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diff --git a/tcl8.6/compat/zlib/contrib/pascal/readme.txt b/tcl8.6/compat/zlib/contrib/pascal/readme.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 60e87c8..0000000 --- a/tcl8.6/compat/zlib/contrib/pascal/readme.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,76 +0,0 @@ - -This directory contains a Pascal (Delphi, Kylix) interface to the -zlib data compression library. - - -Directory listing -================= - -zlibd32.mak makefile for Borland C++ -example.pas usage example of zlib -zlibpas.pas the Pascal interface to zlib -readme.txt this file - - -Compatibility notes -=================== - -- Although the name "zlib" would have been more normal for the - zlibpas unit, this name is already taken by Borland's ZLib unit. - This is somehow unfortunate, because that unit is not a genuine - interface to the full-fledged zlib functionality, but a suite of - class wrappers around zlib streams. Other essential features, - such as checksums, are missing. - It would have been more appropriate for that unit to have a name - like "ZStreams", or something similar. - -- The C and zlib-supplied types int, uInt, long, uLong, etc. are - translated directly into Pascal types of similar sizes (Integer, - LongInt, etc.), to avoid namespace pollution. In particular, - there is no conversion of unsigned int into a Pascal unsigned - integer. The Word type is non-portable and has the same size - (16 bits) both in a 16-bit and in a 32-bit environment, unlike - Integer. Even if there is a 32-bit Cardinal type, there is no - real need for unsigned int in zlib under a 32-bit environment. - -- Except for the callbacks, the zlib function interfaces are - assuming the calling convention normally used in Pascal - (__pascal for DOS and Windows16, __fastcall for Windows32). - Since the cdecl keyword is used, the old Turbo Pascal does - not work with this interface. - -- The gz* function interfaces are not translated, to avoid - interfacing problems with the C runtime library. Besides, - gzprintf(gzFile file, const char *format, ...) - cannot be translated into Pascal. - - -Legal issues -============ - -The zlibpas interface is: - Copyright (C) 1995-2003 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. - Copyright (C) 1998 by Bob Dellaca. - Copyright (C) 2003 by Cosmin Truta. - -The example program is: - Copyright (C) 1995-2003 by Jean-loup Gailly. - Copyright (C) 1998,1999,2000 by Jacques Nomssi Nzali. - Copyright (C) 2003 by Cosmin Truta. - - This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied - warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages - arising from the use of this software. - - Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, - including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it - freely, subject to the following restrictions: - - 1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not - claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software - in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be - appreciated but is not required. - 2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be - misrepresented as being the original software. - 3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution. - |