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+ − 1 zlib 0.95 is a beta version of a general purpose compression library.
+ − 2 This should be the last version before the first official
+ − 3 version (1.0), so please test it now. (At least compile and run it with
+ − 4 "make test"). This version has no known bugs.
+ − 5
+ − 6 The data format used by the zlib library is described in the
+ − 7 files zlib-3.1.doc, deflate-1.1.doc and gzip-4.1.doc, available
+ − 8 in ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip/doc.
+ − 9
+ − 10 All functions of the compression library are documented in the file
+ − 11 zlib.h. A usage example of the library is given in the file example.c
+ − 12 which also tests that the library is working correctly. Another
+ − 13 example is given in the file minigzip.c.
+ − 14
+ − 15 To compile all files and run the test program, just type: make test
+ − 16 (For MSDOS, use one of the special makefiles such as Makefile.msc;
+ − 17 for VMS, use Make_vms.com or descrip.mms.)
+ − 18 To install the zlib library (libz.a) in /usr/local/lib, type: make install
+ − 19 To install in a different directory, use for example:
+ − 20 make install prefix=$HOME
+ − 21 This will install in $HOME/lib instead of /usr/local/lib.
+ − 22
+ − 23 The changes made in version 0.95 are documented in the file ChangeLog.
+ − 24 The main changes since 0.94 are:
+ − 25 - fix MSDOS small and medium model (now easier to adapt to any compiler)
+ − 26 - inlined send_bits
+ − 27 - fix the final (:-) bug for deflate with flush (output was correct but
+ − 28 not completely flushed in rare occasions).
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+ − 30 For MSDOS, the small and medium models have been tested only with Microsoft C.
+ − 31 (This should now work for Borland C also, but I don't have a recent Borland
+ − 32 compiler to test with.) The small model was tested with Turbo C but only with
+ − 33 reduced performance to avoid any far allocation; it was tested with
+ − 34 -DMAX_WBITS=11 -DMAX_MEM_LEVEL=3
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+ − 36
+ − 37 (C) 1995 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
+ − 38
+ − 39 This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+ − 40 warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+ − 41 arising from the use of this software.
+ − 42
+ − 43 Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+ − 44 including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+ − 45 freely, subject to the following restrictions:
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+ − 47 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+ − 48 claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+ − 49 in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+ − 50 appreciated but is not required.
+ − 51 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+ − 52 misrepresented as being the original software.
+ − 53 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+ − 54
+ − 55 Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler
+ − 56 gzip@prep.ai.mit.edu madler@alumni.caltech.edu
+ − 57
+ − 58 If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not*
+ − 59 receiving lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided
+ − 60 for free but without warranty of any kind. The library has been
+ − 61 entirely written by Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not
+ − 62 include third-party code.
+ − 63
+ − 64 If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include
+ − 65 in the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes.