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diff --git a/nx-X11/extras/zlib/README b/nx-X11/extras/zlib/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..29d67146a --- /dev/null +++ b/nx-X11/extras/zlib/README @@ -0,0 +1,147 @@ +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. |