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committer | Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch> | 2015-11-07 13:47:59 +0000 |
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parent | Adding debian version 1.3-4. (diff) | |
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Merging upstream version 1.4~rc2.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <mail@daniel-baumann.ch>
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diff --git a/doc/lzlib.info b/doc/lzlib.info index bfa5a82..511fda5 100644 --- a/doc/lzlib.info +++ b/doc/lzlib.info @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ File: lzlib.info, Node: Top, Next: Introduction, Up: (dir) Lzlib Manual ************ -This manual is for Lzlib (version 1.3, 29 February 2012). +This manual is for Lzlib (version 1.4-rc2, 7 February 2013). * Menu: @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ This manual is for Lzlib (version 1.3, 29 February 2012). * Concept Index:: Index of concepts - Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Antonio Diaz Diaz. + Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This manual is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it. @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ minimum sizes: * Input compression buffer. Written to by the `LZ_compress_write' function. Its size is two times the dictionary size set with the - `LZ_compress_open' function or 128KiB, whichever is larger. + `LZ_compress_open' function or 64KiB, whichever is larger. * Output compression buffer. Read from by the `LZ_compress_read' function. Its size is 64KiB. @@ -161,12 +161,13 @@ File: lzlib.info, Node: Compression Functions, Next: Decompression Functions, *********************** These are the functions used to compress data. In case of error, all of -them return -1, except `LZ_compress_open' whose return value must be -verified by calling `LZ_compress_errno' before using it. +them return -1 or 0, for signed and unsigned return values respectively, +except `LZ_compress_open' whose return value must be verified by +calling `LZ_compress_errno' before using it. -- Function: struct LZ_Encoder * LZ_compress_open ( const int - DICTIONARY_SIZE, const int MATCH_LEN_LIMIT, const long long - MEMBER_SIZE ) + DICTIONARY_SIZE, const int MATCH_LEN_LIMIT, const unsigned + long long MEMBER_SIZE ) Initializes the internal stream state for compression and returns a pointer that can only be used as the ENCODER argument for the other LZ_compress functions, or a null pointer if the encoder @@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ verified by calling `LZ_compress_errno' before using it. size limit is 100kB. Small member size may degrade compression ratio, so use it only when needed. To produce a single-member data stream, give MEMBER_SIZE a value larger than the amount of data to - be produced, for example LLONG_MAX. + be produced, for example INT64_MAX. -- Function: int LZ_compress_close ( struct LZ_Encoder * const ENCODER ) @@ -209,7 +210,7 @@ verified by calling `LZ_compress_errno' before using it. new member can be started with `LZ_compress_restart_member'. -- Function: int LZ_compress_restart_member ( struct LZ_Encoder * - const ENCODER, const long long MEMBER_SIZE ) + const ENCODER, const unsigned long long MEMBER_SIZE ) Use this function to start a new member, in a multi-member data stream. Call this function only after `LZ_compress_member_finished' indicates that the current member @@ -245,10 +246,10 @@ verified by calling `LZ_compress_errno' before using it. -- Function: int LZ_compress_write_size ( struct LZ_Encoder * const ENCODER ) The `LZ_compress_write_size' function returns the maximum number of - bytes that can be inmediately written through the + bytes that can be immediately written through the `LZ_compress_write' function. - It is guaranteed that an inmediate call to `LZ_compress_write' will + It is guaranteed that an immediate call to `LZ_compress_write' will accept a SIZE up to the returned number of bytes. -- Function: enum LZ_Errno LZ_compress_errno ( struct LZ_Encoder * @@ -266,22 +267,22 @@ verified by calling `LZ_compress_errno' before using it. has been fully read and `LZ_compress_restart_member' can be safely called. Otherwise it returns 0. - -- Function: long long LZ_compress_data_position ( struct LZ_Encoder * - const ENCODER ) + -- Function: unsigned long long LZ_compress_data_position ( struct + LZ_Encoder * const ENCODER ) Returns the number of input bytes already compressed in the current member. - -- Function: long long LZ_compress_member_position ( struct LZ_Encoder - * const ENCODER ) + -- Function: unsigned long long LZ_compress_member_position ( struct + LZ_Encoder * const ENCODER ) Returns the number of compressed bytes already produced, but perhaps not yet read, in the current member. - -- Function: long long LZ_compress_total_in_size ( struct LZ_Encoder * - const ENCODER ) + -- Function: unsigned long long LZ_compress_total_in_size ( struct + LZ_Encoder * const ENCODER ) Returns the total number of input bytes already compressed. - -- Function: long long LZ_compress_total_out_size ( struct LZ_Encoder - * const ENCODER ) + -- Function: unsigned long long LZ_compress_total_out_size ( struct + LZ_Encoder * const ENCODER ) Returns the total number of compressed bytes already produced, but perhaps not yet read. @@ -292,8 +293,9 @@ File: lzlib.info, Node: Decompression Functions, Next: Error Codes, Prev: Com ************************* These are the functions used to decompress data. In case of error, all -of them return -1, except `LZ_decompress_open' whose return value must -be verified by calling `LZ_decompress_errno' before using it. +of them return -1 or 0, for signed and unsigned return values +respectively, except `LZ_decompress_open' whose return value must be +verified by calling `LZ_decompress_errno' before using it. -- Function: struct LZ_Decoder * LZ_decompress_open ( void ) Initializes the internal stream state for decompression and @@ -360,10 +362,10 @@ be verified by calling `LZ_decompress_errno' before using it. -- Function: int LZ_decompress_write_size ( struct LZ_Decoder * const DECODER ) The `LZ_decompress_write_size' function returns the maximum number - of bytes that can be inmediately written through the + of bytes that can be immediately written through the `LZ_decompress_write' function. - It is guaranteed that an inmediate call to `LZ_decompress_write' + It is guaranteed that an immediate call to `LZ_decompress_write' will accept a SIZE up to the returned number of bytes. -- Function: enum LZ_Errno LZ_decompress_errno ( struct LZ_Decoder * @@ -391,27 +393,27 @@ be verified by calling `LZ_decompress_errno' before using it. const DECODER ) Returns the dictionary size of current member from member header. - -- Function: unsigned int LZ_decompress_data_crc ( struct LZ_Decoder * + -- Function: unsigned LZ_decompress_data_crc ( struct LZ_Decoder * const DECODER ) Returns the 32 bit Cyclic Redundancy Check of the data decompressed from the current member. The returned value is valid only when `LZ_decompress_member_finished' returns 1. - -- Function: long long LZ_decompress_data_position ( struct LZ_Decoder - * const DECODER ) + -- Function: unsigned long long LZ_decompress_data_position ( struct + LZ_Decoder * const DECODER ) Returns the number of decompressed bytes already produced, but perhaps not yet read, in the current member. - -- Function: long long LZ_decompress_member_position ( struct + -- Function: unsigned long long LZ_decompress_member_position ( struct LZ_Decoder * const DECODER ) Returns the number of input bytes already decompressed in the current member. - -- Function: long long LZ_decompress_total_in_size ( struct LZ_Decoder - * const DECODER ) + -- Function: unsigned long long LZ_decompress_total_in_size ( struct + LZ_Decoder * const DECODER ) Returns the total number of input bytes already decompressed. - -- Function: long long LZ_decompress_total_out_size ( struct + -- Function: unsigned long long LZ_decompress_total_out_size ( struct LZ_Decoder * const DECODER ) Returns the total number of decompressed bytes already produced, but perhaps not yet read. @@ -490,7 +492,12 @@ File: lzlib.info, Node: Data Format, Next: Examples, Prev: Error Messages, U 9 Data Format ************* -In the diagram below, a box like this: +Perfection is reached, not when there is no longer anything to add, but +when there is no longer anything to take away. +-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery + + + In the diagram below, a box like this: +---+ | | <-- the vertical bars might be missing +---+ @@ -519,9 +526,8 @@ with no additional information before, between, or after them. "LZIP". `VN (version number, 1 byte)' - Just in case something needs to be modified in the future. Valid - values are 0 and 1. Version 0 files are deprecated. They can - contain only one member and lack the `Member size' field. + Just in case something needs to be modified in the future. 1 for + now. `DS (coded dictionary size, 1 byte)' Bits 4-0 contain the base 2 logarithm of the base dictionary size. @@ -541,9 +547,9 @@ with no additional information before, between, or after them. Size of the uncompressed original data. `Member size (8 bytes)' - Total size of the member, including header and trailer. This - facilitates safe recovery of undamaged members from multi-member - files. + Total size of the member, including header and trailer. This field + acts as a distributed index, and facilitates safe recovery of + undamaged members from multi-member files. @@ -709,18 +715,18 @@ Concept Index Tag Table: Node: Top219 -Node: Introduction1318 -Node: Library Version3164 -Node: Buffering3809 -Node: Parameter Limits4929 -Node: Compression Functions5886 -Node: Decompression Functions11985 -Node: Error Codes18057 -Node: Error Messages19996 -Node: Data Format20575 -Node: Examples22584 -Node: Problems26667 -Node: Concept Index27239 +Node: Introduction1327 +Node: Library Version3173 +Node: Buffering3818 +Node: Parameter Limits4937 +Node: Compression Functions5894 +Node: Decompression Functions12104 +Node: Error Codes18265 +Node: Error Messages20204 +Node: Data Format20783 +Node: Examples22864 +Node: Problems26947 +Node: Concept Index27519 End Tag Table diff --git a/doc/lzlib.texinfo b/doc/lzlib.texinfo index 17b78f1..eeae174 100644 --- a/doc/lzlib.texinfo +++ b/doc/lzlib.texinfo @@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ @finalout @c %**end of header -@set UPDATED 29 February 2012 -@set VERSION 1.3 +@set UPDATED 7 February 2013 +@set VERSION 1.4-rc2 @dircategory Data Compression @direntry @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ This manual is for Lzlib (version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}). @end menu @sp 1 -Copyright @copyright{} 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Antonio Diaz Diaz. +Copyright @copyright{} 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Antonio Diaz Diaz. This manual is free documentation: you have unlimited permission to copy, distribute and modify it. @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ sizes: @itemize @bullet @item Input compression buffer. Written to by the @samp{LZ_compress_write} function. Its size is two times the dictionary -size set with the @samp{LZ_compress_open} function or 128KiB, whichever +size set with the @samp{LZ_compress_open} function or 64KiB, whichever is larger. @item Output compression buffer. Read from by the @@ -187,11 +187,12 @@ Returns the largest valid match length limit [273]. @cindex compression functions These are the functions used to compress data. In case of error, all of -them return -1, except @samp{LZ_compress_open} whose return value must -be verified by calling @samp{LZ_compress_errno} before using it. +them return -1 or 0, for signed and unsigned return values respectively, +except @samp{LZ_compress_open} whose return value must be verified by +calling @samp{LZ_compress_errno} before using it. -@deftypefun {struct LZ_Encoder *} LZ_compress_open ( const int @var{dictionary_size}, const int @var{match_len_limit}, const long long @var{member_size} ) +@deftypefun {struct LZ_Encoder *} LZ_compress_open ( const int @var{dictionary_size}, const int @var{match_len_limit}, const unsigned long long @var{member_size} ) Initializes the internal stream state for compression and returns a pointer that can only be used as the @var{encoder} argument for the other LZ_compress functions, or a null pointer if the encoder could not @@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ ratios but longer compression times. size limit is 100kB. Small member size may degrade compression ratio, so use it only when needed. To produce a single-member data stream, give @var{member_size} a value larger than the amount of data to be produced, -for example LLONG_MAX. +for example INT64_MAX. @end deftypefun @@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ After all the produced compressed data has been read with @end deftypefun -@deftypefun int LZ_compress_restart_member ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder}, const long long @var{member_size} ) +@deftypefun int LZ_compress_restart_member ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder}, const unsigned long long @var{member_size} ) Use this function to start a new member, in a multi-member data stream. Call this function only after @samp{LZ_compress_member_finished} indicates that the current member has been fully read (with the @@ -278,10 +279,10 @@ not an error. @deftypefun int LZ_compress_write_size ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) The @samp{LZ_compress_write_size} function returns the maximum number of -bytes that can be inmediately written through the @samp{LZ_compress_write} +bytes that can be immediately written through the @samp{LZ_compress_write} function. -It is guaranteed that an inmediate call to @samp{LZ_compress_write} will +It is guaranteed that an immediate call to @samp{LZ_compress_write} will accept a @var{size} up to the returned number of bytes. @end deftypefun @@ -304,24 +305,24 @@ Otherwise it returns 0. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {long long} LZ_compress_data_position ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned long long} LZ_compress_data_position ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) Returns the number of input bytes already compressed in the current member. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {long long} LZ_compress_member_position ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned long long} LZ_compress_member_position ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) Returns the number of compressed bytes already produced, but perhaps not yet read, in the current member. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {long long} LZ_compress_total_in_size ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned long long} LZ_compress_total_in_size ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) Returns the total number of input bytes already compressed. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {long long} LZ_compress_total_out_size ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned long long} LZ_compress_total_out_size ( struct LZ_Encoder * const @var{encoder} ) Returns the total number of compressed bytes already produced, but perhaps not yet read. @end deftypefun @@ -332,8 +333,9 @@ perhaps not yet read. @cindex decompression functions These are the functions used to decompress data. In case of error, all -of them return -1, except @samp{LZ_decompress_open} whose return value -must be verified by calling @samp{LZ_decompress_errno} before using it. +of them return -1 or 0, for signed and unsigned return values +respectively, except @samp{LZ_decompress_open} whose return value must +be verified by calling @samp{LZ_decompress_errno} before using it. @deftypefun {struct LZ_Decoder *} LZ_decompress_open ( void ) @@ -410,10 +412,10 @@ not an error. @deftypefun int LZ_decompress_write_size ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) The @samp{LZ_decompress_write_size} function returns the maximum number -of bytes that can be inmediately written through the +of bytes that can be immediately written through the @samp{LZ_decompress_write} function. -It is guaranteed that an inmediate call to @samp{LZ_decompress_write} +It is guaranteed that an immediate call to @samp{LZ_decompress_write} will accept a @var{size} up to the returned number of bytes. @end deftypefun @@ -448,31 +450,31 @@ Returns the dictionary size of current member from member header. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {unsigned int} LZ_decompress_data_crc ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned} LZ_decompress_data_crc ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) Returns the 32 bit Cyclic Redundancy Check of the data decompressed from the current member. The returned value is valid only when @samp{LZ_decompress_member_finished} returns 1. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {long long} LZ_decompress_data_position ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned long long} LZ_decompress_data_position ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) Returns the number of decompressed bytes already produced, but perhaps not yet read, in the current member. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {long long} LZ_decompress_member_position ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned long long} LZ_decompress_member_position ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) Returns the number of input bytes already decompressed in the current member. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {long long} LZ_decompress_total_in_size ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned long long} LZ_decompress_total_in_size ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) Returns the total number of input bytes already decompressed. @end deftypefun -@deftypefun {long long} LZ_decompress_total_out_size ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) +@deftypefun {unsigned long long} LZ_decompress_total_out_size ( struct LZ_Decoder * const @var{decoder} ) Returns the total number of decompressed bytes already produced, but perhaps not yet read. @end deftypefun @@ -555,6 +557,11 @@ The value of @var{lz_errno} normally comes from a call to @chapter Data Format @cindex data format +Perfection is reached, not when there is no longer anything to add, but +when there is no longer anything to take away.@* +--- Antoine de Saint-Exupery + +@sp 1 In the diagram below, a box like this: @verbatim +---+ @@ -590,9 +597,7 @@ All multibyte values are stored in little endian order. A four byte string, identifying the lzip format, with the value "LZIP". @item VN (version number, 1 byte) -Just in case something needs to be modified in the future. Valid values -are 0 and 1. Version 0 files are deprecated. They can contain only one -member and lack the @samp{Member size} field. +Just in case something needs to be modified in the future. 1 for now. @item DS (coded dictionary size, 1 byte) Bits 4-0 contain the base 2 logarithm of the base dictionary size.@* @@ -612,8 +617,9 @@ CRC of the uncompressed original data. Size of the uncompressed original data. @item Member size (8 bytes) -Total size of the member, including header and trailer. This facilitates -safe recovery of undamaged members from multi-member files. +Total size of the member, including header and trailer. This field acts +as a distributed index, and facilitates safe recovery of undamaged +members from multi-member files. @end table diff --git a/doc/minilzip.1 b/doc/minilzip.1 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a7f6d21 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/minilzip.1 @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +.\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE! It was generated by help2man 1.37.1. +.TH MINILZIP "1" "February 2013" "Minilzip 1.4-rc2" "User Commands" +.SH NAME +Minilzip \- reduces the size of files +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B minilzip +[\fIoptions\fR] [\fIfiles\fR] +.SH DESCRIPTION +Minilzip \- A test program for the lzlib library. +.SH OPTIONS +.TP +\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR +display this help and exit +.TP +\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR +output version information and exit +.TP +\fB\-b\fR, \fB\-\-member\-size=\fR<bytes> +set member size limit in bytes +.TP +\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-stdout\fR +send output to standard output +.TP +\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-decompress\fR +decompress +.TP +\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR +overwrite existing output files +.TP +\fB\-F\fR, \fB\-\-recompress\fR +force recompression of compressed files +.TP +\fB\-k\fR, \fB\-\-keep\fR +keep (don't delete) input files +.TP +\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-match\-length=\fR<bytes> +set match length limit in bytes [36] +.TP +\fB\-o\fR, \fB\-\-output=\fR<file> +if reading stdin, place the output into <file> +.TP +\fB\-q\fR, \fB\-\-quiet\fR +suppress all messages +.TP +\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-dictionary\-size=\fR<bytes> +set dictionary size limit in bytes [8MiB] +.TP +\fB\-S\fR, \fB\-\-volume\-size=\fR<bytes> +set volume size limit in bytes +.TP +\fB\-t\fR, \fB\-\-test\fR +test compressed file integrity +.TP +\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-verbose\fR +be verbose (a 2nd \fB\-v\fR gives more) +.TP +\fB\-1\fR .. \fB\-9\fR +set compression level [default 6] +.TP +\fB\-\-fast\fR +alias for \fB\-1\fR +.TP +\fB\-\-best\fR +alias for \fB\-9\fR +.PP +If no file names are given, minilzip compresses or decompresses +from standard input to standard output. +Numbers may be followed by a multiplier: k = kB = 10^3 = 1000, +Ki = KiB = 2^10 = 1024, M = 10^6, Mi = 2^20, G = 10^9, Gi = 2^30, etc... +The bidimensional parameter space of LZMA can't be mapped to a linear +scale optimal for all files. If your files are large, very repetitive, +etc, you may need to use the \fB\-\-match\-length\fR and \fB\-\-dictionary\-size\fR +options directly to achieve optimal performance. +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +Report bugs to lzip\-bug@nongnu.org +.br +Lzlib home page: http://www.nongnu.org/lzip/lzlib.html +.SH COPYRIGHT +Copyright \(co 2013 Antonio Diaz Diaz. +Using Lzlib 1.4\-rc2 +License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> +.br +This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. +There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. |