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diff --git a/zlib/contrib/iostream3/README b/zlib/contrib/iostream3/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f7b319ab9 --- /dev/null +++ b/zlib/contrib/iostream3/README @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +These classes provide a C++ stream interface to the zlib library. It allows you +to do things like: + + gzofstream outf("blah.gz"); + outf << "These go into the gzip file " << 123 << endl; + +It does this by deriving a specialized stream buffer for gzipped files, which is +the way Stroustrup would have done it. :-> + +The gzifstream and gzofstream classes were originally written by Kevin Ruland +and made available in the zlib contrib/iostream directory. The older version still +compiles under gcc 2.xx, but not under gcc 3.xx, which sparked the development of +this version. + +The new classes are as standard-compliant as possible, closely following the +approach of the standard library's fstream classes. It compiles under gcc versions +3.2 and 3.3, but not under gcc 2.xx. This is mainly due to changes in the standard +library naming scheme. The new version of gzifstream/gzofstream/gzfilebuf differs +from the previous one in the following respects: +- added showmanyc +- added setbuf, with support for unbuffered output via setbuf(0,0) +- a few bug fixes of stream behavior +- gzipped output file opened with default compression level instead of maximum level +- setcompressionlevel()/strategy() members replaced by single setcompression() + +The code is provided "as is", with the permission to use, copy, modify, distribute +and sell it for any purpose without fee. + +Ludwig Schwardt +<schwardt@sun.ac.za> + +DSP Lab +Electrical & Electronic Engineering Department +University of Stellenbosch +South Africa |