1 2 This directory contains a Pascal (Delphi, Kylix) interface to the 3 zlib data compression library. 4 5 6 Directory listing 7 ================= 8 9 zlibd32.mak makefile for Borland C++ 10 example.pas usage example of zlib 11 zlibpas.pas the Pascal interface to zlib 12 readme.txt this file 13 14 15 Compatibility notes 16 =================== 17 18 - Although the name "zlib" would have been more normal for the 19 zlibpas unit, this name is already taken by Borland's ZLib unit. 20 This is somehow unfortunate, because that unit is not a genuine 21 interface to the full-fledged zlib functionality, but a suite of 22 class wrappers around zlib streams. Other essential features, 23 such as checksums, are missing. 24 It would have been more appropriate for that unit to have a name 25 like "ZStreams", or something similar. 26 27 - The C and zlib-supplied types int, uInt, long, uLong, etc. are 28 translated directly into Pascal types of similar sizes (Integer, 29 LongInt, etc.), to avoid namespace pollution. In particular, 30 there is no conversion of unsigned int into a Pascal unsigned 31 integer. The Word type is non-portable and has the same size 32 (16 bits) both in a 16-bit and in a 32-bit environment, unlike 33 Integer. Even if there is a 32-bit Cardinal type, there is no 34 real need for unsigned int in zlib under a 32-bit environment. 35 36 - Except for the callbacks, the zlib function interfaces are 37 assuming the calling convention normally used in Pascal 38 (__pascal for DOS and Windows16, __fastcall for Windows32). 39 Since the cdecl keyword is used, the old Turbo Pascal does 40 not work with this interface. 41 42 - The gz* function interfaces are not translated, to avoid 43 interfacing problems with the C runtime library. Besides, 44 gzprintf(gzFile file, const char *format, ...) 45 cannot be translated into Pascal. 46 47 48 Legal issues 49 ============ 50 51 The zlibpas interface is: 52 Copyright (C) 1995-2003 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. 53 Copyright (C) 1998 by Bob Dellaca. 54 Copyright (C) 2003 by Cosmin Truta. 55 56 The example program is: 57 Copyright (C) 1995-2003 by Jean-loup Gailly. 58 Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000 by Jacques Nomssi Nzali. 59 Copyright (C) 2003 by Cosmin Truta. 60 61 This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied 62 warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages 63 arising from the use of this software. 64 65 Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, 66 including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it 67 freely, subject to the following restrictions: 68 69 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not 70 claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software 71 in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be 72 appreciated but is not required. 73 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be 74 misrepresented as being the original software. 75 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. 76 77
