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authorYann Collet <yann.collet.73@gmail.com>2015-06-18 14:38:19 (GMT)
committerYann Collet <yann.collet.73@gmail.com>2015-06-18 14:38:19 (GMT)
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Minor lib readme update
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@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ LZ4 - Library Files
This directory contains many files, but you don't necessarily need them all.
-If you want to integrate LZ4 compression/decompression into your program, you basically need to include "**lz4.c**" and "**lz4.h**" only.
+To integrate LZ4 compression/decompression into your program, you basically just need to include "**lz4.c**" and "**lz4.h**".
-If you want more compression, at the cost of compression speed (but preserving decompression speed), you will also have to include "**lz4hc.c**" and "**lz4hc.h**". Note that lz4hc needs lz4 to work properly.
+For more compression at the cost of compression speed (while preserving decompression speed), use **lz4hc**. Compile "**lz4hc.c**" and include "**lz4hc.h**". Note that lz4hc needs lz4 to compile properly.
-Next level, if you want to produce files or data streams compatible with lz4 utility, you will have to use and include "**lz4frame.c**" and **lz4frame.h**". This library encapsulate lz4-compressed blocks into the official interoperable frame format. In order to work properly, lz4frame needs lz4 and lz4hc, and also "**xxhash.c**" and "**xxhash.h**", which provide the error detection algorithm.
+Next level, if you want to produce files or data streams compatible with lz4 utility, use and include "**lz4frame.c**" and **lz4frame.h**". This library encapsulate lz4-compressed blocks into the [official interoperable frame format]. In order to work properly, lz4frame needs lz4 and lz4hc, and also "**xxhash.c**" and "**xxhash.h**", which provide error detection algorithm.
-A more complex "lz4frame_static.h" is also provided, although its usage is not recommended. It contains definitions which are not guaranteed to remain stable within future versions. Use only if you don't plan to update your lz4 version.
+A more complex "lz4frame_static.h" is also provided, although its usage is not recommended. It contains definitions which are not guaranteed to remain stable within future versions. Use for static linking ***only***.
The other files are not source code. There are :
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ The other files are not source code. There are :
- Makefile : script to compile or install lz4 library (static or dynamic)
- liblz4.pc.in : for pkg-config (make install)
+[official interoperable frame format]: ../lz4_Frame_format.md