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-READ THIS BEFORE TRYING TO DYNAMICALLY LINK RSYNC AND ZLIB!
-
-zlib has been adapted slightly for use in rsync. Please don't bother
-the zlib authors with problems related to the use of zlib in rsync as
-any bugs are likely to be our fault and not theirs.
-
-Specific changes that have been made to zlib for rsync include:
-
-- add Z_INSERT_ONLY to allow for efficient history updating without
- actually emitting any data. This is used to compress the matched
- blocks that don't cross the wire, which gives better compression
- ratios on the literal data.
-
-- fixed a number of minor compilation issues. (redefinition of MAX and
- other such trivial things)
-
-- include rsync.h to ensure that we get a consistent set of includes
- for all C code in rsync and to take advantage of autoconf
-
-As a result of the first item, the streams from rsync's version of
-zlib are *not compatible* with those produced by the upstream version
-of rsync. In other words, if you link rsync against your system's
-copy, it will not be able to interoperate with any other version if
-the -z option is used. (Sorry. Sometimes standard is better than
-better.)
-
-The rsync maintainers hope to fix this problem in the future by either
-merging our changes into the upstream version, or backing them out of
-rsync in a way that preserves wire compatibility. But in the meantime
-this version must be maintained in parallel.
-