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diff --git a/linux/lib/zlib/README b/linux/lib/zlib/README deleted file mode 100644 index 29d67146a..000000000 --- a/linux/lib/zlib/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,147 +0,0 @@ -zlib 1.1.4 is a general purpose data compression library. All the code -is thread safe. The data format used by the zlib library -is described by RFCs (Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files -http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (zlib format), rfc1951.txt (deflate -format) and rfc1952.txt (gzip format). These documents are also available in -other formats from ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/png/documents/zlib/zdoc-index.html - -All functions of the compression library are documented in the file zlib.h -(volunteer to write man pages welcome, contact jloup@gzip.org). A usage -example of the library is given in the file example.c which also tests that -the library is working correctly. Another example is given in the file -minigzip.c. The compression library itself is composed of all source files -except example.c and minigzip.c. - -To compile all files and run the test program, follow the instructions -given at the top of Makefile. In short "make test; make install" -should work for most machines. For Unix: "./configure; make test; make install" -For MSDOS, use one of the special makefiles such as Makefile.msc. -For VMS, use Make_vms.com or descrip.mms. - -Questions about zlib should be sent to <zlib@gzip.org>, or to -Gilles Vollant <info@winimage.com> for the Windows DLL version. -The zlib home page is http://www.zlib.org or http://www.gzip.org/zlib/ -Before reporting a problem, please check this site to verify that -you have the latest version of zlib; otherwise get the latest version and -check whether the problem still exists or not. - -PLEASE read the zlib FAQ http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html -before asking for help. - -Mark Nelson <markn@ieee.org> wrote an article about zlib for the Jan. 1997 -issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal; a copy of the article is available in -http://dogma.net/markn/articles/zlibtool/zlibtool.htm - -The changes made in version 1.1.4 are documented in the file ChangeLog. -The only changes made since 1.1.3 are bug corrections: - -- ZFREE was repeated on same allocation on some error conditions. - This creates a security problem described in - http://www.zlib.org/advisory-2002-03-11.txt -- Returned incorrect error (Z_MEM_ERROR) on some invalid data -- Avoid accesses before window for invalid distances with inflate window - less than 32K. -- force windowBits > 8 to avoid a bug in the encoder for a window size - of 256 bytes. (A complete fix will be available in 1.1.5). - -The beta version 1.1.5beta includes many more changes. A new official -version 1.1.5 will be released as soon as extensive testing has been -completed on it. - - -Unsupported third party contributions are provided in directory "contrib". - -A Java implementation of zlib is available in the Java Development Kit -http://www.javasoft.com/products/JDK/1.1/docs/api/Package-java.util.zip.html -See the zlib home page http://www.zlib.org for details. - -A Perl interface to zlib written by Paul Marquess <pmarquess@bfsec.bt.co.uk> -is in the CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites -http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Compress/ - -A Python interface to zlib written by A.M. Kuchling <amk@magnet.com> -is available in Python 1.5 and later versions, see -http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-zlib.html - -A zlib binding for TCL written by Andreas Kupries <a.kupries@westend.com> -is availlable at http://www.westend.com/~kupries/doc/trf/man/man.html - -An experimental package to read and write files in .zip format, -written on top of zlib by Gilles Vollant <info@winimage.com>, is -available at http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/unzip.html -and also in the contrib/minizip directory of zlib. - - -Notes for some targets: - -- To build a Windows DLL version, include in a DLL project zlib.def, zlib.rc - and all .c files except example.c and minigzip.c; compile with -DZLIB_DLL - The zlib DLL support was initially done by Alessandro Iacopetti and is - now maintained by Gilles Vollant <info@winimage.com>. Check the zlib DLL - home page at http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll - - From Visual Basic, you can call the DLL functions which do not take - a structure as argument: compress, uncompress and all gz* functions. - See contrib/visual-basic.txt for more information, or get - http://www.tcfb.com/dowseware/cmp-z-it.zip - -- For 64-bit Irix, deflate.c must be compiled without any optimization. - With -O, one libpng test fails. The test works in 32 bit mode (with - the -n32 compiler flag). The compiler bug has been reported to SGI. - -- zlib doesn't work with gcc 2.6.3 on a DEC 3000/300LX under OSF/1 2.1 - it works when compiled with cc. - -- on Digital Unix 4.0D (formely OSF/1) on AlphaServer, the cc option -std1 - is necessary to get gzprintf working correctly. This is done by configure. - -- zlib doesn't work on HP-UX 9.05 with some versions of /bin/cc. It works - with other compilers. Use "make test" to check your compiler. - -- gzdopen is not supported on RISCOS, BEOS and by some Mac compilers. - -- For Turbo C the small model is supported only with reduced performance to - avoid any far allocation; it was tested with -DMAX_WBITS=11 -DMAX_MEM_LEVEL=3 - -- For PalmOs, see http://www.cs.uit.no/~perm/PASTA/pilot/software.html - Per Harald Myrvang <perm@stud.cs.uit.no> - - -Acknowledgments: - - The deflate format used by zlib was defined by Phil Katz. The deflate - and zlib specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. Thanks to all the - people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in zlib; - they are too numerous to cite here. - -Copyright notice: - - (C) 1995-2002 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler - - This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied - warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages - arising from the use of this software. - - Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, - including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it - freely, subject to the following restrictions: - - 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not - claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software - in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be - appreciated but is not required. - 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be - misrepresented as being the original software. - 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. - - Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler - jloup@gzip.org madler@alumni.caltech.edu - -If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not* -receiving lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided -for free but without warranty of any kind. The library has been -entirely written by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not -include third-party code. - -If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include -in the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes. |