X-Git-Url: http://git.maemo.org/git/?p=opencv;a=blobdiff_plain;f=3rdparty%2Fzlib%2FREADME;fp=3rdparty%2Fzlib%2FREADME;h=758cc50020dfefc53d518fd56072849cd5cbc9c7;hp=0000000000000000000000000000000000000000;hb=e4c14cdbdf2fe805e79cd96ded236f57e7b89060;hpb=454138ff8a20f6edb9b65a910101403d8b520643 diff --git a/3rdparty/zlib/README b/3rdparty/zlib/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..758cc50 --- /dev/null +++ b/3rdparty/zlib/README @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +ZLIB DATA COMPRESSION LIBRARY + +zlib 1.2.3 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 zlib@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. + +Questions about zlib should be sent to , or to Gilles Vollant + 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 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 1.2.3 are documented in the file ChangeLog. + +Unsupported third party contributions are provided in directory "contrib". + +A Java implementation of zlib is available in the Java Development Kit +http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/api/java/util/zip/package-summary.html +See the zlib home page http://www.zlib.org for details. + +A Perl interface to zlib written by Paul Marquess 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 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 is +availlable at http://www.oche.de/~akupries/soft/trf/trf_zip.html + +An experimental package to read and write files in .zip format, written on top +of zlib by Gilles Vollant , is available in the +contrib/minizip directory of zlib. + + +Notes for some targets: + +- For Windows DLL versions, please see win32/DLL_FAQ.txt + +- 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 PalmOs, see http://palmzlib.sourceforge.net/ + +- When building a shared, i.e. dynamic library on Mac OS X, the library must be + installed before testing (do "make install" before "make test"), since the + library location is specified in the library. + + +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) 1995-2004 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. Please +read the FAQ for more information on the distribution of modified source +versions.