| 1 | ZLIB DATA COMPRESSION LIBRARY
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| 2 |
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| 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
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| 5 | (Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files
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| 6 | http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (zlib format), rfc1951.txt (deflate format)
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| 7 | and rfc1952.txt (gzip format).
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| 8 |
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| 9 | All functions of the compression library are documented in the file zlib.h
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| 10 | (volunteer to write man pages welcome, contact zlib@gzip.org). Two compiled
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| 11 | examples are distributed in this package, example and minigzip. The example_d
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| 12 | and minigzip_d flavors validate that the zlib1.dll file is working correctly.
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| 13 |
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| 14 | Questions about zlib should be sent to <zlib@gzip.org>. The zlib home page
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| 15 | is http://zlib.net/ . Before reporting a problem, please check this site to
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| 16 | verify that you have the latest version of zlib; otherwise get the latest
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| 17 | version and check whether the problem still exists or not.
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| 18 |
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| 19 | PLEASE read DLL_FAQ.txt, and the the zlib FAQ http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html
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| 20 | before asking for help.
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| 21 |
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| 22 |
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| 23 | Manifest:
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| 24 |
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| 25 | The package zlib-1.2.8-win32-x86.zip will contain the following files:
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| 26 |
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| 27 | README-WIN32.txt This document
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| 28 | ChangeLog Changes since previous zlib packages
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| 29 | DLL_FAQ.txt Frequently asked questions about zlib1.dll
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| 30 | zlib.3.pdf Documentation of this library in Adobe Acrobat format
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| 31 |
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| 32 | example.exe A statically-bound example (using zlib.lib, not the dll)
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| 33 | example.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example.exe
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| 34 |
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| 35 | example_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound example (using zdll.lib)
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| 36 | example_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example_d.exe
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| 37 |
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| 38 | minigzip.exe A statically-bound test program (using zlib.lib, not the dll)
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| 39 | minigzip.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip.exe
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| 40 |
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| 41 | minigzip_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound test program (using zdll.lib)
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| 42 | minigzip_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip_d.exe
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| 43 |
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| 44 | zlib.h Install these files into the compilers' INCLUDE path to
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| 45 | zconf.h compile programs which use zlib.lib or zdll.lib
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| 46 |
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| 47 | zdll.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path if linking
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| 48 | zdll.exp a compiled program to the zlib1.dll binary
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| 49 |
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| 50 | zlib.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path to link zlib
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| 51 | zlib.pdb into compiled programs, without zlib1.dll runtime dependency
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| 52 | (zlib.pdb provides debugging info to the compile time linker)
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| 53 |
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| 54 | zlib1.dll Install this binary shared library into the system PATH, or
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| 55 | the program's runtime directory (where the .exe resides)
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| 56 | zlib1.pdb Install in the same directory as zlib1.dll, in order to debug
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| 57 | an application crash using WinDbg or similar tools.
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| 58 |
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| 59 | All .pdb files above are entirely optional, but are very useful to a developer
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| 60 | attempting to diagnose program misbehavior or a crash. Many additional
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| 61 | important files for developers can be found in the zlib127.zip source package
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| 62 | available from http://zlib.net/ - review that package's README file for details.
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| 63 |
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| 64 |
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| 65 | Acknowledgments:
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| 66 |
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| 67 | The deflate format used by zlib was defined by Phil Katz. The deflate and
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| 68 | zlib specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. Thanks to all the
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| 69 | people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in zlib; they
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| 70 | are too numerous to cite here.
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| 71 |
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| 72 |
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| 73 | Copyright notice:
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| 74 |
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| 75 | (C) 1995-2012 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
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| 76 |
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| 77 | This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
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| 78 | warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
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| 79 | arising from the use of this software.
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| 80 |
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| 81 | Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
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| 82 | including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
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| 83 | freely, subject to the following restrictions:
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| 84 |
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| 85 | 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
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| 86 | claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
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| 87 | in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
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| 88 | appreciated but is not required.
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| 89 | 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
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| 90 | misrepresented as being the original software.
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| 91 | 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
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| 92 |
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| 93 | Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler
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| 94 | jloup@gzip.org madler@alumni.caltech.edu
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| 95 |
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| 96 | If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not* receiving
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| 97 | lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided for free but without
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| 98 | warranty of any kind. The library has been entirely written by Jean-loup
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| 99 | Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not include third-party code.
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| 100 |
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| 101 | If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include in
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| 102 | the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes. Please read
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| 103 | the FAQ for more information on the distribution of modified source versions.
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