Merging upstream version 1.13.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>

20 files changed, 239 insertions, 621 deletions

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 3a3eccb..8e3aa1e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
-2012-01-05  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
+2012-02-24  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
 
-	* Version 1.13-rc2 released.
+	* Version 1.13 released.
+	* Lziprecover has been moved to its own package.
+	* main.cc (close_and_set_permissions): Inability to change output
+	  file attributes has been downgraded from error to warning.
 	* Compression time of option '-0' has been reduced by 2%.
 	* Reorganization of the compression code.
 	* Small change in '--help' output and man page.
 	* Changed quote characters in messages as advised by GNU Standards.
-
-2011-11-12  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
-
-	* Version 1.13-rc1 released.
-	* Lziprecover has been moved to its own package.
-	* main.cc (close_and_set_permissions): Inability to change output
-	  file attributes has been downgraded from error to warning.
+	* configure: 'datadir' renamed to 'datarootdir'.
+	* 'testsuite/unzcrash.cc' has been moved to package 'lziprecover'.
 
 2011-04-30  Antonio Diaz Diaz  <ant_diaz@teleline.es>
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 83991ef..d64b06c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ INSTALL_DIR = $(INSTALL) -d -m 755
 SHELL = /bin/sh
 
 objs = arg_parser.o decoder.o encoder.o fast_encoder.o main.o
-unzobjs = arg_parser.o unzcrash.o
 
 
 .PHONY : all install install-info install-man install-strip \
@@ -17,20 +16,14 @@ unzobjs = arg_parser.o unzcrash.o
 all : $(progname)
 
 $(progname) : $(objs)
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $(objs)
 
 $(progname)_profiled : $(objs)
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -pg -o $@ $^
-
-unzcrash : $(unzobjs)
-	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $^
+	$(CXX) $(LDFLAGS) -pg -o $@ $(objs)
 
 main.o : main.cc
 	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -DPROGVERSION=\"$(pkgversion)\" -c -o $@ $<
 
-unzcrash.o : testsuite/unzcrash.cc
-	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -DPROGVERSION=\"$(pkgversion)\" -c -o $@ $<
-
 %.o : %.cc
 	$(CXX) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
@@ -40,7 +33,6 @@ decoder.o      : lzip.h decoder.h
 encoder.o      : lzip.h encoder.h
 fast_encoder.o : lzip.h encoder.h fast_encoder.h
 main.o         : arg_parser.h lzip.h decoder.h encoder.h fast_encoder.h
-unzcrash.o     : arg_parser.h Makefile
 
 
 doc : info man
@@ -106,7 +98,6 @@ dist : doc
 	  $(DISTNAME)/testsuite/test.txt \
 	  $(DISTNAME)/testsuite/test_sync.lz \
 	  $(DISTNAME)/testsuite/test_v[01].lz \
-	  $(DISTNAME)/testsuite/unzcrash.cc \
 	  $(DISTNAME)/*.h \
 	  $(DISTNAME)/*.cc
 	rm -f $(DISTNAME)
@@ -114,7 +105,6 @@ dist : doc
 
 clean :
 	-rm -f $(progname) $(progname)_profiled $(objs)
-	-rm -f unzcrash unzcrash.o
 
 distclean : clean
 	-rm -f Makefile config.status *.tar *.tar.lz
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index df56781..41cf2d4 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ A small change has been made in the "--help" output and man page.
 
 Quote characters in messages have been changed as advised by GNU Coding
 Standards.
+
+Configure option "--datadir" has been renamed to "--datarootdir" to
+follow GNU Standards.
diff --git a/README b/README
index 75674e1..6ff4771 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ or more compressed files. The result is the concatenation of the
 corresponding uncompressed files. Integrity testing of concatenated
 compressed files is also supported.
 
-Lzip can produce multi-member files and safely recover, with lziprecover,
-the undamaged members in case of file damage. Lzip can also split the
-compressed output in volumes of a given size, even when reading from
-standard input. This allows the direct creation of multivolume
-compressed tar archives.
+Lzip can produce multi-member files and safely recover, with
+lziprecover, the undamaged members in case of file damage. Lzip can also
+split the compressed output in volumes of a given size, even when
+reading from standard input. This allows the direct creation of
+multivolume compressed tar archives.
 
 Lzip will automatically use the smallest possible dictionary size
 without exceeding the given limit. Keep in mind that the decompression
diff --git a/arg_parser.cc b/arg_parser.cc
index 27137a1..b3fd48d 100644
--- a/arg_parser.cc
+++ b/arg_parser.cc
@@ -56,30 +56,30 @@ bool Arg_parser::parse_long_option( const char * const opt, const char * const a
 
   if( ambig && !exact )
     {
-    error_ = "option `"; error_ += opt; error_ += "' is ambiguous";
+    error_ = "option '"; error_ += opt; error_ += "' is ambiguous";
     return false;
     }
 
   if( index < 0 )		// nothing found
     {
-    error_ = "unrecognized option `"; error_ += opt; error_ += '\'';
+    error_ = "unrecognized option '"; error_ += opt; error_ += '\'';
     return false;
     }
 
   ++argind;
   data.push_back( Record( options[index].code ) );
 
-  if( opt[len+2] )		// `--<long_option>=<argument>' syntax
+  if( opt[len+2] )		// '--<long_option>=<argument>' syntax
     {
     if( options[index].has_arg == no )
       {
-      error_ = "option `--"; error_ += options[index].name;
+      error_ = "option '--"; error_ += options[index].name;
       error_ += "' doesn't allow an argument";
       return false;
       }
     if( options[index].has_arg == yes && !opt[len+3] )
       {
-      error_ = "option `--"; error_ += options[index].name;
+      error_ = "option '--"; error_ += options[index].name;
       error_ += "' requires an argument";
       return false;
       }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ bool Arg_parser::parse_long_option( const char * const opt, const char * const a
     {
     if( !arg || !arg[0] )
       {
-      error_ = "option `--"; error_ += options[index].name;
+      error_ = "option '--"; error_ += options[index].name;
       error_ += "' requires an argument";
       return false;
       }
diff --git a/arg_parser.h b/arg_parser.h
index 5d036ab..4fbd1af 100644
--- a/arg_parser.h
+++ b/arg_parser.h
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@
     Public License.
 */
 
-/*  Arg_parser reads the arguments in `argv' and creates a number of
+/*  Arg_parser reads the arguments in 'argv' and creates a number of
     option codes, option arguments and non-option arguments.
 
-    In case of error, `error' returns a non-empty error message.
+    In case of error, 'error' returns a non-empty error message.
 
-    `options' is an array of `struct Option' terminated by an element
+    'options' is an array of 'struct Option' terminated by an element
     containing a code which is zero. A null name means a short-only
     option. A code value outside the unsigned char range means a
     long-only option.
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@
     were specified before all the non-option arguments for the purposes
     of parsing, even if the user of your program intermixed option and
     non-option arguments. If you want the arguments in the exact order
-    the user typed them, call `Arg_parser' with `in_order' = true.
+    the user typed them, call 'Arg_parser' with 'in_order' = true.
 
-    The argument `--' terminates all options; any following arguments are
+    The argument '--' terminates all options; any following arguments are
     treated as non-option arguments, even if they begin with a hyphen.
 
-    The syntax for optional option arguments is `-<short_option><argument>'
-    (without whitespace), or `--<long_option>=<argument>'.
+    The syntax for optional option arguments is '-<short_option><argument>'
+    (without whitespace), or '--<long_option>=<argument>'.
 */
 
 class Arg_parser
@@ -85,20 +85,20 @@ public:
   Arg_parser( const char * const opt, const char * const arg,
               const Option options[] );
 
-  const std::string & error() const throw() { return error_; }
+  const std::string & error() const { return error_; }
 
       // The number of arguments parsed (may be different from argc)
-  int arguments() const throw() { return data.size(); }
+  int arguments() const { return data.size(); }
 
       // If code( i ) is 0, argument( i ) is a non-option.
       // Else argument( i ) is the option's argument (or empty).
-  int code( const int i ) const throw()
+  int code( const int i ) const
     {
     if( i >= 0 && i < arguments() ) return data[i].code;
     else return 0;
     }
 
-  const std::string & argument( const int i ) const throw()
+  const std::string & argument( const int i ) const
     {
     if( i >= 0 && i < arguments() ) return data[i].argument;
     else return error_;
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 633f4d3..f96530e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 args=
 no_create=
 pkgname=lzip
-pkgversion=1.13-rc2
+pkgversion=1.13
 progname=lzip
 srctrigger=lzip.h
 
@@ -19,10 +19,9 @@ srcdir=
 prefix=/usr/local
 exec_prefix='$(prefix)'
 bindir='$(exec_prefix)/bin'
-datadir='$(prefix)/share'
-infodir='$(datadir)/info'
-mandir='$(datadir)/man'
-sysconfdir='$(prefix)/etc'
+datarootdir='$(prefix)/share'
+infodir='$(datarootdir)/info'
+mandir='$(datarootdir)/man'
 CXX=
 CPPFLAGS=
 CXXFLAGS='-Wall -W -O2'
@@ -40,12 +39,12 @@ while [ -n "$1" ] ; do
 
 	# Split out the argument for options that take them
 	case ${option} in
-	*=*) optarg=`echo ${option} | sed -e 's,^[^=]*=,,'` ;;
+	*=*) optarg=`echo ${option} | sed -e 's,^[^=]*=,,;s,/$,,'` ;;
 	esac
 
 	# Process the options
 	case ${option} in
-	--help | --he* | -h)
+	--help | -h)
 		echo "Usage: configure [options]"
 		echo
 		echo "Options: [defaults in brackets]"
@@ -55,42 +54,31 @@ while [ -n "$1" ] ; do
 		echo "  --prefix=DIR          install into DIR [${prefix}]"
 		echo "  --exec-prefix=DIR     base directory for arch-dependent files [${exec_prefix}]"
 		echo "  --bindir=DIR          user executables directory [${bindir}]"
-		echo "  --datadir=DIR         base directory for doc and data [${datadir}]"
+		echo "  --datarootdir=DIR     base directory for doc and data [${datarootdir}]"
 		echo "  --infodir=DIR         info files directory [${infodir}]"
 		echo "  --mandir=DIR          man pages directory [${mandir}]"
-		echo "  --sysconfdir=DIR      read-only single-machine data directory [${sysconfdir}]"
 		echo "  CXX=COMPILER          C++ compiler to use [g++]"
 		echo "  CPPFLAGS=OPTIONS      command line options for the preprocessor [${CPPFLAGS}]"
 		echo "  CXXFLAGS=OPTIONS      command line options for the C++ compiler [${CXXFLAGS}]"
 		echo "  LDFLAGS=OPTIONS       command line options for the linker [${LDFLAGS}]"
 		echo
 		exit 0 ;;
-	--version | --ve* | -V)
+	--version | -V)
 		echo "Configure script for ${pkgname} version ${pkgversion}"
 		exit 0 ;;
-	--srcdir* | --sr*)
-		srcdir=`echo ${optarg} | sed -e 's,/$,,'` ;;
-	--prefix* | --pr*)
-		prefix=`echo ${optarg} | sed -e 's,/$,,'` ;;
-	--exec-prefix* | --ex*)
-		exec_prefix=`echo ${optarg} | sed -e 's,/$,,'` ;;
-	--bindir* | --bi*)
-		bindir=`echo ${optarg} | sed -e 's,/$,,'` ;;
-	--datadir* | --da*)
-		datadir=`echo ${optarg} | sed -e 's,/$,,'` ;;
-	--infodir* | --inf*)
-		infodir=`echo ${optarg} | sed -e 's,/$,,'` ;;
-	--mandir* | --ma*)
-		mandir=`echo ${optarg} | sed -e 's,/$,,'` ;;
-	--sysconfdir* | --sy*)
-		sysconfdir=`echo ${optarg} | sed -e 's,/$,,'` ;;
-	--no-create | --no-c*)
-		no_create=yes ;;
-
-	CXX=*)      CXX=${optarg} ;;
+	--srcdir=*)            srcdir=${optarg} ;;
+	--prefix=*)            prefix=${optarg} ;;
+	--exec-prefix=*)  exec_prefix=${optarg} ;;
+	--bindir=*)            bindir=${optarg} ;;
+	--datarootdir=*)  datarootdir=${optarg} ;;
+	--infodir=*)          infodir=${optarg} ;;
+	--mandir=*)            mandir=${optarg} ;;
+	--no-create)              no_create=yes ;;
+
+	CXX=*)           CXX=${optarg} ;;
 	CPPFLAGS=*) CPPFLAGS=${optarg} ;;
 	CXXFLAGS=*) CXXFLAGS=${optarg} ;;
-	LDFLAGS=*)  LDFLAGS=${optarg} ;;
+	LDFLAGS=*)   LDFLAGS=${optarg} ;;
 
 	--* | *=* | *-*-*) ;;
 	*)
@@ -154,10 +142,9 @@ echo "VPATH = ${srcdir}"
 echo "prefix = ${prefix}"
 echo "exec_prefix = ${exec_prefix}"
 echo "bindir = ${bindir}"
-echo "datadir = ${datadir}"
+echo "datarootdir = ${datarootdir}"
 echo "infodir = ${infodir}"
 echo "mandir = ${mandir}"
-echo "sysconfdir = ${sysconfdir}"
 echo "CXX = ${CXX}"
 echo "CPPFLAGS = ${CPPFLAGS}"
 echo "CXXFLAGS = ${CXXFLAGS}"
@@ -178,10 +165,9 @@ VPATH = ${srcdir}
 prefix = ${prefix}
 exec_prefix = ${exec_prefix}
 bindir = ${bindir}
-datadir = ${datadir}
+datarootdir = ${datarootdir}
 infodir = ${infodir}
 mandir = ${mandir}
-sysconfdir = ${sysconfdir}
 CXX = ${CXX}
 CPPFLAGS = ${CPPFLAGS}
 CXXFLAGS = ${CXXFLAGS}
diff --git a/decoder.cc b/decoder.cc
index a060797..ae37563 100644
--- a/decoder.cc
+++ b/decoder.cc
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 const CRC32 crc32;
 
 
-void Pretty_print::operator()( const char * const msg ) const throw()
+void Pretty_print::operator()( const char * const msg ) const
   {
   if( verbosity_ >= 0 )
     {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void Pretty_print::operator()( const char * const msg ) const throw()
 // Returns the number of bytes really read.
 // If (returned value < size) and (errno == 0), means EOF was reached.
 //
-int readblock( const int fd, uint8_t * const buf, const int size ) throw()
+int readblock( const int fd, uint8_t * const buf, const int size )
   {
   int rest = size;
   errno = 0;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int readblock( const int fd, uint8_t * const buf, const int size ) throw()
 // Returns the number of bytes really written.
 // If (returned value < size), it is always an error.
 //
-int writeblock( const int fd, const uint8_t * const buf, const int size ) throw()
+int writeblock( const int fd, const uint8_t * const buf, const int size )
   {
   int rest = size;
   errno = 0;
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ bool LZ_decoder::verify_trailer( const Pretty_print & pp ) const
   const long long member_size = range_decoder.member_position() + trailer_size;
   bool error = false;
 
-  const int size = range_decoder.read( trailer.data, trailer_size );
+  const int size = range_decoder.read_data( trailer.data, trailer_size );
   if( size < trailer_size )
     {
     error = true;
diff --git a/decoder.h b/decoder.h
index ad3ff7c..d583c65 100644
--- a/decoder.h
+++ b/decoder.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class Range_decoder
 
   bool read_block();
 
-  Range_decoder( const Range_decoder & );
-  void operator=( const Range_decoder & );
+  Range_decoder( const Range_decoder & );	// declared as private
+  void operator=( const Range_decoder & );	// declared as private
 
 public:
   explicit Range_decoder( const int ifd )
@@ -42,16 +42,15 @@ public:
     code( 0 ),
     range( 0xFFFFFFFFU ),
     infd( ifd ),
-    at_stream_end( false ) {}
+    at_stream_end( false )
+    {}
 
   ~Range_decoder() { delete[] buffer; }
 
-  bool code_is_zero() const throw() { return ( code == 0 ); }
+  bool code_is_zero() const { return ( code == 0 ); }
   bool finished() { return pos >= stream_pos && !read_block(); }
-  long long member_position() const throw()
-    { return partial_member_pos + pos; }
-  void reset_member_position() throw()
-    { partial_member_pos = -pos; }
+  long long member_position() const { return partial_member_pos + pos; }
+  void reset_member_position() { partial_member_pos = -pos; }
 
   uint8_t get_byte()
     {
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ public:
     return buffer[pos++];
     }
 
-  int read( uint8_t * const outbuf, const int size )
+  int read_data( uint8_t * const outbuf, const int size )
     {
     int rest = size;
     while( rest > 0 && !finished() )
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ class Literal_decoder
   {
   Bit_model bm_literal[1<<literal_context_bits][0x300];
 
-  int lstate( const int prev_byte ) const throw()
+  int lstate( const uint8_t prev_byte ) const
     { return ( prev_byte >> ( 8 - literal_context_bits ) ); }
 
 public:
@@ -209,6 +208,7 @@ public:
 class LZ_decoder
   {
   long long partial_data_pos;
+  Range_decoder & range_decoder;
   const int dictionary_size;
   const int buffer_size;
   uint8_t * const buffer;	// output buffer
@@ -217,18 +217,17 @@ class LZ_decoder
   uint32_t crc_;
   const int outfd;		// output file descriptor
   const int member_version;
-  Range_decoder & range_decoder;
 
   void flush_data();
   bool verify_trailer( const Pretty_print & pp ) const;
 
-  uint8_t get_prev_byte() const throw()
+  uint8_t get_prev_byte() const
     {
     const int i = ( ( pos > 0 ) ? pos : buffer_size ) - 1;
     return buffer[i];
     }
 
-  uint8_t get_byte( const int distance ) const throw()
+  uint8_t get_byte( const int distance ) const
     {
     int i = pos - distance - 1;
     if( i < 0 ) i += buffer_size;
@@ -258,13 +257,14 @@ class LZ_decoder
       }
     }
 
-  LZ_decoder( const LZ_decoder & );
-  void operator=( const LZ_decoder & );
+  LZ_decoder( const LZ_decoder & );		// declared as private
+  void operator=( const LZ_decoder & );		// declared as private
 
 public:
   LZ_decoder( const File_header & header, Range_decoder & rdec, const int ofd )
     :
     partial_data_pos( 0 ),
+    range_decoder( rdec ),
     dictionary_size( header.dictionary_size() ),
     buffer_size( std::max( 65536, dictionary_size ) ),
     buffer( new uint8_t[buffer_size] ),
@@ -272,16 +272,14 @@ public:
     stream_pos( 0 ),
     crc_( 0xFFFFFFFFU ),
     outfd( ofd ),
-    member_version( header.version() ),
-    range_decoder( rdec )
+    member_version( header.version() )
     { buffer[buffer_size-1] = 0; }	// prev_byte of first_byte
 
   ~LZ_decoder() { delete[] buffer; }
 
-  uint32_t crc() const throw() { return crc_ ^ 0xFFFFFFFFU; }
+  uint32_t crc() const { return crc_ ^ 0xFFFFFFFFU; }
 
-  long long data_position() const throw()
-    { return partial_data_pos + pos; }
+  long long data_position() const { return partial_data_pos + pos; }
 
   int decode_member( const Pretty_print & pp );
   };
diff --git a/doc/lzip.1 b/doc/lzip.1
index 60df32e..f83c444 100644
--- a/doc/lzip.1
+++ b/doc/lzip.1
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.37.1.
-.TH LZIP "1" "January 2012" "Lzip 1.13-rc2" "User Commands"
+.TH LZIP "1" "February 2012" "Lzip 1.13" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
 Lzip \- reduces the size of files
 .SH SYNOPSIS
diff --git a/doc/lzip.info b/doc/lzip.info
index 5d2c6ec..9379eb3 100644
--- a/doc/lzip.info
+++ b/doc/lzip.info
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ File: lzip.info,  Node: Top,  Next: Introduction,  Up: (dir)
 Lzip Manual
 ***********
 
-This manual is for Lzip (version 1.13-rc2, 5 January 2012).
+This manual is for Lzip (version 1.13, 24 February 2012).
 
 * Menu:
 
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ corresponding uncompressed files. Integrity testing of concatenated
 compressed files is also supported.
 
    Lzip can produce multi-member files and safely recover, with
-lziprecover, the undamaged members in case of file damage. Lzip can
-also split the compressed output in volumes of a given size, even when
+lziprecover, the undamaged members in case of file damage. Lzip can also
+split the compressed output in volumes of a given size, even when
 reading from standard input. This allows the direct creation of
 multivolume compressed tar archives.
 
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ File: lzip.info,  Node: Examples,  Next: Problems,  Prev: File Format,  Up: Top
 
 WARNING! Even if lzip is bug-free, other causes may result in a corrupt
 compressed file (bugs in the system libraries, memory errors, etc).
-Therefore, if the data you are going to compress is important give the
+Therefore, if the data you are going to compress is important, give the
 `--keep' option to lzip and do not remove the original file until you
 verify the compressed file with a command like
 `lzip -cd file.lz | cmp file -'.
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ Concept Index
 * file format:                           File Format.           (line 6)
 * getting help:                          Problems.              (line 6)
 * introduction:                          Introduction.          (line 6)
-* invoking lzip:                         Invoking Lzip.         (line 6)
+* invoking:                              Invoking Lzip.         (line 6)
 * options:                               Invoking Lzip.         (line 6)
 * usage:                                 Invoking Lzip.         (line 6)
 * version:                               Invoking Lzip.         (line 6)
@@ -493,13 +493,13 @@ Concept Index
 
 Tag Table:
 Node: Top224
-Node: Introduction921
-Node: Algorithm4422
-Node: Invoking Lzip6940
-Node: File Format12292
-Node: Examples14285
-Node: Problems16231
-Node: Concept Index16753
+Node: Introduction919
+Node: Algorithm4420
+Node: Invoking Lzip6938
+Node: File Format12290
+Node: Examples14283
+Node: Problems16230
+Node: Concept Index16752
 
 End Tag Table
 
diff --git a/doc/lzip.texinfo b/doc/lzip.texinfo
index cf7b21e..0ebc9ca 100644
--- a/doc/lzip.texinfo
+++ b/doc/lzip.texinfo
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 @finalout
 @c %**end of header
 
-@set UPDATED 5 January 2012
-@set VERSION 1.13-rc2
+@set UPDATED 24 February 2012
+@set VERSION 1.13
 
 @dircategory Data Compression
 @direntry
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ or more compressed files. The result is the concatenation of the
 corresponding uncompressed files. Integrity testing of concatenated
 compressed files is also supported.
 
-Lzip can produce multi-member files and safely recover, with lziprecover,
-the undamaged members in case of file damage. Lzip can also split the
-compressed output in volumes of a given size, even when reading from
-standard input. This allows the direct creation of multivolume
-compressed tar archives.
+Lzip can produce multi-member files and safely recover, with
+lziprecover, the undamaged members in case of file damage. Lzip can also
+split the compressed output in volumes of a given size, even when
+reading from standard input. This allows the direct creation of
+multivolume compressed tar archives.
 
 The amount of memory required for compression is about 5 MiB plus 1 or 2
 times the dictionary size limit (1 if input file size is less than
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ LZMA), and Julian Seward (for bzip2's CLI and the idea of unzcrash).
 
 @node Invoking Lzip
 @chapter Invoking Lzip
-@cindex invoking lzip
+@cindex invoking
 @cindex options
 @cindex usage
 @cindex version
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ safe recovery of undamaged members from multi-member files.
 
 WARNING! Even if lzip is bug-free, other causes may result in a corrupt
 compressed file (bugs in the system libraries, memory errors, etc).
-Therefore, if the data you are going to compress is important give the
+Therefore, if the data you are going to compress is important, give the
 @samp{--keep} option to lzip and do not remove the original file until
 you verify the compressed file with a command like @w{@samp{lzip -cd
 file.lz | cmp file -}}.
diff --git a/encoder.cc b/encoder.cc
index 67e9d95..56820b5 100644
--- a/encoder.cc
+++ b/encoder.cc
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Matchfinder_base::Matchfinder_base( const int before, const int dict_size,
   stream_pos( 0 ),
   at_stream_end( false )
   {
+  for( int i = 0; i < num_prev_positions; ++i ) prev_positions[i] = -1;
   const int buffer_size_limit =
     ( dict_size * dict_factor ) + before_size + after_size;
   buffer_size = std::max( 65536, dict_size );
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ Matchfinder_base::Matchfinder_base( const int before, const int dict_size,
   else dictionary_size_ = dict_size;
   pos_limit = buffer_size;
   if( !at_stream_end ) pos_limit -= after_size;
-  for( int i = 0; i < num_prev_positions; ++i ) prev_positions[i] = -1;
   pos_array_size = pos_array_factor * dictionary_size_;
   pos_array = new( std::nothrow ) int32_t[pos_array_size];
   if( !pos_array )
@@ -124,17 +124,7 @@ void Matchfinder_base::reset()
   }
 
 
-bool Matchfinder::dec_pos( const int ahead ) throw()
-  {
-  if( ahead < 0 || pos < ahead ) return false;
-  pos -= ahead;
-  cyclic_pos -= ahead;
-  if( cyclic_pos < 0 ) cyclic_pos += dictionary_size_;
-  return true;
-  }
-
-
-int Matchfinder::longest_match_len( int * const distances ) throw()
+int Matchfinder::longest_match_len( int * const distances )
   {
   int len_limit = match_len_limit_;
   if( len_limit > available_bytes() )
@@ -264,7 +254,7 @@ void Len_encoder::encode( Range_encoder & range_encoder, int symbol,
 
      // End Of Stream mark => (dis == 0xFFFFFFFFU, len == min_match_len)
 void LZ_encoder_base::full_flush( const long long data_position,
-                                  const State & state )
+                                  const State state )
   {
   const int pos_state = data_position & pos_state_mask;
   range_encoder.encode_bit( bm_match[state()][pos_state], 1 );
@@ -281,7 +271,7 @@ void LZ_encoder_base::full_flush( const long long data_position,
   }
 
 
-void LZ_encoder::fill_align_prices() throw()
+void LZ_encoder::fill_align_prices()
   {
   for( int i = 0; i < dis_align_size; ++i )
     align_prices[i] = price_symbol_reversed( bm_align, i, dis_align_bits );
@@ -289,7 +279,7 @@ void LZ_encoder::fill_align_prices() throw()
   }
 
 
-void LZ_encoder::fill_distance_prices() throw()
+void LZ_encoder::fill_distance_prices()
   {
   for( int dis = start_dis_model; dis < modeled_distances; ++dis )
     {
@@ -327,7 +317,7 @@ void LZ_encoder::fill_distance_prices() throw()
 // trials[0]..trials[retval-1] contain the steps to encode.
 // ( trials[0].dis == -1 && trials[0].price == 1 ) means literal.
 int LZ_encoder::sequence_optimizer( const int reps[num_rep_distances],
-                                    const State & state )
+                                    const State state )
   {
   int main_len;
   if( longest_match_found > 0 )			// from previous call
@@ -381,7 +371,7 @@ int LZ_encoder::sequence_optimizer( const int reps[num_rep_distances],
   const int rep_match_price = match_price + price1( bm_rep[state()] );
 
   if( match_byte == cur_byte )
-    trials[1].update( 0, 0, rep_match_price + price_rep_len1( state, pos_state ) );
+    trials[1].update( 0, 0, rep_match_price + price_rep_len1( pos_state, state ) );
 
   if( main_len < min_match_len )
     {
@@ -411,11 +401,10 @@ int LZ_encoder::sequence_optimizer( const int reps[num_rep_distances],
 
   for( int rep = 0; rep < num_rep_distances; ++rep )
     {
-    const int price = rep_match_price +
-                      price_rep( rep, state, pos_state );
+    const int price = rep_match_price + price_rep( rep, pos_state, state );
     for( int len = min_match_len; len <= replens[rep]; ++len )
       trials[len].update( rep, 0, price +
-                                  rep_match_len_encoder.price( len, pos_state ) );
+                          rep_match_len_encoder.price( len, pos_state ) );
     }
   }
 
@@ -480,7 +469,7 @@ int LZ_encoder::sequence_optimizer( const int reps[num_rep_distances],
 
     if( match_byte == cur_byte && next_trial.dis != 0 )
       next_trial.update( 0, cur, rep_match_price +
-                                 price_rep_len1( cur_trial.state, pos_state ) );
+                         price_rep_len1( pos_state, cur_trial.state ) );
 
     const int len_limit = std::min( std::min( max_num_trials - 1 - cur,
               matchfinder.available_bytes() ), matchfinder.match_len_limit() );
@@ -495,7 +484,7 @@ int LZ_encoder::sequence_optimizer( const int reps[num_rep_distances],
       if( len >= min_match_len )
         {
         const int price = rep_match_price +
-                          price_rep( rep, cur_trial.state, pos_state );
+                          price_rep( rep, pos_state, cur_trial.state );
         while( num_trials < cur + len )
           trials[++num_trials].price = infinite_price;
         for( ; len >= min_match_len; --len )
diff --git a/encoder.h b/encoder.h
index 21c683d..75250ca 100644
--- a/encoder.h
+++ b/encoder.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Dis_slots
   unsigned char data[1<<12];
 
 public:
-  void init() throw()
+  void init()
     {
     for( int slot = 0; slot < 4; ++slot ) data[slot] = slot;
     for( int i = 4, size = 2, slot = 4; slot < 24; slot += 2 )
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ public:
       }
     }
 
-  unsigned char table( const int dis ) const throw() { return data[dis]; }
+  unsigned char table( const int dis ) const { return data[dis]; }
 
-  int operator[]( const uint32_t dis ) const throw()
+  int operator[]( const uint32_t dis ) const
     {
     if( dis < (1 << 12) ) return data[dis];
     if( dis < (1 << 23) ) return data[dis>>11] + 22;
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class Prob_prices
   int data[bit_model_total >> 2];
 
 public:
-  void init() throw()
+  void init()
     {
     const int num_bits = ( bit_model_total_bits - 2 );
     int j = 1, end = 2;
@@ -66,24 +66,24 @@ public:
       }
     }
 
-  int operator[]( const int probability ) const throw()
+  int operator[]( const int probability ) const
     { return data[probability >> 2]; }
   };
 
 extern Prob_prices prob_prices;
 
 
-inline int price0( const Bit_model & bm ) throw()
+inline int price0( const Bit_model & bm )
   { return prob_prices[bm.probability]; }
 
-inline int price1( const Bit_model & bm ) throw()
+inline int price1( const Bit_model & bm )
   { return prob_prices[bit_model_total-bm.probability]; }
 
-inline int price_bit( const Bit_model & bm, const int bit ) throw()
+inline int price_bit( const Bit_model & bm, const int bit )
   { if( bit ) return price1( bm ); else return price0( bm ); }
 
 
-inline int price_symbol( const Bit_model bm[], int symbol, const int num_bits ) throw()
+inline int price_symbol( const Bit_model bm[], int symbol, const int num_bits )
   {
   int price = 0;
   symbol |= ( 1 << num_bits );
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ inline int price_symbol( const Bit_model bm[], int symbol, const int num_bits )
 
 
 inline int price_symbol_reversed( const Bit_model bm[], int symbol,
-                                  const int num_bits ) throw()
+                                  const int num_bits )
   {
   int price = 0;
   int model = 1;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ inline int price_symbol_reversed( const Bit_model bm[], int symbol,
 
 
 inline int price_matched( const Bit_model bm[], const int symbol,
-                          const int match_byte ) throw()
+                          const int match_byte )
   {
   int price = 0;
   int model = 1;
@@ -142,12 +142,12 @@ inline int price_matched( const Bit_model bm[], const int symbol,
 
 class Matchfinder_base
   {
-  Matchfinder_base( const Matchfinder_base & );	// declared as private
-  void operator=( const Matchfinder_base & );	// declared as private
-
   bool read_block();
   void normalize_pos();
 
+  Matchfinder_base( const Matchfinder_base & );	// declared as private
+  void operator=( const Matchfinder_base & );	// declared as private
+
 protected:
   enum { after_size = max_match_len };	// bytes to keep in buffer after pos
 
@@ -177,15 +177,15 @@ protected:
     { delete[] pos_array; std::free( buffer ); delete[] prev_positions; }
 
 public:
-  uint8_t operator[]( const int i ) const throw() { return buffer[pos+i]; }
-  int available_bytes() const throw() { return stream_pos - pos; }
-  long long data_position() const throw() { return partial_data_pos + pos; }
-  int dictionary_size() const throw() { return dictionary_size_; }
-  bool finished() const throw() { return at_stream_end && pos >= stream_pos; }
-  int match_len_limit() const throw() { return match_len_limit_; }
-  const uint8_t * ptr_to_current_pos() const throw() { return buffer + pos; }
-
-  int true_match_len( const int index, const int distance, int len_limit ) const throw()
+  uint8_t operator[]( const int i ) const { return buffer[pos+i]; }
+  int available_bytes() const { return stream_pos - pos; }
+  long long data_position() const { return partial_data_pos + pos; }
+  int dictionary_size() const { return dictionary_size_; }
+  bool finished() const { return at_stream_end && pos >= stream_pos; }
+  int match_len_limit() const { return match_len_limit_; }
+  const uint8_t * ptr_to_current_pos() const { return buffer + pos; }
+
+  int true_match_len( const int index, const int distance, int len_limit ) const
     {
     if( index + len_limit > available_bytes() )
       len_limit = available_bytes() - index;
@@ -225,8 +225,16 @@ public:
     cycles( ( len_limit < max_match_len ) ? 16 + ( len_limit / 2 ) : 256 )
     {}
 
-  bool dec_pos( const int ahead ) throw();
-  int longest_match_len( int * const distances = 0 ) throw();
+  bool dec_pos( const int ahead )
+    {
+    if( ahead < 0 || pos < ahead ) return false;
+    pos -= ahead;
+    cyclic_pos -= ahead;
+    if( cyclic_pos < 0 ) cyclic_pos += dictionary_size_;
+    return true;
+    }
+
+  int longest_match_len( int * const distances = 0 );
   };
 
 
@@ -244,8 +252,8 @@ class Range_encoder
 
   void shift_low()
     {
-    const uint32_t carry = low >> 32;
-    if( low < 0xFF000000U || carry == 1 )
+    const bool carry = ( low > 0xFFFFFFFFU );
+    if( carry || low < 0xFF000000U )
       {
       put_byte( cache + carry );
       for( ; ff_count > 0; --ff_count ) put_byte( 0xFF + carry );
@@ -255,8 +263,8 @@ class Range_encoder
     low = ( low & 0x00FFFFFFU ) << 8;
     }
 
-  Range_encoder( const Range_encoder & );
-  void operator=( const Range_encoder & );
+  Range_encoder( const Range_encoder & );	// declared as private
+  void operator=( const Range_encoder & );	// declared as private
 
 public:
   explicit Range_encoder( const int ofd )
@@ -268,11 +276,12 @@ public:
     range( 0xFFFFFFFFU ),
     ff_count( 0 ),
     outfd( ofd ),
-    cache( 0 ) {}
+    cache( 0 )
+    {}
 
   ~Range_encoder() { delete[] buffer; }
 
-  long long member_position() const throw()
+  long long member_position() const
     { return partial_member_pos + pos + ff_count; }
 
   void flush() { for( int i = 0; i < 5; ++i ) shift_low(); }
@@ -371,7 +380,7 @@ class Len_encoder
   const int len_symbols;
   int counters[pos_states];
 
-  void update_prices( const int pos_state ) throw()
+  void update_prices( const int pos_state )
     {
     int * const pps = prices[pos_state];
     int tmp = price0( choice1 );
@@ -401,7 +410,7 @@ public:
   void encode( Range_encoder & range_encoder, int symbol,
                const int pos_state );
 
-  int price( const int symbol, const int pos_state ) const throw()
+  int price( const int symbol, const int pos_state ) const
     { return prices[pos_state][symbol - min_match_len]; }
   };
 
@@ -410,7 +419,7 @@ class Literal_encoder
   {
   Bit_model bm_literal[1<<literal_context_bits][0x300];
 
-  int lstate( const uint8_t prev_byte ) const throw()
+  int lstate( const uint8_t prev_byte ) const
     { return ( prev_byte >> ( 8 - literal_context_bits ) ); }
 
 public:
@@ -423,11 +432,11 @@ public:
     { range_encoder.encode_matched( bm_literal[lstate(prev_byte)],
                                     symbol, match_byte ); }
 
-  int price_symbol( uint8_t prev_byte, uint8_t symbol ) const throw()
+  int price_symbol( uint8_t prev_byte, uint8_t symbol ) const
     { return ::price_symbol( bm_literal[lstate(prev_byte)], symbol, 8 ); }
 
   int price_matched( uint8_t prev_byte, uint8_t symbol,
-                     uint8_t match_byte ) const throw()
+                     uint8_t match_byte ) const
     { return ::price_matched( bm_literal[lstate(prev_byte)],
                               symbol, match_byte ); }
   };
@@ -458,7 +467,7 @@ protected:
 
   const int num_dis_slots;
 
-  uint32_t crc() const throw() { return crc_ ^ 0xFFFFFFFFU; }
+  uint32_t crc() const { return crc_ ^ 0xFFFFFFFFU; }
 
   LZ_encoder_base( const File_header & header, const int dictionary_size,
                    const int match_len_limit, const int outfd )
@@ -474,7 +483,7 @@ protected:
     }
 
        // move-to-front dis in/into reps
-  void mtf_reps( const int dis, int reps[num_rep_distances] ) throw()
+  void mtf_reps( const int dis, int reps[num_rep_distances] )
     {
     if( dis >= num_rep_distances )
       {
@@ -489,7 +498,7 @@ protected:
       }
     }
 
-  void encode_pair( const uint32_t dis, const int len, const int pos_state ) throw()
+  void encode_pair( const uint32_t dis, const int len, const int pos_state )
     {
     len_encoder.encode( range_encoder, len, pos_state );
     const int dis_slot = dis_slots[dis];
@@ -512,11 +521,10 @@ protected:
       }
     }
 
-  void full_flush( const long long data_position, const State & state );
+  void full_flush( const long long data_position, const State state );
 
 public:
-  long long member_position() const throw()
-    { return range_encoder.member_position(); }
+  long long member_position() const { return range_encoder.member_position(); }
   };
 
 
@@ -531,7 +539,7 @@ class LZ_encoder : public LZ_encoder_base
     int prev_index;	// index of prev trial in trials[]
     int price;		// dual use var; cumulative price, match length
     int reps[num_rep_distances];
-    void update( const int d, const int p_i, const int pr ) throw()
+    void update( const int d, const int p_i, const int pr )
       { if( pr < price ) { dis = d; prev_index = p_i; price = pr; } }
     };
 
@@ -545,16 +553,15 @@ class LZ_encoder : public LZ_encoder_base
   int align_prices[dis_align_size];
   int align_price_count;
 
-  void fill_align_prices() throw();
-  void fill_distance_prices() throw();
+  void fill_align_prices();
+  void fill_distance_prices();
 
-  int price_rep_len1( const State & state, const int pos_state ) const throw()
+  int price_rep_len1( const int pos_state, const State state ) const
     {
     return price0( bm_rep0[state()] ) + price0( bm_len[state()][pos_state] );
     }
 
-  int price_rep( const int rep, const State & state,
-                 const int pos_state ) const throw()
+  int price_rep( const int rep, const int pos_state, const State state ) const
     {
     if( rep == 0 ) return price0( bm_rep0[state()] ) +
                           price1( bm_len[state()][pos_state] );
@@ -569,7 +576,7 @@ class LZ_encoder : public LZ_encoder_base
     return price;
     }
 
-  int price_dis( const int dis, const int dis_state ) const throw()
+  int price_dis( const int dis, const int dis_state ) const
     {
     if( dis < modeled_distances )
       return dis_prices[dis_state][dis];
@@ -578,7 +585,7 @@ class LZ_encoder : public LZ_encoder_base
              align_prices[dis & (dis_align_size - 1)];
     }
 
-  int price_pair( const int dis, const int len, const int pos_state ) const throw()
+  int price_pair( const int dis, const int len, const int pos_state ) const
     {
     if( len <= min_match_len && dis >= modeled_distances )
       return infinite_price;
@@ -586,7 +593,7 @@ class LZ_encoder : public LZ_encoder_base
            price_dis( dis, get_dis_state( len ) );
     }
 
-  int read_match_distances() throw()
+  int read_match_distances()
     {
     int len = matchfinder.longest_match_len( match_distances );
     if( len == matchfinder.match_len_limit() && len < max_match_len )
@@ -619,7 +626,7 @@ class LZ_encoder : public LZ_encoder_base
     }
 
   int sequence_optimizer( const int reps[num_rep_distances],
-                          const State & state );
+                          const State state );
 
 public:
   LZ_encoder( Matchfinder & mf, const File_header & header, const int outfd )
diff --git a/fast_encoder.cc b/fast_encoder.cc
index 319250a..2d99b04 100644
--- a/fast_encoder.cc
+++ b/fast_encoder.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "fast_encoder.h"
 
 
-int Fmatchfinder::longest_match_len( int * const distance ) throw()
+int Fmatchfinder::longest_match_len( int * const distance )
   {
   int len_limit = match_len_limit_;
   if( len_limit > available_bytes() )
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ int Fmatchfinder::longest_match_len( int * const distance ) throw()
   }
 
 
-void Fmatchfinder::longest_match_len() throw()
+void Fmatchfinder::longest_match_len()
   {
   int len_limit = match_len_limit_;
   if( len_limit > available_bytes() )
diff --git a/fast_encoder.h b/fast_encoder.h
index ce5bae5..05c3ca8 100644
--- a/fast_encoder.h
+++ b/fast_encoder.h
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ public:
     {}
 
   void reset() { Matchfinder_base::reset(); key4 = 0; }
-  int longest_match_len( int * const distance ) throw();
-  void longest_match_len() throw();
+  int longest_match_len( int * const distance );
+  void longest_match_len();
   };
 
 
diff --git a/lzip.h b/lzip.h
index 9776710..1e61400 100644
--- a/lzip.h
+++ b/lzip.h
@@ -21,32 +21,32 @@ class State
 
 public:
   enum { states = 12 };
-  State() throw() : st( 0 ) {}
-  unsigned char operator()() const throw() { return st; }
-  bool is_char() const throw() { return st < 7; }
+  State() : st( 0 ) {}
+  unsigned char operator()() const { return st; }
+  bool is_char() const { return st < 7; }
 
-  void set_char() throw()
+  void set_char()
     {
     static const unsigned char next[states] =
       { 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 4, 5 };
     st = next[st];
     }
 
-  void set_match() throw()
+  void set_match()
     {
     static const unsigned char next[states] =
       { 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10 };
     st = next[st];
     }
 
-  void set_rep() throw()
+  void set_rep()
     {
     static const unsigned char next[states] =
       { 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11 };
     st = next[st];
     }
 
-  void set_short_rep() throw()
+  void set_short_rep()
     {
     static const unsigned char next[states] =
       { 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11 };
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ enum {
 
   max_dis_states = 4 };
 
-inline int get_dis_state( int len ) throw()
+inline int get_dis_state( int len )
   {
   len -= min_match_len;
   if( len >= max_dis_states ) len = max_dis_states - 1;
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ enum { bit_model_move_bits = 5,
 struct Bit_model
   {
   unsigned int probability;
-  Bit_model() throw() : probability( bit_model_total / 2 ) {}
+  Bit_model() : probability( bit_model_total / 2 ) {}
   };
 
 
@@ -135,10 +135,10 @@ public:
     first_post = true;
     }
 
-  void reset() const throw() { if( name_.size() ) first_post = true; }
-  const char * name() const throw() { return name_.c_str(); }
-  int verbosity() const throw() { return verbosity_; }
-  void operator()( const char * const msg = 0 ) const throw();
+  void reset() const { if( name_.size() ) first_post = true; }
+  const char * name() const { return name_.c_str(); }
+  int verbosity() const { return verbosity_; }
+  void operator()( const char * const msg = 0 ) const;
   };
 
 
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ public:
       }
     }
 
-  uint32_t operator[]( const uint8_t byte ) const throw() { return data[byte]; }
-  void update( uint32_t & crc, const uint8_t byte ) const throw()
+  uint32_t operator[]( const uint8_t byte ) const { return data[byte]; }
+  void update( uint32_t & crc, const uint8_t byte ) const
     { crc = data[(crc^byte)&0xFF] ^ ( crc >> 8 ); }
-  void update( uint32_t & crc, const uint8_t * const buffer, const int size ) const throw()
+  void update( uint32_t & crc, const uint8_t * const buffer, const int size ) const
     {
     for( int i = 0; i < size; ++i )
       crc = data[(crc^buffer[i])&0xFF] ^ ( crc >> 8 );
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ public:
 extern const CRC32 crc32;
 
 
-inline int real_bits( const int value ) throw()
+inline int real_bits( const unsigned int value )
   {
-  int bits = 0;
-  for( int i = 1, mask = 1; mask > 0; ++i, mask <<= 1 )
-    if( value & mask ) bits = i;
+  int bits = 0, i = 1;
+  unsigned int mask = 1;
+  for( ; mask > 0; ++i, mask <<= 1 ) if( value & mask ) bits = i;
   return bits;
   }
 
@@ -189,24 +189,22 @@ struct File_header
 					//   5 coded_dict_size
   enum { size = 6 };
 
-  void set_magic() throw()
-    { std::memcpy( data, magic_string, 4 ); data[4] = 1; }
-
-  bool verify_magic() const throw()
+  void set_magic() { std::memcpy( data, magic_string, 4 ); data[4] = 1; }
+  bool verify_magic() const
     { return ( std::memcmp( data, magic_string, 4 ) == 0 ); }
 
-  uint8_t version() const throw() { return data[4]; }
-  bool verify_version() const throw() { return ( data[4] <= 1 ); }
+  uint8_t version() const { return data[4]; }
+  bool verify_version() const { return ( data[4] <= 1 ); }
 
-  int dictionary_size() const throw()
+  int dictionary_size() const
     {
     int sz = ( 1 << ( data[5] & 0x1F ) );
     if( sz > min_dictionary_size && sz <= max_dictionary_size )
-      sz -= ( sz / 16 ) * ( ( data[5] >> 5 ) & 0x07 );
+      sz -= ( sz / 16 ) * ( ( data[5] >> 5 ) & 7 );
     return sz;
     }
 
-  bool dictionary_size( const int sz ) throw()
+  bool dictionary_size( const int sz )
     {
     if( sz >= min_dictionary_size && sz <= max_dictionary_size )
       {
@@ -235,36 +233,36 @@ struct File_trailer
   static int size( const int version = 1 )
     { return ( ( version >= 1 ) ? 20 : 12 ); }
 
-  uint32_t data_crc() const throw()
+  uint32_t data_crc() const
     {
     uint32_t tmp = 0;
     for( int i = 3; i >= 0; --i ) { tmp <<= 8; tmp += data[i]; }
     return tmp;
     }
 
-  void data_crc( uint32_t crc ) throw()
+  void data_crc( uint32_t crc )
     { for( int i = 0; i <= 3; ++i ) { data[i] = (uint8_t)crc; crc >>= 8; } }
 
-  long long data_size() const throw()
+  long long data_size() const
     {
     long long tmp = 0;
     for( int i = 11; i >= 4; --i ) { tmp <<= 8; tmp += data[i]; }
     return tmp;
     }
 
-  void data_size( long long sz ) throw()
+  void data_size( long long sz )
     {
     for( int i = 4; i <= 11; ++i ) { data[i] = (uint8_t)sz; sz >>= 8; }
     }
 
-  long long member_size() const throw()
+  long long member_size() const
     {
     long long tmp = 0;
     for( int i = 19; i >= 12; --i ) { tmp <<= 8; tmp += data[i]; }
     return tmp;
     }
 
-  void member_size( long long sz ) throw()
+  void member_size( long long sz )
     {
     for( int i = 12; i <= 19; ++i ) { data[i] = (uint8_t)sz; sz >>= 8; }
     }
@@ -274,15 +272,15 @@ struct File_trailer
 struct Error
   {
   const char * const msg;
-  explicit Error( const char * const s ) throw() : msg( s ) {}
+  explicit Error( const char * const s ) : msg( s ) {}
   };
 
 
 // defined in main.cc
 void show_error( const char * const msg, const int errcode = 0,
-                 const bool help = false ) throw();
-void internal_error( const char * const msg ) throw();
+                 const bool help = false );
+void internal_error( const char * const msg );
 
 // defined in decoder.cc
-int readblock( const int fd, uint8_t * const buf, const int size ) throw();
-int writeblock( const int fd, const uint8_t * const buf, const int size ) throw();
+int readblock( const int fd, uint8_t * const buf, const int size );
+int writeblock( const int fd, const uint8_t * const buf, const int size );
diff --git a/main.cc b/main.cc
index 3e95eb9..276fe30 100644
--- a/main.cc
+++ b/main.cc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ mode_t outfd_mode = usr_rw;
 bool delete_output_on_interrupt = false;
 
 
-void show_help() throw()
+void show_help()
   {
   std::printf( "%s - Data compressor based on the LZMA algorithm.\n", Program_name );
   std::printf( "\nUsage: %s [options] [files]\n", invocation_name );
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void show_help() throw()
   }
 
 
-void show_version() throw()
+void show_version()
   {
   std::printf( "%s %s\n", Program_name, PROGVERSION );
   std::printf( "Copyright (C) %s Antonio Diaz Diaz.\n", program_year );
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void show_version() throw()
   }
 
 
-const char * format_num( long long num ) throw()
+const char * format_num( long long num )
   {
   const char * const prefix[8] =
     { "Ki", "Mi", "Gi", "Ti", "Pi", "Ei", "Zi", "Yi" };
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const char * format_num( long long num ) throw()
 
 long long getnum( const char * const ptr,
                   const long long llimit = LLONG_MIN + 1,
-                  const long long ulimit = LLONG_MAX ) throw()
+                  const long long ulimit = LLONG_MAX )
   {
   errno = 0;
   char *tail;
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ long long getnum( const char * const ptr,
   }
 
 
-int get_dict_size( const char * const arg ) throw()
+int get_dict_size( const char * const arg )
   {
   char *tail;
   int bits = std::strtol( arg, &tail, 0 );
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ int get_dict_size( const char * const arg ) throw()
   }
 
 
-int extension_index( const std::string & name ) throw()
+int extension_index( const std::string & name )
   {
   for( int i = 0; known_extensions[i].from; ++i )
     {
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int extension_index( const std::string & name ) throw()
 
 int open_instream( const std::string & name, struct stat * const in_statsp,
                    const Mode program_mode, const int eindex,
-                   const bool recompress, const bool to_stdout ) throw()
+                   const bool recompress, const bool to_stdout )
   {
   int infd = -1;
   if( program_mode == m_compress && !recompress && eindex >= 0 )
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ int open_instream( const std::string & name, struct stat * const in_statsp,
   }
 
 
-void set_c_outname( const std::string & name, const bool multifile ) throw()
+void set_c_outname( const std::string & name, const bool multifile )
   {
   output_filename = name;
   if( multifile ) output_filename += "00001";
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ void set_c_outname( const std::string & name, const bool multifile ) throw()
   }
 
 
-void set_d_outname( const std::string & name, const int i ) throw()
+void set_d_outname( const std::string & name, const int i )
   {
   if( i >= 0 )
     {
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ void set_d_outname( const std::string & name, const int i ) throw()
   }
 
 
-bool open_outstream( const bool force ) throw()
+bool open_outstream( const bool force )
   {
   int flags = O_CREAT | O_WRONLY | o_binary;
   if( force ) flags |= O_TRUNC; else flags |= O_EXCL;
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ bool open_outstream( const bool force ) throw()
   }
 
 
-bool check_tty( const int infd, const Mode program_mode ) throw()
+bool check_tty( const int infd, const Mode program_mode )
   {
   if( program_mode == m_compress && outfd >= 0 && isatty( outfd ) )
     {
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ bool check_tty( const int infd, const Mode program_mode ) throw()
   }
 
 
-void cleanup_and_fail( const int retval ) throw()
+void cleanup_and_fail( const int retval )
   {
   if( delete_output_on_interrupt )
     {
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ int compress( const long long member_size, const long long volume_size,
     if( retval == 0 && verbosity >= 1 )
       {
       if( in_size <= 0 || out_size <= 0 )
-        std::fprintf( stderr, "No data compressed.\n" );
+        std::fprintf( stderr, " no data compressed.\n" );
       else
         std::fprintf( stderr, "%6.3f:1, %6.3f bits/byte, "
                               "%5.2f%% saved, %lld in, %lld out.\n",
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ int fcompress( const long long member_size, const long long volume_size,
     if( retval == 0 && verbosity >= 1 )
       {
       if( in_size <= 0 || out_size <= 0 )
-        std::fprintf( stderr, "No data compressed.\n" );
+        std::fprintf( stderr, " no data compressed.\n" );
       else
         std::fprintf( stderr, "%6.3f:1, %6.3f bits/byte, "
                               "%5.2f%% saved, %lld in, %lld out.\n",
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ int fcompress( const long long member_size, const long long volume_size,
   }
 
 
-unsigned char xdigit( const int value ) throw()
+unsigned char xdigit( const int value )
   {
   if( value >= 0 && value <= 9 ) return '0' + value;
   if( value >= 10 && value <= 15 ) return 'A' + value - 10;
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ unsigned char xdigit( const int value ) throw()
 
 
 void show_trailing_garbage( const uint8_t * const data, const int size,
-                            const Pretty_print & pp, const bool all ) throw()
+                            const Pretty_print & pp, const bool all )
   {
   std::string garbage_msg;
   if( !all ) garbage_msg = "first bytes of ";
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void show_trailing_garbage( const uint8_t * const data, const int size,
     garbage_msg.append( (const char *)data, size );
     garbage_msg += '\'';
     }
-  else 
+  else
     {
     for( int i = 0; i < size; ++i )
       {
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ int decompress( const int infd, const Pretty_print & pp, const bool testing )
       {
       File_header header;
       rdec.reset_member_position();
-      const int size = rdec.read( header.data, File_header::size );
+      const int size = rdec.read_data( header.data, File_header::size );
       if( rdec.finished() )			// End Of File
         {
         if( first_member )
@@ -663,14 +663,14 @@ int decompress( const int infd, const Pretty_print & pp, const bool testing )
   }
 
 
-extern "C" void signal_handler( int ) throw()
+extern "C" void signal_handler( int )
   {
   show_error( "Control-C or similar caught, quitting." );
   cleanup_and_fail( 1 );
   }
 
 
-void set_signals() throw()
+void set_signals()
   {
   std::signal( SIGHUP, signal_handler );
   std::signal( SIGINT, signal_handler );
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ void set_signals() throw()
 } // end namespace
 
 
-void show_error( const char * const msg, const int errcode, const bool help ) throw()
+void show_error( const char * const msg, const int errcode, const bool help )
   {
   if( verbosity >= 0 )
     {
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ void show_error( const char * const msg, const int errcode, const bool help ) th
   }
 
 
-void internal_error( const char * const msg ) throw()
+void internal_error( const char * const msg )
   {
   if( verbosity >= 0 )
     std::fprintf( stderr, "%s: internal error: %s.\n", program_name, msg );
diff --git a/testsuite/check.sh b/testsuite/check.sh
index a82d0de..116345c 100755
--- a/testsuite/check.sh
+++ b/testsuite/check.sh
@@ -22,24 +22,22 @@ mkdir tmp
 cd "${objdir}"/tmp
 
 cat "${testdir}"/test.txt > in || framework_failure
+cat in in > in2 || framework_failure
 fail=0
 
 printf "testing lzip-%s..." "$2"
 
 "${LZIP}" -t "${testdir}"/test_v0.lz || fail=1
-printf .
 "${LZIP}" -cd "${testdir}"/test_v0.lz > copy || fail=1
 cmp in copy || fail=1
 printf .
 
 "${LZIP}" -t "${testdir}"/test_v1.lz || fail=1
-printf .
 "${LZIP}" -cd "${testdir}"/test_v1.lz > copy || fail=1
 cmp in copy || fail=1
 printf .
 
 "${LZIP}" -t "${testdir}"/test_sync.lz || fail=1
-printf .
 "${LZIP}" -cd "${testdir}"/test_sync.lz > copy || fail=1
 cmp in copy || fail=1
 printf .
@@ -82,6 +80,11 @@ for i in s4Ki 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ; do
 	printf .
 done
 
+"${LZIP}" < in2 > out2 || fail=1
+"${LZIP}" -d < out2 > copy2 || fail=1
+cmp in2 copy2 || fail=1
+printf .
+
 "${LZIP}" < in > anyothername || fail=1
 "${LZIP}" -d anyothername || fail=1
 cmp in anyothername.out || fail=1
diff --git a/testsuite/unzcrash.cc b/testsuite/unzcrash.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index 65d160d..0000000
--- a/testsuite/unzcrash.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,354 +0,0 @@
-/*  Unzcrash - A test program written to test robustness to
-               decompression of corrupted data.
-    Inspired by unzcrash.c from Julian Seward's bzip2.
-    Copyright (C) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Antonio Diaz Diaz.
-
-    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-    (at your option) any later version.
-
-    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-    GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-*/
-
-#include <cerrno>
-#include <climits>
-#include <csignal>
-#include <cstdio>
-#include <cstdlib>
-#include <cstring>
-#include <string>
-#include <vector>
-#include <stdint.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "../arg_parser.h"
-
-#if CHAR_BIT != 8
-#error "Environments where CHAR_BIT != 8 are not supported."
-#endif
-
-#ifndef LLONG_MAX
-#define LLONG_MAX  0x7FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFLL
-#endif
-#ifndef LLONG_MIN
-#define LLONG_MIN  (-LLONG_MAX - 1LL)
-#endif
-#ifndef ULLONG_MAX
-#define ULLONG_MAX 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFULL
-#endif
-
-
-namespace {
-
-const char * const Program_name = "Unzcrash";
-const char * const program_name = "unzcrash";
-const char * const program_year = "2011";
-const char * invocation_name = 0;
-
-int verbosity = 0;
-
-
-void show_help() throw()
-  {
-  std::printf( "%s - A test program written to test robustness to\n", Program_name );
-  std::printf( "decompression of corrupted data.\n"
-               "\nUsage: %s [options] \"lzip -tv\" filename.lz\n", invocation_name );
-  std::printf( "\nThis program reads the specified file and then repeatedly decompresses\n"
-               "it, increasing 256 times each byte of the compressed data, so as to test\n"
-               "all possible one-byte errors. This should not cause any invalid memory\n"
-               "accesses. If it does, please, report it as a bug.\n"
-               "\nOptions:\n"
-               "  -h, --help                 display this help and exit\n"
-               "  -V, --version              output version information and exit\n"
-               "  -b, --bits=<n>[,<n>]...    test <n>-bit errors instead of full byte\n"
-               "  -p, --position=<bytes>     first byte position to test\n"
-               "  -q, --quiet                suppress all messages\n"
-               "  -s, --size=<bytes>         number of byte positions to test\n"
-               "  -v, --verbose              be verbose (a 2nd -v gives more)\n"
-               "\nReport bugs to lzip-bug@nongnu.org\n"
-               "Lzip home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzip.html\n" );
-  }
-
-
-void show_version() throw()
-  {
-  std::printf( "%s %s\n", Program_name, PROGVERSION );
-  std::printf( "Copyright (C) %s Antonio Diaz Diaz.\n", program_year );
-  std::printf( "License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>\n"
-               "This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.\n"
-               "There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.\n" );
-  }
-
-
-void show_error( const char * const msg, const int errcode = 0,
-                 const bool help = false ) throw()
-  {
-  if( verbosity >= 0 )
-    {
-    if( msg && msg[0] )
-      {
-      std::fprintf( stderr, "%s: %s", program_name, msg );
-      if( errcode > 0 )
-        std::fprintf( stderr, ": %s", std::strerror( errcode ) );
-      std::fprintf( stderr, "\n" );
-      }
-    if( help && invocation_name && invocation_name[0] )
-      std::fprintf( stderr, "Try `%s --help' for more information.\n",
-                    invocation_name );
-    }
-  }
-
-
-void internal_error( const char * const msg ) throw() __attribute__ ((noreturn));
-void internal_error( const char * const msg ) throw()
-  {
-  if( verbosity >= 0 )
-    std::fprintf( stderr, "%s: internal error: %s.\n", program_name, msg );
-  std::exit( 3 );
-  }
-
-
-long long getnum( const char * const ptr,
-                  const long long llimit = LLONG_MIN + 1,
-                  const long long ulimit = LLONG_MAX ) throw()
-  {
-  errno = 0;
-  char *tail;
-  long long result = strtoll( ptr, &tail, 0 );
-  if( tail == ptr )
-    {
-    show_error( "Bad or missing numerical argument.", 0, true );
-    std::exit( 1 );
-    }
-
-  if( !errno && tail[0] )
-    {
-    int factor = ( tail[1] == 'i' ) ? 1024 : 1000;
-    int exponent = 0;
-    bool bad_multiplier = false;
-    switch( tail[0] )
-      {
-      case ' ': break;
-      case 'Y': exponent = 8; break;
-      case 'Z': exponent = 7; break;
-      case 'E': exponent = 6; break;
-      case 'P': exponent = 5; break;
-      case 'T': exponent = 4; break;
-      case 'G': exponent = 3; break;
-      case 'M': exponent = 2; break;
-      case 'K': if( factor == 1024 ) exponent = 1; else bad_multiplier = true;
-                break;
-      case 'k': if( factor == 1000 ) exponent = 1; else bad_multiplier = true;
-                break;
-      default : bad_multiplier = true;
-      }
-    if( bad_multiplier )
-      {
-      show_error( "Bad multiplier in numerical argument.", 0, true );
-      std::exit( 1 );
-      }
-    for( int i = 0; i < exponent; ++i )
-      {
-      if( LLONG_MAX / factor >= llabs( result ) ) result *= factor;
-      else { errno = ERANGE; break; }
-      }
-    }
-  if( !errno && ( result < llimit || result > ulimit ) ) errno = ERANGE;
-  if( errno )
-    {
-    show_error( "Numerical argument out of limits." );
-    std::exit( 1 );
-    }
-  return result;
-  }
-
-
-class Bitset8			// 8 value bitset (1..8)
-  {
-  bool data[8];
-  static bool valid_digit( const unsigned char ch ) throw()
-    { return ( ch >= '1' && ch <= '8' ); }
-
-public:
-  Bitset8() throw() { for( int i = 0; i < 8; ++i ) data[i] = true; }
-
-  bool includes( const int i ) const throw()
-    { return ( i >= 1 && i <= 8 && data[i-1] ); }
-
-  // Recognized formats: 1 1,2,3 1-4 1,3-5,8
-  bool parse( const char * p ) throw()
-    {
-    for( int i = 0; i < 8; ++i ) data[i] = false;
-    while( true )
-      {
-      const unsigned char ch1 = *p++;
-      if( !valid_digit( ch1 ) ) break;
-      if( *p != '-' ) data[ch1-'1'] = true;
-      else
-        {
-        ++p;
-        if( !valid_digit( *p ) || ch1 > *p ) break;
-        for( int c = ch1; c <= *p; ++c ) data[c-'1'] = true;
-        ++p;
-        }
-      if( *p == 0 ) return true;
-      if( *p == ',' ) ++p; else break;
-      }
-    show_error( "Invalid value or range." );
-    return false;
-    }
-
-  // number of n-bit errors per byte (n=0..8): 1 8 28 56 70 56 28 8 1
-  void print() const throw()
-    {
-    std::fflush( stderr );
-    int c = 0;
-    for( int i = 0; i < 8; ++i ) if( data[i] ) ++c;
-    if( c == 8 ) std::printf( "Testing full byte.\n" );
-    else if( c == 0 ) std::printf( "Nothing to test.\n" );
-    else
-      {
-      std::printf( "Testing " );
-      for( int i = 0; i < 8; ++i )
-        if( data[i] )
-          {
-          std::printf( "%d", i + 1 );
-          if( --c ) std::printf( "," );
-          }
-      std::printf( " bit errors.\n" );
-      }
-    std::fflush( stdout );
-    }
-  };
-
-
-int differing_bits( const uint8_t byte1, const uint8_t byte2 )
-  {
-  int count = 0;
-  uint8_t dif = byte1 ^ byte2;
-  while( dif )
-    { count += ( dif & 1 ); dif >>= 1; }
-  return count;
-  }
-
-} // end namespace
-
-
-int main( const int argc, const char * const argv[] )
-  {
-  enum { buffer_size = 3 << 20 };
-  Bitset8 bits;			// if Bitset8::parse not called test full byte
-  int pos = 0;
-  int max_size = buffer_size;
-  invocation_name = argv[0];
-
-  const Arg_parser::Option options[] =
-    {
-    { 'h', "help",     Arg_parser::no  },
-    { 'b', "bits",     Arg_parser::yes },
-    { 'p', "position", Arg_parser::yes },
-    { 'q', "quiet",    Arg_parser::no  },
-    { 's', "size",     Arg_parser::yes },
-    { 'v', "verbose",  Arg_parser::no  },
-    { 'V', "version",  Arg_parser::no  },
-    {  0 ,  0,         Arg_parser::no  } };
-
-  const Arg_parser parser( argc, argv, options );
-  if( parser.error().size() )				// bad option
-    { show_error( parser.error().c_str(), 0, true ); return 1; }
-
-  int argind = 0;
-  for( ; argind < parser.arguments(); ++argind )
-    {
-    const int code = parser.code( argind );
-    if( !code ) break;					// no more options
-    const char * const arg = parser.argument( argind ).c_str();
-    switch( code )
-      {
-      case 'h': show_help(); return 0;
-      case 'b': if( !bits.parse( arg ) ) return 1; break;
-      case 'p': pos = getnum( arg, 0, buffer_size - 1 ); break;
-      case 'q': verbosity = -1; break;
-      case 's': max_size = getnum( arg, 1, buffer_size ); break;
-      case 'v': if( verbosity < 4 ) ++verbosity; break;
-      case 'V': show_version(); return 0;
-      default : internal_error( "uncaught option" );
-      }
-    } // end process options
-
-  if( argind + 2 != parser.arguments() )
-    {
-    if( verbosity >= 0 )
-      std::fprintf( stderr, "Usage: %s \"lzip -tv\" filename.lz\n",
-                    invocation_name );
-    return 1;
-    }
-
-  FILE *f = std::fopen( parser.argument( argind + 1 ).c_str(), "rb" );
-  if( !f )
-    {
-    if( verbosity >= 0 )
-      std::fprintf( stderr, "Can't open file `%s' for reading\n",
-                    parser.argument( argind + 1 ).c_str() );
-    return 1;
-    }
-
-  uint8_t * const buffer = new uint8_t[buffer_size];
-  const int size = std::fread( buffer, 1, buffer_size, f );
-  if( size >= buffer_size )
-    {
-    if( verbosity >= 0 )
-      std::fprintf( stderr, "input file `%s' is too big.\n",
-                    parser.argument( argind + 1 ).c_str() );
-    return 1;
-    }
-  std::fclose( f );
-
-  f = popen( parser.argument( argind ).c_str(), "w" );
-  if( !f )
-    { show_error( "Can't open pipe", errno ); return 1; }
-  const int wr = std::fwrite( buffer, 1, size, f );
-  if( wr != size || pclose( f ) != 0 )
-    {
-    if( verbosity >= 0 )
-      std::fprintf( stderr, "Could not run `%s' : %s.\n",
-                    parser.argument( argind ).c_str(), std::strerror( errno ) );
-    return 1;
-    }
-
-  std::signal( SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN );
-  if( verbosity >= 1 ) bits.print();
-
-  const int end = ( ( pos + max_size < size ) ? pos + max_size : size );
-  for( int i = pos; i < end; ++i )
-    {
-    if( verbosity >= 0 )
-      std::fprintf( stderr, "byte %d\n", i );
-    const uint8_t byte = buffer[i];
-    for( int j = 0; j < 255; ++j )
-      {
-      ++buffer[i];
-      if( bits.includes( differing_bits( byte, buffer[i] ) ) )
-        {
-        f = popen( parser.argument( argind ).c_str(), "w" );
-        if( !f )
-          { show_error( "Can't open pipe", errno ); return 1; }
-        std::fwrite( buffer, 1, size, f );
-        if( pclose( f ) == 0 && verbosity >= 0 )
-          std::fprintf( stderr, "0x%02X (0x%02X+0x%02X) passed the test\n",
-                        buffer[i], byte, j + 1 );
-        }
-      }
-    buffer[i] = byte;
-    }
-
-  delete[] buffer;
-  return 0;
-  }