readme.txt
1Building instructions for the DLL versions of Zlib 1.2.7
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4This directory contains projects that build zlib and minizip using
5Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0/10.0.
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7You don't need to build these projects yourself. You can download the
8binaries from:
9 http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll
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11More information can be found at this site.
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17Build instructions for Visual Studio 2008 (32 bits or 64 bits)
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19- Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
20- Compile assembly code (with Visual Studio Command Prompt) by running:
21 bld_ml64.bat (in contrib\masmx64)
22 bld_ml32.bat (in contrib\masmx86)
23- Open contrib\vstudio\vc9\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2008
24- Or run: vcbuild /rebuild contrib\vstudio\vc9\zlibvc.sln "Release|Win32"
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26Build instructions for Visual Studio 2010 (32 bits or 64 bits)
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28- Uncompress current zlib, including all contrib/* files
29- Open contrib\vstudio\vc10\zlibvc.sln with Microsoft Visual C++ 2010
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32Important
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34- To use zlibwapi.dll in your application, you must define the
35 macro ZLIB_WINAPI when compiling your application's source files.
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38Additional notes
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40- This DLL, named zlibwapi.dll, is compatible to the old zlib.dll built
41 by Gilles Vollant from the zlib 1.1.x sources, and distributed at
42 http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll
43 It uses the WINAPI calling convention for the exported functions, and
44 includes the minizip functionality. If your application needs that
45 particular build of zlib.dll, you can rename zlibwapi.dll to zlib.dll.
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47- The new DLL was renamed because there exist several incompatible
48 versions of zlib.dll on the Internet.
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50- There is also an official DLL build of zlib, named zlib1.dll. This one
51 is exporting the functions using the CDECL convention. See the file
52 win32\DLL_FAQ.txt found in this zlib distribution.
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54- There used to be a ZLIB_DLL macro in zlib 1.1.x, but now this symbol
55 has a slightly different effect. To avoid compatibility problems, do
56 not define it here.
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59Gilles Vollant
60info@winimage.com
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