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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2007-01-14 17:53:22 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2007-01-14 17:53:22 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf/doc/man/man3/zlib.3 b/Master/texmf/doc/man/man3/zlib.3 deleted file mode 100644 index 890098449dd..00000000000 --- a/Master/texmf/doc/man/man3/zlib.3 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,159 +0,0 @@ -.TH ZLIB 3 "17 November 2003" -.SH NAME -zlib \- compression/decompression library -.SH SYNOPSIS -[see -.I zlib.h -for full description] -.SH DESCRIPTION -The -.I zlib -library is a general purpose data compression library. -The code is thread safe. -It provides in-memory compression and decompression functions, -including integrity checks of the uncompressed data. -This version of the library supports only one compression method (deflation) -but other algorithms will be added later -and will have the same stream interface. -.LP -Compression can be done in a single step if the buffers are large enough -(for example if an input file is mmap'ed), -or can be done by repeated calls of the compression function. -In the latter case, -the application must provide more input and/or consume the output -(providing more output space) before each call. -.LP -The library also supports reading and writing files in -.IR gzip (1) -(.gz) format -with an interface similar to that of stdio. -.LP -The library does not install any signal handler. -The decoder checks the consistency of the compressed data, -so the library should never crash even in case of corrupted input. -.LP -All functions of the compression library are documented in the file -.IR zlib.h . -The distribution source includes examples of use of the library -in the files -.I example.c -and -.IR minigzip.c . -.LP -Changes to this version are documented in the file -.I ChangeLog -that accompanies the source, -and are concerned primarily with bug fixes and portability enhancements. -.LP -A Java implementation of -.I zlib -is available in the Java Development Kit 1.1: -.IP -http://www.javasoft.com/products/JDK/1.1/docs/api/Package-java.util.zip.html -.LP -A Perl interface to -.IR zlib , -written by Paul Marquess (pmqs@cpan.org), -is available at CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) sites, -including: -.IP -http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/Compress/ -.LP -A Python interface to -.IR zlib , -written by A.M. Kuchling (amk@magnet.com), -is available in Python 1.5 and later versions: -.IP -http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-zlib.html -.LP -A -.I zlib -binding for -.IR tcl (1), -written by Andreas Kupries (a.kupries@westend.com), -is availlable at: -.IP -http://www.westend.com/~kupries/doc/trf/man/man.html -.LP -An experimental package to read and write files in .zip format, -written on top of -.I zlib -by Gilles Vollant (info@winimage.com), -is available at: -.IP -http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/unzip.html -and also in the -.I contrib/minizip -directory of the main -.I zlib -web site. -.SH "SEE ALSO" -The -.I zlib -web site can be found at either of these locations: -.IP -http://www.zlib.org -.br -http://www.gzip.org/zlib/ -.LP -The data format used by the zlib library is described by RFC -(Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files: -.IP -http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (concerning zlib format) -.br -http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt (concerning deflate format) -.br -http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1952.txt (concerning gzip format) -.LP -These documents are also available in other formats from: -.IP -ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/png/documents/zlib/zdoc-index.html -.LP -Mark Nelson (markn@ieee.org) wrote an article about -.I zlib -for the Jan. 1997 issue of Dr. Dobb's Journal; -a copy of the article is available at: -.IP -http://dogma.net/markn/articles/zlibtool/zlibtool.htm -.SH "REPORTING PROBLEMS" -Before reporting a problem, -please check the -.I zlib -web site to verify that you have the latest version of -.IR zlib ; -otherwise, -obtain the latest version and see if the problem still exists. -Please read the -.I zlib -FAQ at: -.IP -http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html -.LP -before asking for help. -Send questions and/or comments to zlib@gzip.org, -or (for the Windows DLL version) to Gilles Vollant (info@winimage.com). -.SH AUTHORS -Version 1.2.1 -Copyright (C) 1995-2003 Jean-loup Gailly (jloup@gzip.org) -and Mark Adler (madler@alumni.caltech.edu). -.LP -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. -See the distribution directory with respect to requirements -governing redistribution. -The deflate format used by -.I zlib -was defined by Phil Katz. -The deflate and -.I zlib -specifications were written by L. Peter Deutsch. -Thanks to all the people who reported problems and suggested various -improvements in -.IR zlib ; -who are too numerous to cite here. -.LP -UNIX manual page by R. P. C. Rodgers, -U.S. National Library of Medicine (rodgers@nlm.nih.gov). -.\" end of man page |