From 25263462377fa5c569947a40315815bd59e37f4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mark Adler Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 17:19:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Remove mentions of an official zlib DLL distribution. There used to be one, but no more. It is up to the user or vendor to compile zlib. --- FAQ | 3 +-- win32/DLL_FAQ.txt | 20 ++------------------ 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ index 55f1cdc2..92f5d3e2 100644 --- a/FAQ +++ b/FAQ @@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ The latest zlib FAQ is at http://zlib.net/zlib_faq.html 2. Where can I get a Windows DLL version? The zlib sources can be compiled without change to produce a DLL. See the - file win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution. Pointers to the - precompiled DLL are found in the zlib web site at http://zlib.net/ . + file win32/DLL_FAQ.txt in the zlib distribution. 3. Where can I get a Visual Basic interface to zlib? diff --git a/win32/DLL_FAQ.txt b/win32/DLL_FAQ.txt index 12c00901..d8cf5f31 100644 --- a/win32/DLL_FAQ.txt +++ b/win32/DLL_FAQ.txt @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ This document describes the design, the rationale, and the usage -of the official DLL build of zlib, named ZLIB1.DLL. If you have +of the common DLL build of zlib, named ZLIB1.DLL. If you have general questions about zlib, you should see the file "FAQ" found in the zlib distribution, or at the following location: http://www.gzip.org/zlib/zlib_faq.html @@ -11,13 +11,9 @@ in the zlib distribution, or at the following location: 1. What is ZLIB1.DLL, and how can I get it? - - ZLIB1.DLL is the official build of zlib as a DLL. + - ZLIB1.DLL is the common build of zlib as a DLL. (Please remark the character '1' in the name.) - Pointers to a precompiled ZLIB1.DLL can be found in the zlib - web site at: - http://www.zlib.net/ - Applications that link to ZLIB1.DLL can rely on the following specification: @@ -379,18 +375,6 @@ in the zlib distribution, or at the following location: code. But you can make your own private DLL build, under a different file name, as suggested in the previous answer. - -17. I made my own ZLIB1.DLL build. Can I test it for compliance? - - - We prefer that you download the official DLL from the zlib - web site. If you need something peculiar from this DLL, you - can send your suggestion to the zlib mailing list. - - However, in case you do rebuild the DLL yourself, you can run - it with the test programs found in the DLL distribution. - Running these test programs is not a guarantee of compliance, - but a failure can imply a detected problem. - ** This document is written and maintained by