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.
 21
 22
 23Manifest:
 24
 25The package zlib-1.2.8-win32-x86.zip will contain the following files:
 26
 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
 31
 32  example.exe      A statically-bound example (using zlib.lib, not the dll)
 33  example.pdb      Symbolic information for debugging example.exe
 34
 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
 40
 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)
 53
 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.
 71
 72
 73Copyright notice:
 74
 75  (C) 1995-2012 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler
 76
 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:
 84
 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.