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1 | ZLIB DATA COMPRESSION LIBRARY |
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da09a436 | 3 | zlib 1.2.8 is a general purpose data compression library. All the code is |
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4 | thread safe. The data format used by the zlib library is described by RFCs |
5 | (Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files | |
6 | http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (zlib format), rfc1951.txt (deflate format) | |
7 | and rfc1952.txt (gzip format). | |
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9 | All functions of the compression library are documented in the file zlib.h | |
10 | (volunteer to write man pages welcome, contact zlib@gzip.org). Two compiled | |
11 | examples are distributed in this package, example and minigzip. The example_d | |
12 | and minigzip_d flavors validate that the zlib1.dll file is working correctly. | |
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14 | Questions about zlib should be sent to <zlib@gzip.org>. The zlib home page | |
15 | is http://zlib.net/ . Before reporting a problem, please check this site to | |
16 | verify that you have the latest version of zlib; otherwise get the latest | |
17 | version and check whether the problem still exists or not. | |
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19 | PLEASE read DLL_FAQ.txt, and the the zlib FAQ http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html | |
20 | before asking for help. | |
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22 | ||
23 | Manifest: | |
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da09a436 | 25 | The package zlib-1.2.8-win32-x86.zip will contain the following files: |
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27 | README-WIN32.txt This document | |
28 | ChangeLog Changes since previous zlib packages | |
29 | DLL_FAQ.txt Frequently asked questions about zlib1.dll | |
30 | zlib.3.pdf Documentation of this library in Adobe Acrobat format | |
31 | ||
32 | example.exe A statically-bound example (using zlib.lib, not the dll) | |
33 | example.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example.exe | |
34 | ||
35 | example_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound example (using zdll.lib) | |
36 | example_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example_d.exe | |
37 | ||
38 | minigzip.exe A statically-bound test program (using zlib.lib, not the dll) | |
39 | minigzip.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip.exe | |
40 | ||
41 | minigzip_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound test program (using zdll.lib) | |
42 | minigzip_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip_d.exe | |
43 | ||
44 | zlib.h Install these files into the compilers' INCLUDE path to | |
45 | zconf.h compile programs which use zlib.lib or zdll.lib | |
46 | ||
47 | zdll.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path if linking | |
48 | zdll.exp a compiled program to the zlib1.dll binary | |
49 | ||
50 | zlib.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path to link zlib | |
51 | zlib.pdb into compiled programs, without zlib1.dll runtime dependency | |
52 | (zlib.pdb provides debugging info to the compile time linker) | |
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54 | zlib1.dll Install this binary shared library into the system PATH, or | |
55 | the program's runtime directory (where the .exe resides) | |
56 | zlib1.pdb Install in the same directory as zlib1.dll, in order to debug | |
57 | an application crash using WinDbg or similar tools. | |
58 | ||
59 | All .pdb files above are entirely optional, but are very useful to a developer | |
60 | attempting to diagnose program misbehavior or a crash. Many additional | |
61 | important files for developers can be found in the zlib127.zip source package | |
62 | available from http://zlib.net/ - review that package's README file for details. | |
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64 | ||
65 | Acknowledgments: | |
66 | ||
67 | The deflate format used by zlib was defined by Phil Katz. The deflate and | |
68 | zlib specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. Thanks to all the | |
69 | people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in zlib; they | |
70 | are too numerous to cite here. | |
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72 | ||
73 | Copyright notice: | |
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75 | (C) 1995-2012 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler | |
76 | ||
77 | This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied | |
78 | warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages | |
79 | arising from the use of this software. | |
80 | ||
81 | Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, | |
82 | including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it | |
83 | freely, subject to the following restrictions: | |
84 | ||
85 | 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not | |
86 | claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software | |
87 | in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be | |
88 | appreciated but is not required. | |
89 | 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be | |
90 | misrepresented as being the original software. | |
91 | 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. | |
92 | ||
93 | Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler | |
94 | jloup@gzip.org madler@alumni.caltech.edu | |
95 | ||
96 | If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not* receiving | |
97 | lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided for free but without | |
98 | warranty of any kind. The library has been entirely written by Jean-loup | |
99 | Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not include third-party code. | |
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101 | If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include in | |
102 | the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes. Please read | |
103 | the FAQ for more information on the distribution of modified source versions. |