cannam@128: ZLIB DATA COMPRESSION LIBRARY cannam@128: cannam@128: zlib 1.2.8 is a general purpose data compression library. All the code is cannam@128: thread safe. The data format used by the zlib library is described by RFCs cannam@128: (Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files cannam@128: http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (zlib format), rfc1951.txt (deflate format) cannam@128: and rfc1952.txt (gzip format). cannam@128: cannam@128: All functions of the compression library are documented in the file zlib.h cannam@128: (volunteer to write man pages welcome, contact zlib@gzip.org). Two compiled cannam@128: examples are distributed in this package, example and minigzip. The example_d cannam@128: and minigzip_d flavors validate that the zlib1.dll file is working correctly. cannam@128: cannam@128: Questions about zlib should be sent to . The zlib home page cannam@128: is http://zlib.net/ . Before reporting a problem, please check this site to cannam@128: verify that you have the latest version of zlib; otherwise get the latest cannam@128: version and check whether the problem still exists or not. cannam@128: cannam@128: PLEASE read DLL_FAQ.txt, and the the zlib FAQ http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html cannam@128: before asking for help. cannam@128: cannam@128: cannam@128: Manifest: cannam@128: cannam@128: The package zlib-1.2.8-win32-x86.zip will contain the following files: cannam@128: cannam@128: README-WIN32.txt This document cannam@128: ChangeLog Changes since previous zlib packages cannam@128: DLL_FAQ.txt Frequently asked questions about zlib1.dll cannam@128: zlib.3.pdf Documentation of this library in Adobe Acrobat format cannam@128: cannam@128: example.exe A statically-bound example (using zlib.lib, not the dll) cannam@128: example.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example.exe cannam@128: cannam@128: example_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound example (using zdll.lib) cannam@128: example_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example_d.exe cannam@128: cannam@128: minigzip.exe A statically-bound test program (using zlib.lib, not the dll) cannam@128: minigzip.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip.exe cannam@128: cannam@128: minigzip_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound test program (using zdll.lib) cannam@128: minigzip_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip_d.exe cannam@128: cannam@128: zlib.h Install these files into the compilers' INCLUDE path to cannam@128: zconf.h compile programs which use zlib.lib or zdll.lib cannam@128: cannam@128: zdll.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path if linking cannam@128: zdll.exp a compiled program to the zlib1.dll binary cannam@128: cannam@128: zlib.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path to link zlib cannam@128: zlib.pdb into compiled programs, without zlib1.dll runtime dependency cannam@128: (zlib.pdb provides debugging info to the compile time linker) cannam@128: cannam@128: zlib1.dll Install this binary shared library into the system PATH, or cannam@128: the program's runtime directory (where the .exe resides) cannam@128: zlib1.pdb Install in the same directory as zlib1.dll, in order to debug cannam@128: an application crash using WinDbg or similar tools. cannam@128: cannam@128: All .pdb files above are entirely optional, but are very useful to a developer cannam@128: attempting to diagnose program misbehavior or a crash. Many additional cannam@128: important files for developers can be found in the zlib127.zip source package cannam@128: available from http://zlib.net/ - review that package's README file for details. cannam@128: cannam@128: cannam@128: Acknowledgments: cannam@128: cannam@128: The deflate format used by zlib was defined by Phil Katz. The deflate and cannam@128: zlib specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. Thanks to all the cannam@128: people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in zlib; they cannam@128: are too numerous to cite here. cannam@128: cannam@128: cannam@128: Copyright notice: cannam@128: cannam@128: (C) 1995-2012 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler cannam@128: cannam@128: This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied cannam@128: warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages cannam@128: arising from the use of this software. cannam@128: cannam@128: Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, cannam@128: including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it cannam@128: freely, subject to the following restrictions: cannam@128: cannam@128: 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not cannam@128: claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software cannam@128: in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be cannam@128: appreciated but is not required. cannam@128: 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be cannam@128: misrepresented as being the original software. cannam@128: 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. cannam@128: cannam@128: Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler cannam@128: jloup@gzip.org madler@alumni.caltech.edu cannam@128: cannam@128: If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not* receiving cannam@128: lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided for free but without cannam@128: warranty of any kind. The library has been entirely written by Jean-loup cannam@128: Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not include third-party code. cannam@128: cannam@128: If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include in cannam@128: the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes. Please read cannam@128: the FAQ for more information on the distribution of modified source versions.