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ZLIB DATA COMPRESSION LIBRARY |
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zlib 1.2.8 is a general purpose data compression library. All the code is |
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thread safe. The data format used by the zlib library is described by RFCs |
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(Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files |
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http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (zlib format), rfc1951.txt (deflate format) |
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and rfc1952.txt (gzip format). |
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All functions of the compression library are documented in the file zlib.h |
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(volunteer to write man pages welcome, contact zlib@gzip.org). Two compiled |
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examples are distributed in this package, example and minigzip. The example_d |
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and minigzip_d flavors validate that the zlib1.dll file is working correctly. |
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Questions about zlib should be sent to <zlib@gzip.org>. The zlib home page |
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is http://zlib.net/ . Before reporting a problem, please check this site to |
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verify that you have the latest version of zlib; otherwise get the latest |
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version and check whether the problem still exists or not. |
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PLEASE read DLL_FAQ.txt, and the the zlib FAQ http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html |
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before asking for help. |
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Manifest: |
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The package zlib-1.2.8-win32-x86.zip will contain the following files: |
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README-WIN32.txt This document |
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ChangeLog Changes since previous zlib packages |
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DLL_FAQ.txt Frequently asked questions about zlib1.dll |
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zlib.3.pdf Documentation of this library in Adobe Acrobat format |
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example.exe A statically-bound example (using zlib.lib, not the dll) |
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example.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example.exe |
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example_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound example (using zdll.lib) |
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example_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example_d.exe |
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minigzip.exe A statically-bound test program (using zlib.lib, not the dll) |
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minigzip.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip.exe |
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minigzip_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound test program (using zdll.lib) |
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minigzip_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip_d.exe |
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zlib.h Install these files into the compilers' INCLUDE path to |
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zconf.h compile programs which use zlib.lib or zdll.lib |
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zdll.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path if linking |
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zdll.exp a compiled program to the zlib1.dll binary |
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zlib.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path to link zlib |
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zlib.pdb into compiled programs, without zlib1.dll runtime dependency |
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(zlib.pdb provides debugging info to the compile time linker) |
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zlib1.dll Install this binary shared library into the system PATH, or |
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the program's runtime directory (where the .exe resides) |
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zlib1.pdb Install in the same directory as zlib1.dll, in order to debug |
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an application crash using WinDbg or similar tools. |
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All .pdb files above are entirely optional, but are very useful to a developer |
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attempting to diagnose program misbehavior or a crash. Many additional |
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important files for developers can be found in the zlib127.zip source package |
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available from http://zlib.net/ - review that package's README file for details. |
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Acknowledgments: |
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The deflate format used by zlib was defined by Phil Katz. The deflate and |
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zlib specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. Thanks to all the |
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people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in zlib; they |
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are too numerous to cite here. |
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Copyright notice: |
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(C) 1995-2012 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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jloup@gzip.org madler@alumni.caltech.edu |
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If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not* receiving |
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lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided for free but without |
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warranty of any kind. The library has been entirely written by Jean-loup |
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Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not include third-party code. |
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If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include in |
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the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes. Please read |
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the FAQ for more information on the distribution of modified source versions. |