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author | Cyan4973 <Kdo4973@hotmail.com> | 2018-04-13 08:01:54 (GMT) |
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committer | Cyan4973 <Kdo4973@hotmail.com> | 2018-04-13 08:01:54 (GMT) |
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compatibility with gcc-4.4 string.h version
Someone found it would be a great idea to define there a global variable under the very generic name "index".
Cause problem with shadow warnings, so no variable can be named "index" now ...
Also : automatically update API manual
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diff --git a/doc/lz4_manual.html b/doc/lz4_manual.html index d14467f..f8639fe 100644 --- a/doc/lz4_manual.html +++ b/doc/lz4_manual.html @@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ <li><a href="#Chapter5">Advanced Functions</a></li> <li><a href="#Chapter6">Streaming Compression Functions</a></li> <li><a href="#Chapter7">Streaming Decompression Functions</a></li> -<li><a href="#Chapter8">Private definitions</a></li> -<li><a href="#Chapter9">Obsolete Functions</a></li> +<li><a href="#Chapter8">Unstable declarations</a></li> +<li><a href="#Chapter9">Private definitions</a></li> +<li><a href="#Chapter10">Obsolete Functions</a></li> </ol> <hr> <a name="Chapter1"></a><h2>Introduction</h2><pre> @@ -245,22 +246,80 @@ int LZ4_decompress_fast_usingDict (const char* src, char* dst, int originalSize, </p></pre><BR> -<a name="Chapter8"></a><h2>Private definitions</h2><pre> +<a name="Chapter8"></a><h2>Unstable declarations</h2><pre> + Declarations in this section should be considered unstable. + Use at your own peril, etc., etc. + They may be removed in the future. + Their signatures may change. +<BR></pre> + +<pre><b>void LZ4_resetStream_fast (LZ4_stream_t* streamPtr); +</b><p> When an LZ4_stream_t is known to be in a internally coherent state, + it can often be prepared for a new compression with almost no work, only + sometimes falling back to the full, expensive reset that is always required + when the stream is in an indeterminate state (i.e., the reset performed by + LZ4_resetStream()). + + LZ4_streams are guaranteed to be in a valid state when: + - returned from LZ4_createStream() + - reset by LZ4_resetStream() + - memset(stream, 0, sizeof(LZ4_stream_t)) + - the stream was in a valid state and was reset by LZ4_resetStream_fast() + - the stream was in a valid state and was then used in any compression call + that returned success + - the stream was in an indeterminate state and was used in a compression + call that fully reset the state (LZ4_compress_fast_extState()) and that + returned success + +</p></pre><BR> + +<pre><b>int LZ4_compress_fast_extState_fastReset (void* state, const char* src, char* dst, int srcSize, int dstCapacity, int acceleration); +</b><p> A variant of LZ4_compress_fast_extState(). + + Using this variant avoids an expensive initialization step. It is only safe + to call if the state buffer is known to be correctly initialized already + (see above comment on LZ4_resetStream_fast() for a definition of "correctly + initialized"). From a high level, the difference is that this function + initializes the provided state with a call to LZ4_resetStream_fast() while + LZ4_compress_fast_extState() starts with a call to LZ4_resetStream(). + +</p></pre><BR> + +<pre><b>void LZ4_attach_dictionary(LZ4_stream_t *working_stream, const LZ4_stream_t *dictionary_stream); +</b><p> This is an experimental API that allows for the efficient use of a + static dictionary many times. + + Rather than re-loading the dictionary buffer into a working context before + each compression, or copying a pre-loaded dictionary's LZ4_stream_t into a + working LZ4_stream_t, this function introduces a no-copy setup mechanism, + in which the working stream references the dictionary stream in-place. + + Several assumptions are made about the state of the dictionary stream. + Currently, only streams which have been prepared by LZ4_loadDict() should + be expected to work. + + Alternatively, the provided dictionary stream pointer may be NULL, in which + case any existing dictionary stream is unset. + + If a dictionary is provided, it replaces any pre-existing stream history. + The dictionary contents are the only history that can be referenced and + logically immediately precede the data compressed in the first subsequent + compression call. + + The dictionary will only remain attached to the working stream through the + first compression call, at the end of which it is cleared. The dictionary + stream (and source buffer) must remain in-place / accessible / unchanged + through the completion of the first compression call on the stream. + +</p></pre><BR> + +<a name="Chapter9"></a><h2>Private definitions</h2><pre> Do not use these definitions. They are exposed to allow static allocation of `LZ4_stream_t` and `LZ4_streamDecode_t`. Using these definitions will expose code to API and/or ABI break in future versions of the library. <BR></pre> <pre><b>typedef struct { - uint32_t hashTable[LZ4_HASH_SIZE_U32]; - uint32_t currentOffset; - uint32_t initCheck; - const uint8_t* dictionary; - uint8_t* bufferStart; </b>/* obsolete, used for slideInputBuffer */<b> - uint32_t dictSize; -} LZ4_stream_t_internal; -</b></pre><BR> -<pre><b>typedef struct { const uint8_t* externalDict; size_t extDictSize; const uint8_t* prefixEnd; @@ -268,15 +327,6 @@ int LZ4_decompress_fast_usingDict (const char* src, char* dst, int originalSize, } LZ4_streamDecode_t_internal; </b></pre><BR> <pre><b>typedef struct { - unsigned int hashTable[LZ4_HASH_SIZE_U32]; - unsigned int currentOffset; - unsigned int initCheck; - const unsigned char* dictionary; - unsigned char* bufferStart; </b>/* obsolete, used for slideInputBuffer */<b> - unsigned int dictSize; -} LZ4_stream_t_internal; -</b></pre><BR> -<pre><b>typedef struct { const unsigned char* externalDict; size_t extDictSize; const unsigned char* prefixEnd; @@ -311,7 +361,7 @@ union LZ4_streamDecode_u { </p></pre><BR> -<a name="Chapter9"></a><h2>Obsolete Functions</h2><pre></pre> +<a name="Chapter10"></a><h2>Obsolete Functions</h2><pre></pre> <pre><b>#ifdef LZ4_DISABLE_DEPRECATE_WARNINGS # define LZ4_DEPRECATED(message) </b>/* disable deprecation warnings */<b> |