[Zlib-devel] zlib updates on github

[Mark Adler]

All,

Below is a summary of the commits to date since 1.2.5.1 that can be found at https://github.com/madler/zlib/commits/develop , in reverse chronological order.

Mark


- Update python link in zlib man page.
- Add a transparent write mode to gzopen() when 'T' is in the mode.
- Correct documentation of gzdirect() since junk at end now ignored.
- Clarify how gzopen() appends in zlib.h comments.
- Merge vestigial vsnprintf determination from zutil.h to gzguts.h.
- Update zconf.h.cmakein on make distclean.
- Include zconf.h.cmakein for windows large file support.
- Include zconf.h for windows large file support.
- Always add large file support for windows
- Update copyright dates on gz* source files.
- Fix gzclose() to return the actual error last encountered.
- Change gzgetc() to a macro for speed (~40% speedup in testing).
- Simplify gzseek() now that raw after gzip is ignored.
- Allow gzrewind() and gzseek() after a premature end-of-file.
- Allow gzread() and related to continue after gzclearerr().
- Change gzread() and related to ignore junk after gzip streams.
- Correct error in comment for gz_make().
- Fix bug in gzgets() for a concatenated empty gzip stream.
- Correct spelling error in gzread.c
- Update python link in README
- Add assertions to fill_window() in deflate.c to match comments.
- Assure that high-water mark initialization is always applied in deflate.
- Avoid searching past window for Z_RLE strategy.
- use relative symlinks for shared libs
- Add .gitignore [Frysinger]
- fix ld error: unable to find version dependency `ZLIB_1.2.5'
- Change version numbers to 1.2.5.2 and release