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ZLIB DATA COMPRESSION LIBRARY
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zlib 1.2.7 is a general purpose data compression library. All the code is
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thread safe. The data format used by the zlib library is described by RFCs
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(Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files
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http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (zlib format), rfc1951.txt (deflate format)
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and rfc1952.txt (gzip format).
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All functions of the compression library are documented in the file zlib.h
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(volunteer to write man pages welcome, contact zlib@gzip.org). Two compiled
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examples are distributed in this package, example and minigzip. The example_d
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and minigzip_d flavors validate that the zlib1.dll file is working correctly.
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Questions about zlib should be sent to <zlib@gzip.org>. The zlib home page
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is http://zlib.net/ . Before reporting a problem, please check this site to
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verify that you have the latest version of zlib; otherwise get the latest
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version and check whether the problem still exists or not.
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PLEASE read DLL_FAQ.txt, and the the zlib FAQ http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html
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before asking for help.
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The package zlib-1.2.7-win32-x86.zip will contain the following files:
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README-WIN32.txt This document
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ChangeLog Changes since previous zlib packages
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DLL_FAQ.txt Frequently asked questions about zlib1.dll
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zlib.3.pdf Documentation of this library in Adobe Acrobat format
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example.exe A statically-bound example (using zlib.lib, not the dll)
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example.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example.exe
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example_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound example (using zdll.lib)
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example_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging example_d.exe
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minigzip.exe A statically-bound test program (using zlib.lib, not the dll)
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minigzip.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip.exe
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minigzip_d.exe A zlib1.dll bound test program (using zdll.lib)
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minigzip_d.pdb Symbolic information for debugging minigzip_d.exe
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zlib.h Install these files into the compilers' INCLUDE path to
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zconf.h compile programs which use zlib.lib or zdll.lib
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zdll.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path if linking
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zdll.exp a compiled program to the zlib1.dll binary
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zlib.lib Install these files into the compilers' LIB path to link zlib
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zlib.pdb into compiled programs, without zlib1.dll runtime dependency
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(zlib.pdb provides debugging info to the compile time linker)
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zlib1.dll Install this binary shared library into the system PATH, or
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the program's runtime directory (where the .exe resides)
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zlib1.pdb Install in the same directory as zlib1.dll, in order to debug
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an application crash using WinDbg or similar tools.
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All .pdb files above are entirely optional, but are very useful to a developer
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attempting to diagnose program misbehavior or a crash. Many additional
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important files for developers can be found in the zlib127.zip source package
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available from http://zlib.net/ - review that package's README file for details.
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The deflate format used by zlib was defined by Phil Katz. The deflate and
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zlib specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. Thanks to all the
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people who reported problems and suggested various improvements in zlib; they
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are too numerous to cite here.
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(C) 1995-2012 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
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This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
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warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
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arising from the use of this software.
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Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
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including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
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freely, subject to the following restrictions:
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1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
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claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
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in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
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appreciated but is not required.
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2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
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misrepresented as being the original software.
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3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
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Jean-loup Gailly Mark Adler
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jloup@gzip.org madler@alumni.caltech.edu
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If you use the zlib library in a product, we would appreciate *not* receiving
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lengthy legal documents to sign. The sources are provided for free but without
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warranty of any kind. The library has been entirely written by Jean-loup
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Gailly and Mark Adler; it does not include third-party code.
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If you redistribute modified sources, we would appreciate that you include in
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the file ChangeLog history information documenting your changes. Please read
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the FAQ for more information on the distribution of modified source versions.
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