Import from zlib-1.2.4

1 files changed, 29 insertions, 37 deletions

diff --git a/cpukit/zlib/zlib.3 b/cpukit/zlib/zlib.3
index 90b8162870..52999c7049 100644
--- a/cpukit/zlib/zlib.3
+++ b/cpukit/zlib/zlib.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH ZLIB 3 "18 July 2005"
+.TH ZLIB 3 "14 March 2010"
 .SH NAME
 zlib \- compression/decompression library
 .SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ for full description]
 The
 .I zlib
 library is a general purpose data compression library.
-The code is thread safe.
+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 will be added later
-and will have the same stream interface.
+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
-(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
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ 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.
+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 .
@@ -38,18 +38,19 @@ The distribution source includes examples of use of the library
 in the files
 .I example.c
 and
-.IR minigzip.c .
+.IR 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,
-and are concerned primarily with bug fixes and portability enhancements.
+that accompanies the source.
 .LP
-A Java implementation of
 .I zlib
-is available in the Java Development Kit 1.1:
+is available in Java using the java.util.zip package:
 .IP
-http://www.javasoft.com/products/JDK/1.1/docs/api/Package-java.util.zip.html
+http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/Programming/compression/
 .LP
 A Perl interface to
 .IR zlib ,
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ 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/
+http://search.cpan.org/~pmqs/IO-Compress-Zlib/
 .LP
 A Python interface to
 .IR zlib ,
@@ -66,14 +67,11 @@ 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:
+is built into
+.IR tcl:
 .IP
-http://www.westend.com/~kupries/doc/trf/man/man.html
+http://wiki.tcl.tk/4610
 .LP
 An experimental package to read and write files in .zip format,
 written on top of
@@ -81,40 +79,34 @@ written on top of
 by Gilles Vollant (info@winimage.com),
 is available at:
 .IP
-http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/unzip.html
+http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/minizip.html
 and also in the
 .I contrib/minizip
 directory of the main
 .I zlib
-web site.
+source distribution.
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
 The
 .I zlib
-web site can be found at either of these locations:
+web site can be found at:
 .IP
-http://www.zlib.org
-.br
-http://www.gzip.org/zlib/
+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://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (concerning zlib format)
+http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1950.txt (for the zlib header and trailer format)
 .br
-http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt (concerning deflate format)
+http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1951.txt (for the deflate compressed data 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
+http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1952.txt (for the gzip header and trailer format)
 .LP
-Mark Nelson (markn@ieee.org) wrote an article about
+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://dogma.net/markn/articles/zlibtool/zlibtool.htm
+http://marknelson.us/1997/01/01/zlib-engine/
 .SH "REPORTING PROBLEMS"
 Before reporting a problem,
 please check the
@@ -127,14 +119,14 @@ Please read the
 .I zlib
 FAQ at:
 .IP
-http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html
+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 1.2.3
-Copyright (C) 1995-2005 Jean-loup Gailly (jloup@gzip.org)
+Version 1.2.4
+Copyright (C) 1995-2010 Jean-loup Gailly (jloup@gzip.org)
 and Mark Adler (madler@alumni.caltech.edu).
 .LP
 This software is provided "as-is,"