Chris@4: Building instructions for the DLL versions of Zlib 1.2.7
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Chris@4: This directory contains projects that build zlib and minizip using
Chris@4: Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0/10.0.
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Chris@4: You don't need to build these projects yourself. You can download the
Chris@4: binaries from:
Chris@4:   http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll
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Chris@4: More information can be found at this site.
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Chris@4: Build instructions for Visual Studio 2008 (32 bits or 64 bits)
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Chris@4: - Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
Chris@4: - Compile assembly code (with Visual Studio Command Prompt) by running:
Chris@4:    bld_ml64.bat (in contrib\masmx64)
Chris@4:    bld_ml32.bat (in contrib\masmx86)
Chris@4: - Open contrib\vstudio\vc9\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
Chris@4: - Or run: vcbuild /rebuild contrib\vstudio\vc9\zlibvc.sln "Release|Win32"
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Chris@4: Build instructions for Visual Studio 2010 (32 bits or 64 bits)
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Chris@4: - Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
Chris@4: - Open contrib\vstudio\vc10\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
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Chris@4: Important
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Chris@4: - To use zlibwapi.dll in your application, you must define the
Chris@4:   macro ZLIB_WINAPI when compiling your application's source files.
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Chris@4: Additional notes
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Chris@4: - This DLL, named zlibwapi.dll, is compatible to the old zlib.dll built
Chris@4:   by Gilles Vollant from the zlib 1.1.x sources, and distributed at
Chris@4:     http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll
Chris@4:   It uses the WINAPI calling convention for the exported functions, and
Chris@4:   includes the minizip functionality. If your application needs that
Chris@4:   particular build of zlib.dll, you can rename zlibwapi.dll to zlib.dll.
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Chris@4: - The new DLL was renamed because there exist several incompatible
Chris@4:   versions of zlib.dll on the Internet.
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Chris@4: - There is also an official DLL build of zlib, named zlib1.dll. This one
Chris@4:   is exporting the functions using the CDECL convention. See the file
Chris@4:   win32\DLL_FAQ.txt found in this zlib distribution.
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Chris@4: - There used to be a ZLIB_DLL macro in zlib 1.1.x, but now this symbol
Chris@4:   has a slightly different effect. To avoid compatibility problems, do
Chris@4:   not define it here.
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Chris@4: Gilles Vollant
Chris@4: info@winimage.com