Changed : streaming & dictionary API Improved : better compression of small data v0.4.7 Improved : small compression speed improvement in HC mode Changed : `zstd_decompress.c` has ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT to 0 by default fix : bt search bug v0.4.6 fix : fast compression mode on Windows New : cmake configuration file, thanks to Artyom Dymchenko Improved : high compression mode on repetitive data New : block-level API New : ZSTD_duplicateCCtx() v0.4.5 new : -m/--multiple : compress/decompress multiple files v0.4.4 Fixed : high compression modes for Windows 32 bits new : external dictionary API extended to buffered mode and accessible through command line new : windows DLL project, thanks to Christophe Chevalier v0.4.3 : new : external dictionary API new : zstd-frugal v0.4.2 : Generic minor improvements for small blocks Fixed : big-endian compatibility, by Peter Harris (#85) v0.4.1 Fixed : ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT=0 build mode (reported by Luben) removed `zstd.c` v0.4.0 Command line utility compatible with high compression levels Removed zstdhc => merged into zstd Added : ZBUFF API (see zstd_buffered.h) Rolling buffer support v0.3.6 small blocks params v0.3.5 minor generic compression improvements v0.3.4 Faster fast cLevels v0.3.3 Small compression ratio improvement v0.3.2 Fixed Visual Studio v0.3.1 : Small compression ratio improvement v0.3 HC mode : compression levels 2-26 v0.2.2 Fix : Visual Studio 2013 & 2015 release compilation, by Christophe Chevalier v0.2.1 Fix : Read errors, advanced fuzzer tests, by Hanno Böck v0.2.0 **Breaking format change** Faster decompression speed Can still decode v0.1 format v0.1.3 fix uninitialization warning, reported by Evan Nemerson v0.1.2 frame concatenation support v0.1.1 fix compression bug detects write-flush errors v0.1.0 first release