ChangeLog file for zlib
+Changes in 1.2.11.1 (xx Jan 2017)
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+Changes in 1.2.11 (15 Jan 2017)
+- Fix deflate stored bug when pulling last block from window
+- Permit immediate deflateParams changes before any deflate input
+
+Changes in 1.2.10 (2 Jan 2017)
+- Avoid warnings on snprintf() return value
+- Fix bug in deflate_stored() for zero-length input
+- Fix bug in gzwrite.c that produced corrupt gzip files
+- Remove files to be installed before copying them in Makefile.in
+- Add warnings when compiling with assembler code
+
+Changes in 1.2.9 (31 Dec 2016)
+- Fix contrib/minizip to permit unzipping with desktop API [Zouzou]
+- Improve contrib/blast to return unused bytes
+- Assure that gzoffset() is correct when appending
+- Improve compress() and uncompress() to support large lengths
+- Fix bug in test/example.c where error code not saved
+- Remedy Coverity warning [Randers-Pehrson]
+- Improve speed of gzprintf() in transparent mode
+- Fix inflateInit2() bug when windowBits is 16 or 32
+- Change DEBUG macro to ZLIB_DEBUG
+- Avoid uninitialized access by gzclose_w()
+- Allow building zlib outside of the source directory
+- Fix bug that accepted invalid zlib header when windowBits is zero
+- Fix gzseek() problem on MinGW due to buggy _lseeki64 there
+- Loop on write() calls in gzwrite.c in case of non-blocking I/O
+- Add --warn (-w) option to ./configure for more compiler warnings
+- Reject a window size of 256 bytes if not using the zlib wrapper
+- Fix bug when level 0 used with Z_HUFFMAN or Z_RLE
+- Add --debug (-d) option to ./configure to define ZLIB_DEBUG
+- Fix bugs in creating a very large gzip header
+- Add uncompress2() function, which returns the input size used
+- Assure that deflateParams() will not switch functions mid-block
+- Dramatically speed up deflation for level 0 (storing)
+- Add gzfread(), duplicating the interface of fread()
+- Add gzfwrite(), duplicating the interface of fwrite()
+- Add deflateGetDictionary() function
+- Use snprintf() for later versions of Microsoft C
+- Fix *Init macros to use z_ prefix when requested
+- Replace as400 with os400 for OS/400 support [Monnerat]
+- Add crc32_z() and adler32_z() functions with size_t lengths
+- Update Visual Studio project files [AraHaan]
+
+Changes in 1.2.8 (28 Apr 2013)
+- Update contrib/minizip/iowin32.c for Windows RT [Vollant]
+- Do not force Z_CONST for C++
+- Clean up contrib/vstudio [Roß]
+- Correct spelling error in zlib.h
+- Fix mixed line endings in contrib/vstudio
+
+Changes in 1.2.7.3 (13 Apr 2013)
+- Fix version numbers and DLL names in contrib/vstudio/*/zlib.rc
+
+Changes in 1.2.7.2 (13 Apr 2013)
+- Change check for a four-byte type back to hexadecimal
+- Fix typo in win32/Makefile.msc
+- Add casts in gzwrite.c for pointer differences
+
+Changes in 1.2.7.1 (24 Mar 2013)
+- Replace use of unsafe string functions with snprintf if available
+- Avoid including stddef.h on Windows for Z_SOLO compile [Niessink]
+- Fix gzgetc undefine when Z_PREFIX set [Turk]
+- Eliminate use of mktemp in Makefile (not always available)
+- Fix bug in 'F' mode for gzopen()
+- Add inflateGetDictionary() function
+- Correct comment in deflate.h
+- Use _snprintf for snprintf in Microsoft C
+- On Darwin, only use /usr/bin/libtool if libtool is not Apple
+- Delete "--version" file if created by "ar --version" [Richard G.]
+- Fix configure check for veracity of compiler error return codes
+- Fix CMake compilation of static lib for MSVC2010 x64
+- Remove unused variable in infback9.c
+- Fix argument checks in gzlog_compress() and gzlog_write()
+- Clean up the usage of z_const and respect const usage within zlib
+- Clean up examples/gzlog.[ch] comparisons of different types
+- Avoid shift equal to bits in type (caused endless loop)
+- Fix uninitialized value bug in gzputc() introduced by const patches
+- Fix memory allocation error in examples/zran.c [Nor]
+- Fix bug where gzopen(), gzclose() would write an empty file
+- Fix bug in gzclose() when gzwrite() runs out of memory
+- Check for input buffer malloc failure in examples/gzappend.c
+- Add note to contrib/blast to use binary mode in stdio
+- Fix comparisons of differently signed integers in contrib/blast
+- Check for invalid code length codes in contrib/puff
+- Fix serious but very rare decompression bug in inftrees.c
+- Update inflateBack() comments, since inflate() can be faster
+- Use underscored I/O function names for WINAPI_FAMILY
+- Add _tr_flush_bits to the external symbols prefixed by --zprefix
+- Add contrib/vstudio/vc10 pre-build step for static only
+- Quote --version-script argument in CMakeLists.txt
+- Don't specify --version-script on Apple platforms in CMakeLists.txt
+- Fix casting error in contrib/testzlib/testzlib.c
+- Fix types in contrib/minizip to match result of get_crc_table()
+- Simplify contrib/vstudio/vc10 with 'd' suffix
+- Add TOP support to win32/Makefile.msc
+- Suport i686 and amd64 assembler builds in CMakeLists.txt
+- Fix typos in the use of _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE in zconf.h
+- Add vc11 and vc12 build files to contrib/vstudio
+- Add gzvprintf() as an undocumented function in zlib
+- Fix configure for Sun shell
+- Remove runtime check in configure for four-byte integer type
+- Add casts and consts to ease user conversion to C++
+- Add man pages for minizip and miniunzip
+- In Makefile uninstall, don't rm if preceding cd fails
+- Do not return Z_BUF_ERROR if deflateParam() has nothing to write
+
+Changes in 1.2.7 (2 May 2012)
+- Replace use of memmove() with a simple copy for portability
+- Test for existence of strerror
+- Restore gzgetc_ for backward compatibility with 1.2.6
+- Fix build with non-GNU make on Solaris
+- Require gcc 4.0 or later on Mac OS X to use the hidden attribute
+- Include unistd.h for Watcom C
+- Use __WATCOMC__ instead of __WATCOM__
+- Do not use the visibility attribute if NO_VIZ defined
+- Improve the detection of no hidden visibility attribute
+- Avoid using __int64 for gcc or solo compilation
+- Cast to char * in gzprintf to avoid warnings [Zinser]
+- Fix make_vms.com for VAX [Zinser]
+- Don't use library or built-in byte swaps
+- Simplify test and use of gcc hidden attribute
+- Fix bug in gzclose_w() when gzwrite() fails to allocate memory
+- Add "x" (O_EXCL) and "e" (O_CLOEXEC) modes support to gzopen()
+- Fix bug in test/minigzip.c for configure --solo
+- Fix contrib/vstudio project link errors [Mohanathas]
+- Add ability to choose the builder in make_vms.com [Schweda]
+- Add DESTDIR support to mingw32 win32/Makefile.gcc
+- Fix comments in win32/Makefile.gcc for proper usage
+- Allow overriding the default install locations for cmake
+- Generate and install the pkg-config file with cmake
+- Build both a static and a shared version of zlib with cmake
+- Include version symbols for cmake builds
+- If using cmake with MSVC, add the source directory to the includes
+- Remove unneeded EXTRA_CFLAGS from win32/Makefile.gcc [Truta]
+- Move obsolete emx makefile to old [Truta]
+- Allow the use of -Wundef when compiling or using zlib
+- Avoid the use of the -u option with mktemp
+- Improve inflate() documentation on the use of Z_FINISH
+- Recognize clang as gcc
+- Add gzopen_w() in Windows for wide character path names
+- Rename zconf.h in CMakeLists.txt to move it out of the way
+- Add source directory in CMakeLists.txt for building examples
+- Look in build directory for zlib.pc in CMakeLists.txt
+- Remove gzflags from zlibvc.def in vc9 and vc10
+- Fix contrib/minizip compilation in the MinGW environment
+- Update ./configure for Solaris, support --64 [Mooney]
+- Remove -R. from Solaris shared build (possible security issue)
+- Avoid race condition for parallel make (-j) running example
+- Fix type mismatch between get_crc_table() and crc_table
+- Fix parsing of version with "-" in CMakeLists.txt [Snider, Ziegler]
+- Fix the path to zlib.map in CMakeLists.txt
+- Force the native libtool in Mac OS X to avoid GNU libtool [Beebe]
+- Add instructions to win32/Makefile.gcc for shared install [Torri]
+
+Changes in 1.2.6.1 (12 Feb 2012)
+- Avoid the use of the Objective-C reserved name "id"
+- Include io.h in gzguts.h for Microsoft compilers
+- Fix problem with ./configure --prefix and gzgetc macro
+- Include gz_header definition when compiling zlib solo
+- Put gzflags() functionality back in zutil.c
+- Avoid library header include in crc32.c for Z_SOLO
+- Use name in GCC_CLASSIC as C compiler for coverage testing, if set
+- Minor cleanup in contrib/minizip/zip.c [Vollant]
+- Update make_vms.com [Zinser]
+- Remove unnecessary gzgetc_ function
+- Use optimized byte swap operations for Microsoft and GNU [Snyder]
+- Fix minor typo in zlib.h comments [Rzesniowiecki]
+
+Changes in 1.2.6 (29 Jan 2012)
+- Update the Pascal interface in contrib/pascal
+- Fix function numbers for gzgetc_ in zlibvc.def files
+- Fix configure.ac for contrib/minizip [Schiffer]
+- Fix large-entry detection in minizip on 64-bit systems [Schiffer]
+- Have ./configure use the compiler return code for error indication
+- Fix CMakeLists.txt for cross compilation [McClure]
+- Fix contrib/minizip/zip.c for 64-bit architectures [Dalsnes]
+- Fix compilation of contrib/minizip on FreeBSD [Marquez]
+- Correct suggested usages in win32/Makefile.msc [Shachar, Horvath]
+- Include io.h for Turbo C / Borland C on all platforms [Truta]
+- Make version explicit in contrib/minizip/configure.ac [Bosmans]
+- Avoid warning for no encryption in contrib/minizip/zip.c [Vollant]
+- Minor cleanup up contrib/minizip/unzip.c [Vollant]
+- Fix bug when compiling minizip with C++ [Vollant]
+- Protect for long name and extra fields in contrib/minizip [Vollant]
+- Avoid some warnings in contrib/minizip [Vollant]
+- Add -I../.. -L../.. to CFLAGS for minizip and miniunzip
+- Add missing libs to minizip linker command
+- Add support for VPATH builds in contrib/minizip
+- Add an --enable-demos option to contrib/minizip/configure
+- Add the generation of configure.log by ./configure
+- Exit when required parameters not provided to win32/Makefile.gcc
+- Have gzputc return the character written instead of the argument
+- Use the -m option on ldconfig for BSD systems [Tobias]
+- Correct in zlib.map when deflateResetKeep was added
+
+Changes in 1.2.5.3 (15 Jan 2012)
+- Restore gzgetc function for binary compatibility
+- Do not use _lseeki64 under Borland C++ [Truta]
+- Update win32/Makefile.msc to build test/*.c [Truta]
+- Remove old/visualc6 given CMakefile and other alternatives
+- Update AS400 build files and documentation [Monnerat]
+- Update win32/Makefile.gcc to build test/*.c [Truta]
+- Permit stronger flushes after Z_BLOCK flushes
+- Avoid extraneous empty blocks when doing empty flushes
+- Permit Z_NULL arguments to deflatePending
+- Allow deflatePrime() to insert bits in the middle of a stream
+- Remove second empty static block for Z_PARTIAL_FLUSH
+- Write out all of the available bits when using Z_BLOCK
+- Insert the first two strings in the hash table after a flush
+
+Changes in 1.2.5.2 (17 Dec 2011)
+- fix ld error: unable to find version dependency 'ZLIB_1.2.5'
+- use relative symlinks for shared libs
+- Avoid searching past window for Z_RLE strategy
+- Assure that high-water mark initialization is always applied in deflate
+- Add assertions to fill_window() in deflate.c to match comments
+- Update python link in README
+- Correct spelling error in gzread.c
+- Fix bug in gzgets() for a concatenated empty gzip stream
+- Correct error in comment for gz_make()
+- Change gzread() and related to ignore junk after gzip streams
+- Allow gzread() and related to continue after gzclearerr()
+- Allow gzrewind() and gzseek() after a premature end-of-file
+- Simplify gzseek() now that raw after gzip is ignored
+- Change gzgetc() to a macro for speed (~40% speedup in testing)
+- Fix gzclose() to return the actual error last encountered
+- Always add large file support for windows
+- Include zconf.h for windows large file support
+- Include zconf.h.cmakein for windows large file support
+- Update zconf.h.cmakein on make distclean
+- Merge vestigial vsnprintf determination from zutil.h to gzguts.h
+- Clarify how gzopen() appends in zlib.h comments
+- Correct documentation of gzdirect() since junk at end now ignored
+- Add a transparent write mode to gzopen() when 'T' is in the mode
+- Update python link in zlib man page
+- Get inffixed.h and MAKEFIXED result to match
+- Add a ./config --solo option to make zlib subset with no library use
+- Add undocumented inflateResetKeep() function for CAB file decoding
+- Add --cover option to ./configure for gcc coverage testing
+- Add #define ZLIB_CONST option to use const in the z_stream interface
+- Add comment to gzdopen() in zlib.h to use dup() when using fileno()
+- Note behavior of uncompress() to provide as much data as it can
+- Add files in contrib/minizip to aid in building libminizip
+- Split off AR options in Makefile.in and configure
+- Change ON macro to Z_ARG to avoid application conflicts
+- Facilitate compilation with Borland C++ for pragmas and vsnprintf
+- Include io.h for Turbo C / Borland C++
+- Move example.c and minigzip.c to test/
+- Simplify incomplete code table filling in inflate_table()
+- Remove code from inflate.c and infback.c that is impossible to execute
+- Test the inflate code with full coverage
+- Allow deflateSetDictionary, inflateSetDictionary at any time (in raw)
+- Add deflateResetKeep and fix inflateResetKeep to retain dictionary
+- Fix gzwrite.c to accommodate reduced memory zlib compilation
+- Have inflate() with Z_FINISH avoid the allocation of a window
+- Do not set strm->adler when doing raw inflate
+- Fix gzeof() to behave just like feof() when read is not past end of file
+- Fix bug in gzread.c when end-of-file is reached
+- Avoid use of Z_BUF_ERROR in gz* functions except for premature EOF
+- Document gzread() capability to read concurrently written files
+- Remove hard-coding of resource compiler in CMakeLists.txt [Blammo]
+
+Changes in 1.2.5.1 (10 Sep 2011)
+- Update FAQ entry on shared builds (#13)
+- Avoid symbolic argument to chmod in Makefile.in
+- Fix bug and add consts in contrib/puff [Oberhumer]
+- Update contrib/puff/zeros.raw test file to have all block types
+- Add full coverage test for puff in contrib/puff/Makefile
+- Fix static-only-build install in Makefile.in
+- Fix bug in unzGetCurrentFileInfo() in contrib/minizip [Kuno]
+- Add libz.a dependency to shared in Makefile.in for parallel builds
+- Spell out "number" (instead of "nb") in zlib.h for total_in, total_out
+- Replace $(...) with `...` in configure for non-bash sh [Bowler]
+- Add darwin* to Darwin* and solaris* to SunOS\ 5* in configure [Groffen]
+- Add solaris* to Linux* in configure to allow gcc use [Groffen]
+- Add *bsd* to Linux* case in configure [Bar-Lev]
+- Add inffast.obj to dependencies in win32/Makefile.msc
+- Correct spelling error in deflate.h [Kohler]
+- Change libzdll.a again to libz.dll.a (!) in win32/Makefile.gcc
+- Add test to configure for GNU C looking for gcc in output of $cc -v
+- Add zlib.pc generation to win32/Makefile.gcc [Weigelt]
+- Fix bug in zlib.h for _FILE_OFFSET_BITS set and _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE not
+- Add comment in zlib.h that adler32_combine with len2 < 0 makes no sense
+- Make NO_DIVIDE option in adler32.c much faster (thanks to John Reiser)
+- Make stronger test in zconf.h to include unistd.h for LFS
+- Apply Darwin patches for 64-bit file offsets to contrib/minizip [Slack]
+- Fix zlib.h LFS support when Z_PREFIX used
+- Add updated as400 support (removed from old) [Monnerat]
+- Avoid deflate sensitivity to volatile input data
+- Avoid division in adler32_combine for NO_DIVIDE
+- Clarify the use of Z_FINISH with deflateBound() amount of space
+- Set binary for output file in puff.c
+- Use u4 type for crc_table to avoid conversion warnings
+- Apply casts in zlib.h to avoid conversion warnings
+- Add OF to prototypes for adler32_combine_ and crc32_combine_ [Miller]
+- Improve inflateSync() documentation to note indeterminancy
+- Add deflatePending() function to return the amount of pending output
+- Correct the spelling of "specification" in FAQ [Randers-Pehrson]
+- Add a check in configure for stdarg.h, use for gzprintf()
+- Check that pointers fit in ints when gzprint() compiled old style
+- Add dummy name before $(SHAREDLIBV) in Makefile [Bar-Lev, Bowler]
+- Delete line in configure that adds -L. libz.a to LDFLAGS [Weigelt]
+- Add debug records in assmebler code [Londer]
+- Update RFC references to use http://tools.ietf.org/html/... [Li]
+- Add --archs option, use of libtool to configure for Mac OS X [Borstel]
+
+Changes in 1.2.5 (19 Apr 2010)
+- Disable visibility attribute in win32/Makefile.gcc [Bar-Lev]
+- Default to libdir as sharedlibdir in configure [Nieder]
+- Update copyright dates on modified source files
+- Update trees.c to be able to generate modified trees.h
+- Exit configure for MinGW, suggesting win32/Makefile.gcc
+- Check for NULL path in gz_open [Homurlu]
+
+Changes in 1.2.4.5 (18 Apr 2010)
+- Set sharedlibdir in configure [Torok]
+- Set LDFLAGS in Makefile.in [Bar-Lev]
+- Avoid mkdir objs race condition in Makefile.in [Bowler]
+- Add ZLIB_INTERNAL in front of internal inter-module functions and arrays
+- Define ZLIB_INTERNAL to hide internal functions and arrays for GNU C
+- Don't use hidden attribute when it is a warning generator (e.g. Solaris)
+
+Changes in 1.2.4.4 (18 Apr 2010)
+- Fix CROSS_PREFIX executable testing, CHOST extract, mingw* [Torok]
+- Undefine _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE in zconf.h if it is zero, but not if empty
+- Try to use bash or ksh regardless of functionality of /bin/sh
+- Fix configure incompatibility with NetBSD sh
+- Remove attempt to run under bash or ksh since have better NetBSD fix
+- Fix win32/Makefile.gcc for MinGW [Bar-Lev]
+- Add diagnostic messages when using CROSS_PREFIX in configure
+- Added --sharedlibdir option to configure [Weigelt]
+- Use hidden visibility attribute when available [Frysinger]
+
+Changes in 1.2.4.3 (10 Apr 2010)
+- Only use CROSS_PREFIX in configure for ar and ranlib if they exist
+- Use CROSS_PREFIX for nm [Bar-Lev]
+- Assume _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE defined is equivalent to true
+- Avoid use of undefined symbols in #if with && and ||
+- Make *64 prototypes in gzguts.h consistent with functions
+- Add -shared load option for MinGW in configure [Bowler]
+- Move z_off64_t to public interface, use instead of off64_t
+- Remove ! from shell test in configure (not portable to Solaris)
+- Change +0 macro tests to -0 for possibly increased portability
+
+Changes in 1.2.4.2 (9 Apr 2010)
+- Add consistent carriage returns to readme.txt's in masmx86 and masmx64
+- Really provide prototypes for *64 functions when building without LFS
+- Only define unlink() in minigzip.c if unistd.h not included
+- Update README to point to contrib/vstudio project files
+- Move projects/vc6 to old/ and remove projects/
+- Include stdlib.h in minigzip.c for setmode() definition under WinCE
+- Clean up assembler builds in win32/Makefile.msc [Rowe]
+- Include sys/types.h for Microsoft for off_t definition
+- Fix memory leak on error in gz_open()
+- Symbolize nm as $NM in configure [Weigelt]
+- Use TEST_LDSHARED instead of LDSHARED to link test programs [Weigelt]
+- Add +0 to _FILE_OFFSET_BITS and _LFS64_LARGEFILE in case not defined
+- Fix bug in gzeof() to take into account unused input data
+- Avoid initialization of structures with variables in puff.c
+- Updated win32/README-WIN32.txt [Rowe]
+
+Changes in 1.2.4.1 (28 Mar 2010)
+- Remove the use of [a-z] constructs for sed in configure [gentoo 310225]
+- Remove $(SHAREDLIB) from LIBS in Makefile.in [Creech]
+- Restore "for debugging" comment on sprintf() in gzlib.c
+- Remove fdopen for MVS from gzguts.h
+- Put new README-WIN32.txt in win32 [Rowe]
+- Add check for shell to configure and invoke another shell if needed
+- Fix big fat stinking bug in gzseek() on uncompressed files
+- Remove vestigial F_OPEN64 define in zutil.h
+- Set and check the value of _LARGEFILE_SOURCE and _LARGEFILE64_SOURCE
+- Avoid errors on non-LFS systems when applications define LFS macros
+- Set EXE to ".exe" in configure for MINGW [Kahle]
+- Match crc32() in crc32.c exactly to the prototype in zlib.h [Sherrill]
+- Add prefix for cross-compilation in win32/makefile.gcc [Bar-Lev]
+- Add DLL install in win32/makefile.gcc [Bar-Lev]
+- Allow Linux* or linux* from uname in configure [Bar-Lev]
+- Allow ldconfig to be redefined in configure and Makefile.in [Bar-Lev]
+- Add cross-compilation prefixes to configure [Bar-Lev]
+- Match type exactly in gz_load() invocation in gzread.c
+- Match type exactly of zcalloc() in zutil.c to zlib.h alloc_func
+- Provide prototypes for *64 functions when building zlib without LFS
+- Don't use -lc when linking shared library on MinGW
+- Remove errno.h check in configure and vestigial errno code in zutil.h
+
+Changes in 1.2.4 (14 Mar 2010)
+- Fix VER3 extraction in configure for no fourth subversion
+- Update zlib.3, add docs to Makefile.in to make .pdf out of it
+- Add zlib.3.pdf to distribution
+- Don't set error code in gzerror() if passed pointer is NULL
+- Apply destination directory fixes to CMakeLists.txt [Lowman]
+- Move #cmakedefine's to a new zconf.in.cmakein
+- Restore zconf.h for builds that don't use configure or cmake
+- Add distclean to dummy Makefile for convenience
+- Update and improve INDEX, README, and FAQ
+- Update CMakeLists.txt for the return of zconf.h [Lowman]
+- Update contrib/vstudio/vc9 and vc10 [Vollant]
+- Change libz.dll.a back to libzdll.a in win32/Makefile.gcc
+- Apply license and readme changes to contrib/asm686 [Raiter]
+- Check file name lengths and add -c option in minigzip.c [Li]
+- Update contrib/amd64 and contrib/masmx86/ [Vollant]
+- Avoid use of "eof" parameter in trees.c to not shadow library variable
+- Update make_vms.com for removal of zlibdefs.h [Zinser]
+- Update assembler code and vstudio projects in contrib [Vollant]
+- Remove outdated assembler code contrib/masm686 and contrib/asm586
+- Remove old vc7 and vc8 from contrib/vstudio
+- Update win32/Makefile.msc, add ZLIB_VER_SUBREVISION [Rowe]
+- Fix memory leaks in gzclose_r() and gzclose_w(), file leak in gz_open()
+- Add contrib/gcc_gvmat64 for longest_match and inflate_fast [Vollant]
+- Remove *64 functions from win32/zlib.def (they're not 64-bit yet)
+- Fix bug in void-returning vsprintf() case in gzwrite.c
+- Fix name change from inflate.h in contrib/inflate86/inffas86.c
+- Check if temporary file exists before removing in make_vms.com [Zinser]
+- Fix make install and uninstall for --static option
+- Fix usage of _MSC_VER in gzguts.h and zutil.h [Truta]
+- Update readme.txt in contrib/masmx64 and masmx86 to assemble
+
+Changes in 1.2.3.9 (21 Feb 2010)
+- Expunge gzio.c
+- Move as400 build information to old
+- Fix updates in contrib/minizip and contrib/vstudio
+- Add const to vsnprintf test in configure to avoid warnings [Weigelt]
+- Delete zconf.h (made by configure) [Weigelt]
+- Change zconf.in.h to zconf.h.in per convention [Weigelt]
+- Check for NULL buf in gzgets()
+- Return empty string for gzgets() with len == 1 (like fgets())
+- Fix description of gzgets() in zlib.h for end-of-file, NULL return
+- Update minizip to 1.1 [Vollant]
+- Avoid MSVC loss of data warnings in gzread.c, gzwrite.c
+- Note in zlib.h that gzerror() should be used to distinguish from EOF
+- Remove use of snprintf() from gzlib.c
+- Fix bug in gzseek()
+- Update contrib/vstudio, adding vc9 and vc10 [Kuno, Vollant]
+- Fix zconf.h generation in CMakeLists.txt [Lowman]
+- Improve comments in zconf.h where modified by configure
+
+Changes in 1.2.3.8 (13 Feb 2010)
+- Clean up text files (tabs, trailing whitespace, etc.) [Oberhumer]
+- Use z_off64_t in gz_zero() and gz_skip() to match state->skip
+- Avoid comparison problem when sizeof(int) == sizeof(z_off64_t)
+- Revert to Makefile.in from 1.2.3.6 (live with the clutter)
+- Fix missing error return in gzflush(), add zlib.h note
+- Add *64 functions to zlib.map [Levin]
+- Fix signed/unsigned comparison in gz_comp()
+- Use SFLAGS when testing shared linking in configure
+- Add --64 option to ./configure to use -m64 with gcc
+- Fix ./configure --help to correctly name options
+- Have make fail if a test fails [Levin]
+- Avoid buffer overrun in contrib/masmx64/gvmat64.asm [Simpson]
+- Remove assembler object files from contrib
+
+Changes in 1.2.3.7 (24 Jan 2010)
+- Always gzopen() with O_LARGEFILE if available
+- Fix gzdirect() to work immediately after gzopen() or gzdopen()
+- Make gzdirect() more precise when the state changes while reading
+- Improve zlib.h documentation in many places
+- Catch memory allocation failure in gz_open()
+- Complete close operation if seek forward in gzclose_w() fails
+- Return Z_ERRNO from gzclose_r() if close() fails
+- Return Z_STREAM_ERROR instead of EOF for gzclose() being passed NULL
+- Return zero for gzwrite() errors to match zlib.h description
+- Return -1 on gzputs() error to match zlib.h description
+- Add zconf.in.h to allow recovery from configure modification [Weigelt]
+- Fix static library permissions in Makefile.in [Weigelt]
+- Avoid warnings in configure tests that hide functionality [Weigelt]
+- Add *BSD and DragonFly to Linux case in configure [gentoo 123571]
+- Change libzdll.a to libz.dll.a in win32/Makefile.gcc [gentoo 288212]
+- Avoid access of uninitialized data for first inflateReset2 call [Gomes]
+- Keep object files in subdirectories to reduce the clutter somewhat
+- Remove default Makefile and zlibdefs.h, add dummy Makefile
+- Add new external functions to Z_PREFIX, remove duplicates, z_z_ -> z_
+- Remove zlibdefs.h completely -- modify zconf.h instead
+
+Changes in 1.2.3.6 (17 Jan 2010)
+- Avoid void * arithmetic in gzread.c and gzwrite.c
+- Make compilers happier with const char * for gz_error message
+- Avoid unused parameter warning in inflate.c
+- Avoid signed-unsigned comparison warning in inflate.c
+- Indent #pragma's for traditional C
+- Fix usage of strwinerror() in glib.c, change to gz_strwinerror()
+- Correct email address in configure for system options
+- Update make_vms.com and add make_vms.com to contrib/minizip [Zinser]
+- Update zlib.map [Brown]
+- Fix Makefile.in for Solaris 10 make of example64 and minizip64 [Torok]
+- Apply various fixes to CMakeLists.txt [Lowman]
+- Add checks on len in gzread() and gzwrite()
+- Add error message for no more room for gzungetc()
+- Remove zlib version check in gzwrite()
+- Defer compression of gzprintf() result until need to
+- Use snprintf() in gzdopen() if available
+- Remove USE_MMAP configuration determination (only used by minigzip)
+- Remove examples/pigz.c (available separately)
+- Update examples/gun.c to 1.6
+
+Changes in 1.2.3.5 (8 Jan 2010)
+- Add space after #if in zutil.h for some compilers
+- Fix relatively harmless bug in deflate_fast() [Exarevsky]
+- Fix same problem in deflate_slow()
+- Add $(SHAREDLIBV) to LIBS in Makefile.in [Brown]
+- Add deflate_rle() for faster Z_RLE strategy run-length encoding
+- Add deflate_huff() for faster Z_HUFFMAN_ONLY encoding
+- Change name of "write" variable in inffast.c to avoid library collisions
+- Fix premature EOF from gzread() in gzio.c [Brown]
+- Use zlib header window size if windowBits is 0 in inflateInit2()
+- Remove compressBound() call in deflate.c to avoid linking compress.o
+- Replace use of errno in gz* with functions, support WinCE [Alves]
+- Provide alternative to perror() in minigzip.c for WinCE [Alves]
+- Don't use _vsnprintf on later versions of MSVC [Lowman]
+- Add CMake build script and input file [Lowman]
+- Update contrib/minizip to 1.1 [Svensson, Vollant]
+- Moved nintendods directory from contrib to .
+- Replace gzio.c with a new set of routines with the same functionality
+- Add gzbuffer(), gzoffset(), gzclose_r(), gzclose_w() as part of above
+- Update contrib/minizip to 1.1b
+- Change gzeof() to return 0 on error instead of -1 to agree with zlib.h
+
Changes in 1.2.3.4 (21 Dec 2009)
- Use old school .SUFFIXES in Makefile.in for FreeBSD compatibility
- Update comments in configure and Makefile.in for default --shared
- Fix static and shared Makefile.in targets to be independent
- Correct error return bug in gz_open() by setting state [Brown]
- Put spaces before ;;'s in configure for better sh compatibility
-- Added pigz.c (parallel implementation of gzip) to examples/
+- Add pigz.c (parallel implementation of gzip) to examples/
- Correct constant in crc32.c to UL [Leventhal]
- Reject negative lengths in crc32_combine()
- Add inflateReset2() function to work like inflateEnd()/inflateInit2()
- Clear bytes after deflate lookahead to avoid use of uninitialized data
- Change a limit in inftrees.c to be more transparent to Coverity Prevent
- Update win32/zlib.def with exported symbols from zlib.h
-- Correct spelling error in zlib.h [Willem]
+- Correct spelling errors in zlib.h [Willem, Sobrado]
- Allow Z_BLOCK for deflate() to force a new block
- Allow negative bits in inflatePrime() to delete existing bit buffer
- Add Z_TREES flush option to inflate() to return at end of trees
- Add inflateMark() to return current state information for random access
-- Added Makefile for NintendoDS to contrib [Costa]
+- Add Makefile for NintendoDS to contrib [Costa]
- Add -w in configure compile tests to avoid spurious warnings [Beucler]
- Fix typos in zlib.h comments for deflateSetDictionary()
- Fix EOF detection in transparent gzread() [Maier]
- Update make_vms.com [Zinser]
- Use -fPIC for shared build in configure [Teredesai, Nicholson]
- Use only major version number for libz.so on IRIX and OSF1 [Reinholdtsen]
-- Use fdopen() (not _fdopen()) for Interix in zutil.h [B\8ack]
+- Use fdopen() (not _fdopen()) for Interix in zutil.h [Bäck]
- Add some FAQ entries about the contrib directory
- Update the MVS question in the FAQ
- Avoid extraneous reads after EOF in gzio.c [Brown]
- Synchronize FAQ with website
- Fix compressBound(), was low for some pathological cases [Fearnley]
- Take into account wrapper variations in deflateBound()
-- Set examples/zpipe.c input and output to binary mode for Windows
+- Set examples/zpipe.c input and output to binary mode for Windows
- Update examples/zlib_how.html with new zpipe.c (also web site)
- Fix some warnings in examples/gzlog.c and examples/zran.c (it seems
that gcc became pickier in 4.0)
compile
- Fix some spelling errors in comments [Betts]
- Correct inflateInit2() error return documentation in zlib.h
-- Added zran.c example of compressed data random access to examples
+- Add zran.c example of compressed data random access to examples
directory, shows use of inflatePrime()
- Fix cast for assignments to strm->state in inflate.c and infback.c
- Fix zlibCompileFlags() in zutil.c to use 1L for long shifts [Oberhumer]
386 asm code replacing longest_match().
contrib/iostream/ by Kevin Ruland <kevin@rodin.wustl.edu>
A C++ I/O streams interface to the zlib gz* functions
- contrib/iostream2/ by Tyge Løvset <Tyge.Lovset@cmr.no>
+ contrib/iostream2/ by Tyge Løvset <Tyge.Lovset@cmr.no>
Another C++ I/O streams interface
contrib/untgz/ by "Pedro A. Aranda Guti\irrez" <paag@tid.es>
A very simple tar.gz file extractor using zlib
- fix array overlay in deflate.c which sometimes caused bad compressed data
- fix inflate bug with empty stored block
- fix MSDOS medium model which was broken in 0.99
-- fix deflateParams() which could generated bad compressed data.
+- fix deflateParams() which could generate bad compressed data.
- Bytef is define'd instead of typedef'ed (work around Borland bug)
- added an INDEX file
- new makefiles for DJGPP (Makefile.dj2), 32-bit Borland (Makefile.b32),
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