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diff --git a/third_party/rust/libz-sys/src/zlib-1.2.8/zlib.3 b/third_party/rust/libz-sys/src/zlib-1.2.8/zlib.3 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..0160e62b6 --- /dev/null +++ b/third_party/rust/libz-sys/src/zlib-1.2.8/zlib.3 @@ -0,0 +1,151 @@ +.TH ZLIB 3 "28 Apr 2013" +.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, assuming that the standard library functions +used are thread safe, such as memory allocation routines. +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 may be added later +with the same stream interface. +.LP +Compression can be done in a single step if the buffers are large enough +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 the 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 test/example.c +and +.IR test/minigzip.c, +as well as other examples in the +.IR examples/ +directory. +.LP +Changes to this version are documented in the file +.I ChangeLog +that accompanies the source. +.LP +.I zlib +is available in Java using the java.util.zip package: +.IP +http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Programming/compression/ +.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://search.cpan.org/~pmqs/IO-Compress-Zlib/ +.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://docs.python.org/library/zlib.html +.LP +.I zlib +is built into +.IR tcl: +.IP +http://wiki.tcl.tk/4610 +.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/minizip.html +and also in the +.I contrib/minizip +directory of the main +.I zlib +source distribution. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +The +.I zlib +web site can be found at: +.IP +http://zlib.net/ +.LP +The data format used by the zlib library is described by RFC +(Request for Comments) 1950 to 1952 in the files: +.IP +http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1950 (for the zlib header and trailer format) +.br +http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1951 (for the deflate compressed data format) +.br +http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1952 (for the gzip header and trailer format) +.LP +Mark Nelson 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://marknelson.us/1997/01/01/zlib-engine/ +.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://zlib.net/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 1.2.8 +Copyright (C) 1995-2013 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 |