cannam@128: Building instructions for the DLL versions of Zlib 1.2.8
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cannam@128: This directory contains projects that build zlib and minizip using
cannam@128: Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0/10.0.
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cannam@128: You don't need to build these projects yourself. You can download the
cannam@128: binaries from:
cannam@128:   http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll
cannam@128: 
cannam@128: More information can be found at this site.
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cannam@128: Build instructions for Visual Studio 2008 (32 bits or 64 bits)
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cannam@128: - Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
cannam@128: - Compile assembly code (with Visual Studio Command Prompt) by running:
cannam@128:    bld_ml64.bat (in contrib\masmx64)
cannam@128:    bld_ml32.bat (in contrib\masmx86)
cannam@128: - Open contrib\vstudio\vc9\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
cannam@128: - Or run: vcbuild /rebuild contrib\vstudio\vc9\zlibvc.sln "Release|Win32"
cannam@128: 
cannam@128: Build instructions for Visual Studio 2010 (32 bits or 64 bits)
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cannam@128: - Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
cannam@128: - Open contrib\vstudio\vc10\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
cannam@128: 
cannam@128: Build instructions for Visual Studio 2012 (32 bits or 64 bits)
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cannam@128: - Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
cannam@128: - Open contrib\vstudio\vc11\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2012
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cannam@128: 
cannam@128: Important
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cannam@128: - To use zlibwapi.dll in your application, you must define the
cannam@128:   macro ZLIB_WINAPI when compiling your application's source files.
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cannam@128: Additional notes
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cannam@128: - This DLL, named zlibwapi.dll, is compatible to the old zlib.dll built
cannam@128:   by Gilles Vollant from the zlib 1.1.x sources, and distributed at
cannam@128:     http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll
cannam@128:   It uses the WINAPI calling convention for the exported functions, and
cannam@128:   includes the minizip functionality. If your application needs that
cannam@128:   particular build of zlib.dll, you can rename zlibwapi.dll to zlib.dll.
cannam@128: 
cannam@128: - The new DLL was renamed because there exist several incompatible
cannam@128:   versions of zlib.dll on the Internet.
cannam@128: 
cannam@128: - There is also an official DLL build of zlib, named zlib1.dll. This one
cannam@128:   is exporting the functions using the CDECL convention. See the file
cannam@128:   win32\DLL_FAQ.txt found in this zlib distribution.
cannam@128: 
cannam@128: - There used to be a ZLIB_DLL macro in zlib 1.1.x, but now this symbol
cannam@128:   has a slightly different effect. To avoid compatibility problems, do
cannam@128:   not define it here.
cannam@128: 
cannam@128: 
cannam@128: Gilles Vollant
cannam@128: info@winimage.com