[Zlib-devel] 1.2.5 DLL broken?

Cosmin Truta cosmin at cs.toronto.edu
Mon Jun 20 14:14:45 EDT 2011


On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 1:08 PM, wrote:
> Now that I know that it is import library with ZLIB1.DLL 1.2.5 that is the problem, I might try recreating it and seeing if I can get ZLIB1.DLL 1.2.5 to work, which would be great if I can.

One essential thing is that the DLL itself must never have
compatibility issues. I.e., apps must absolutely not crash if a
particular ZLIB1.DLL build is ever replaced by another particular
ZLIB1.DLL build.

So far we have been successful at maintaining this promise. For
example, this is why there are so many "don't do this, don't do that"
in the DLL FAQ. Let's keep fingers crossed that things will stay this
way in the future.

Sincerely,
Cosmin




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