README-WIN32.txt
1ZLIB DATA COMPRESSION LIBRARY
2
3zlib 1.2.8 is a general purpose data compression library. All the code is
4thread safe. The data format used by the zlib library is described by RFCs
5(Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files
6http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (zlib format), rfc1951.txt (deflate format)
7and rfc1952.txt (gzip format).
8
9All functions of the compression library are documented in the file zlib.h
10(volunteer to write man pages welcome, contact zlib@gzip.org). Two compiled
11examples are distributed in this package, example and minigzip. The example_d
12and minigzip_d flavors validate that the zlib1.dll file is working correctly.
13
14Questions about zlib should be sent to <zlib@gzip.org>. The zlib home page
15is http://zlib.net/ . Before reporting a problem, please check this site to
16verify that you have the latest version of zlib; otherwise get the latest
17version and check whether the problem still exists or not.
18
19PLEASE read DLL_FAQ.txt, and the the zlib FAQ http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html
20before asking for help.
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22
23Manifest:
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25The package zlib-1.2.8-win32-x86.zip will contain the following files:
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27 README-WIN32.txt This document
28 ChangeLog Changes since previous zlib packages
29 DLL_FAQ.txt Frequently asked questions about zlib1.dll
30 zlib.3.pdf Documentation of this library in Adobe Acrobat format
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32 example.exe A statically-bound example (using zlib.lib, not the dll)
33 example.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example.exe
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35 example_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound example (using zdll.lib)
36 example_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example_d.exe
37
38 minigzip.exe A statically-bound test program (using zlib.lib, not the dll)
39 minigzip.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip.exe
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41 minigzip_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound test program (using zdll.lib)
42 minigzip_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip_d.exe
43
44 zlib.h Install these files into the compilers' INCLUDE path to
45 zconf.h compile programs which use zlib.lib or zdll.lib
46
47 zdll.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path if linking
48 zdll.exp a compiled program to the zlib1.dll binary
49
50 zlib.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path to link zlib
51 zlib.pdb into compiled programs, without zlib1.dll runtime dependency
52 (zlib.pdb provides debugging info to the compile time linker)
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54 zlib1.dll Install this binary shared library into the system PATH, or
55 the program's runtime directory (where the .exe resides)
56 zlib1.pdb Install in the same directory as zlib1.dll, in order to debug
57 an application crash using WinDbg or similar tools.
58
59All .pdb files above are entirely optional, but are very useful to a developer
60attempting to diagnose program misbehavior or a crash. Many additional
61important files for developers can be found in the zlib127.zip source package
62available from http://zlib.net/ - review that package's README file for details.
63
64
65Acknowledgments:
66
67The deflate format used by zlib was defined by Phil Katz. The deflate and
68zlib specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. Thanks to all the
69people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in zlib; they
70are too numerous to cite here.
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72
73Copyright notice:
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75 (C) 1995-2012 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
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77 This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
78 warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
79 arising from the use of this software.
80
81 Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
82 including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
83 freely, subject to the following restrictions:
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85 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
86 claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
87 in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
88 appreciated but is not required.
89 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
90 misrepresented as being the original software.
91 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
92
93 Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler
94 jloup@gzip.org madler@alumni.caltech.edu
95
96If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not* receiving
97lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided for free but without
98warranty of any kind. The library has been entirely written by Jean-loup
99Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not include third-party code.
100
101If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include in
102the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes. Please read
103the FAQ for more information on the distribution of modified source versions.
104